Shillong’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will host the Indian senior males’s staff’s two matches that they may play throughout the FIFA worldwide window in March, the All India Soccer Federation (AIFF) mentioned on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
The announcement got here only a few days after the identical venue hosted NorthEast United’s residence match of the Indian Tremendous League (ISL), the primary in Meghalaya, towards 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 towards Maldives on March 19 in a global pleasant as a part of preparations for the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Last Spherical marketing campaign.
The second match might be towards Bangladesh on March 25, India’s first sport of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Last Spherical.
India has been drawn in Group C of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Last 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
