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Shillong’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will host the Indian senior males’s crew’s two matches that they’ll play through the FIFA worldwide window in March, the All India Soccer Federation (AIFF) mentioned on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
The announcement got here just some days after the identical venue hosted NorthEast United’s dwelling match of the Indian Tremendous League (ISL), the primary in Meghalaya, in opposition to Mumbai Metropolis on February 7.
“That is the primary time that JLN Shillong will (host) senior males’s worldwide matches after the stadium was refurbished final yr,” the AIFF mentioned in a launch.
“The 15,100-seater area has hosted matches in home tournaments and leagues, just like the Durand Cup, Indian Tremendous League, I-League, I-League 2nd Division amongst others.”
Within the first match, India will play in opposition to Maldives on March 19 in a world pleasant as a part of preparations for the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Closing Spherical marketing campaign.
The second match will likely be in opposition to Bangladesh on March 25, India’s first sport of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Closing Spherical.
India has been drawn in Group C of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Closing Spherical, together with Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangladesh.
The groups will play one another twice in a home-and-away round-robin format until March 2026. The group winners will make it to the Asian Cup match correct.
Printed – February 11, 2025 06:34 pm IST