India, Sept. 4 -- India's Blue Tigers continue their campaign in the 2025 CAFA Nations Cup, where their ambition will be to seal qualification through to the next round of matches with a must-win game against Afghanistan awaiting them in Hisor in Tajikistan. Qualification through to the winner's final is already out of their hands, but a spot in the third place match is still theirs if they can seal a win against Afghanistan today.

Under the leadership of new coach Khalid Jamil, India stopped the rot as they notched up an impressive 2-1 victory to get things started against Tajikistan. However, a humbling 3-0 loss to Asian giants Iran doused the flames just as touch, but progress past the group stages will be a strong balm for an Indian ...