IND vs AFG FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier Live Streaming: How to watch India vs Afghanistan

FIFA 2026 Qualifier, IND vs AFG Live Streaming:The Indian football team will clash with Afghanistan in the third group stage match of the second round in the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification on Thursday (Mar 21) in Abha, Saudi Arabia. (Friday (Mar 22), 12:30 pm IST in India).

India is in the group with Qatar with six points, followed by Kuwait, which is tried for second with three points and Afghanistan in fourth with zero wins in two games.

The Blue Tigers will be missing Sahal Abdul Samad due to a hamstring injury he suffered in training. Centrre-back Sandesh Jinghan will also not play due to an injury. Jeakson Singh and Anwar have replaced them and will likely be a part of the lineup.

Meanwhile, most of the first-team players are out of the squad for Afghanistan. They're protesting against the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF), accusing the sports body of corruption, including match-fixing.

For the qualifiers against Kuwait and Qatar, 18 players boycotted the game. Only eight players are available for the selection from the Afghanistan squad that played against Mongolia in the first qualifier.

India vs AfghanistanFIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier Live Streaming

Here's everything you need to know about the India vs Afghanistan FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier Live Streaming:

The India vs Afghanistan FIFA World Cup Qualifier 2026 is on Thursday (Mar 21).

The India vs Afghanistan FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier will commence at 12:30 am IST on Friday (Mar 22).

Damac Stadium in Abha, Saudi Arabia, will host the India vs Afghanistan FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier.

DD Sports will telecast the India vs Afghanistan FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier live in India.

FanCode app and website will broadcast the India vs Afghanistan FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier live in India.

India: Sandhu; Bheke, Poojary, Anwar, Mishra; Apuia, Jaekson; Chhangte, Chhetri, Mahesh; Mehtab

Afghanistan: Azizi; Nzary, Hanifi, Amiri, Askar; Asekzai, Skandari, Popalzay, Azadzoy; Sharifi, Arezou

(With inputs from agencies)