The CAFA Nations Cup 2025 is nearing its play-off stage and teams are eager to qualify for the next phase. In what is expected to be an exciting encounter, India and Afghanistan are set to lock horns in their last match of Group B.
India vs Afghanistan in their last match of Group B at the Hisor Central Stadium in Hisor, Tajikistan, on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at 17:30 IST. The match will be streamed live on FanCode.
CAFA Nations Cup 2025 India vs Afghanistan: What’s at stake?
The Indian team is tied with Tajikistan at three points, presently. The Blue Tigers need a victory against Afghanistan to enter the play-off stage, also hoping that Tajikistan does not win against Iran.
India will also progress if they draw against Afghanistan, provided the match between Iran and Tajikistan also ends in a draw or an Iranian victory. However, a defeat will result in elimination, as Tajikistan would qualify by virtue of goal goal difference in the matches played between the three teams who would end up on three points each (Tajikistan, India and Afghanistan).
“We are not thinking of all such scenarios at this point. There is no point to it,” Indian coach Khalid Jamil said. “We will go into the game looking for a win. It’s as simple as that.”
India have played two, won one, and lost one, against Tajikistan (2-1) and IR Iran (0-3), respectively, so far in the CAFA Nations Cup 2025. On the other hand, Afghanistan has yet to produce a win. After back-to-back group stage defeats, they find themselves at the bottom of Group B.
With nothing to lose, Afghanistan would look to give it all in a final bid to upset the Blue Tigers. They will face India on the back of confidence having defeated the Blue Tigers 1-2 in the World Cup qualifiers, last year.
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India vs Afghanistan: Head-to-Head
India (133rd in the FIFA rankings) has edge against Afghanistan (161st in the FIFA rankings) in the head-to-head records, having won 13 times, while Afghanistan have emerged victorious against India only on two occasions; seven matches between the two sides have ended in draws.
- Total matches: 22
- India won: 13
- Afghanistan won: 2
- Draw: 7
