Sunil Chhetri scored a goal in his 150th match, but suffered a shameful defeat against Afghanistan.
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Guwahati : Bottom-ranked Afghanistan defeated India 2-1 in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier here on Tuesday, handing the home team their most embarrassing defeat in recent years. India’s charismatic striker Sunil Chhetri scored his 94th international goal in his 150th match but despite this the home team lost. He scored a penalty in the 37th minute.
Chhetri also made a unique record in his name. The 39-year-old became the first player for India to score at least one goal in his 1st, 25th, 50th, 75th, 100th, 125th and 150th match on Tuesday.
In India’s home match in the second leg of the joint qualifiers for the World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup, Afghanistan equalized with a goal by Rahmat Akbari in the 71st minute. Then the home team suffered a blow when Gurpreet Singh was shown a yellow card.
After this, on the penalty, Sharif Mukhammad gave his team victory in the 88th minute by giving them a 2-1 lead with only two minutes left in the scheduled time. India and Afghanistan played a goalless draw in the first leg in Abha, Saudi Arabia on March 22.
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