Doha (Qatar), Sept. 11 -- : India came up with their most significant result in recent times as they held Asian Champions Qatar to a 0-0 draw in their second Group E match of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 on Tuesday.
What makes this result remarkable is the fact that on the FIFA rankings, India is at 103rd position while Qatar is on 62nd.
Blue Tigers coach Igor Stimac made four changes to the lineup and the team was even without its star player Sunil Chhetri due to viral infection.
From the beginning of the match, Qatar dominated the ball possession and kept on making aggressive moves on the field to trouble the Indian defenders and goalkeeper.
India was willing to stay back and absorb the pressure. Qata...