Hisor, Sept. 4 -- India qualified for the third-place playoff match after being held to a stalemate by Afghanistan in their last Group B encounter in the CAFA Nations Cup 2025, at the Hisor Central Stadium in Hisor, Tajikistan, on Thursday.

The Blue Tigers had to wait for the second match of the day between Iran and Tajikistan, which ended in a 2-2 draw, to learn their fate.

Khalid Jamil's men finished the group in second place with four points (a win, a loss, and a draw), while Iran topped Group B with seven points from three matches each. Hosts Tajikistan, on four points, and Afghanistan, on one point, were knocked out of the tournament. India finished ahead of Tajikistan by virtue of a better head-to-head record after beating them 2-...