India
AFC. Played 540 since 3 Sep 1938: won 193, drawn 122, lost 225. Elo 1251, ranked 170 in the world; peak 1655 in 1966.
Latest results
- 2026-10-06LIndia1–6UruguayFriendly · Calcutta3%
- 2026-10-03LIndia0–4BrazilFriendly · Calcutta1%
- 2026-09-25DIndia1–1PanamaFriendly · Bengaluru8%
- 2026-06-09DTajikistan1–1IndiaFriendly · Hisor15%
- 2026-06-05LTajikistan3–1IndiaFriendly · Tursunzoda15%
- 2026-05-30LZimbabwe1–0IndiaUnity Cup · London22%
- 2026-05-27LIndia0–2JamaicaUnity Cup · London8%
- 2025-11-18LBangladesh1–0IndiaAFC Asian Cup qualification · Dhaka60%
- 2025-10-14LIndia1–2SingaporeUpsetAFC Asian Cup qualification · Margao72%
- 2025-10-09DSingapore1–1IndiaAFC Asian Cup qualification · Kallang44%
Squad
The following players were named in the squad for the three friendlies against Panama, Brazil and Uruguay on 26 September, 3 October and 6 October respectively.
- Players
- 27
- Average age
- 26.0
- Caps between them
- 554
- Most from one club
- Mohun Bagan (6)
Where they play
26 at home · 1 abroad in 1 other country
- India 26
- Slovenia 1
Average club rating 1545 (ClubElo; 1 of 27 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Slovan, ranked 534 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| Gurpreet Singh SandhuBengaluru | 34 | 91 | 0 | |
| Albino GomesJamshedpur | 32 | 2 | 0 | |
| Prabhsukhan Singh GillEast Bengal | 25 | 1 | 0 | |
| Som KumarSlovan(Slovenia) | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| Anwar AliEast Bengal | 26 | 38 | 2 | |
| Abhishek Singh TekchamMohun Bagan | 21 | 7 | 0 | |
| Hmingthanmawia RalteMumbai City | 26 | 8 | 0 | |
| Jay GuptaEast Bengal | 25 | 5 | 0 | |
| Akash MishraMumbai City | 24 | 37 | 1 | |
| Pramveer SinghPunjab | 19 | 5 | 0 | |
| Bijoy VarghesePunjab | 26 | 6 | 0 | |
| Mehtab SinghMohun Bagan | 28 | 12 | 0 | |
| Ricky Meetei HaobamBengaluru | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| Anirudh ThapaMohun Bagan | 28 | 62 | 5 | |
| Ashique KuruniyanBengaluru | 29 | 45 | 2 | |
| Farukh ChoudharyChennaiyin | 29 | 25 | 3 | |
| Lalengmawia RalteMohun Bagan | 26 | 31 | 0 | |
| Macarton NicksonNorthEast United | 22 | 6 | 0 | |
| Mohammed SananJamshedpur | 23 | 7 | 0 | |
| Ricky ShabongPunjab | 23 | 6 | 0 | |
| Sahal Abdul SamadMohun Bagan | 29 | 45 | 3 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| Edmund LalrindikaEast Bengal | 27 | 13 | 0 | |
| Irfan YadwadChennaiyin | 25 | 7 | 0 | |
| Manvir SinghMohun Bagan | 30 | 52 | 7 | |
| Rahim AliOdisha | 26 | 22 | 1 | |
| Ryan WilliamsBengaluru | 33 | 5 | 2 | |
| Vikram Partap SinghMumbai City | 24 | 16 | 1 | |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: India national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 6 October 2026; page last edited 3 Nov 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
Asian Cup: 5 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
India v Bangladesh: played 29, won 12, drawn 13, lost 4; goals 38–21. First met 14 Dec 1978, last 18 Nov 2025.
- 2025-11-18LBangladesh1–0IndiaAFC Asian Cup qualification · Dhaka60%
- 2025-03-25DIndia0–0BangladeshAFC Asian Cup qualification · Shillong88%
- 2021-10-04DBangladesh1–1IndiaSAFF Cup · Malé84%
- 2021-06-07WBangladesh0–2IndiaFIFA World Cup qualification · Doha83%
- 2019-10-15DIndia1–1BangladeshFIFA World Cup qualification · Kolkata92%
- 2014-03-05DIndia2–2BangladeshFriendly · Margao79%
- 2013-09-03DBangladesh1–1IndiaSAFF Cup · Kathmandu66%
- 2007-08-20WIndia1–0BangladeshNehru Cup · New Delhi76%
- 2005-12-17WBangladesh0–2IndiaSAFF Cup · Karachi62%
- 2005-12-12DBangladesh1–1IndiaSAFF Cup · Karachi63%
- 2003-01-18LBangladesh2–1IndiaSAFF Cup · Dhaka43%
- 2000-07-29WBangladesh0–1IndiaFriendly · Leicester59%
- 2000-05-02DBangladesh1–1IndiaFriendly · Malé62%
- 1999-11-29DIndia2–2BangladeshAFC Asian Cup qualification · Abu Dhabi63%
- 1999-10-02LIndia0–1BangladeshSouth Asian Games · Kathmandu70%
Latest 15 of 29 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 129 | 37 | 30 | 62 |
| Merdeka Tournament | 79 | 30 | 19 | 30 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 57 | 12 | 17 | 28 |
| SAFF Cup | 53 | 34 | 13 | 6 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 44 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Asian Games | 44 | 18 | 2 | 24 |
| Nehru Cup | 41 | 10 | 14 | 17 |
| South Asian Games | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Intercontinental Cup | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| AFC Challenge Cup | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Korea Cup | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| AFC Challenge Cup qualification | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| King's Cup | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Tri-Nation Series | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Afro-Asian Games | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unity Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| VFF Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Wall Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jakarta Anniversary Tournament | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Millennium Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top scorers
- Sunil Chhetri 14
- I. M. Vijayan 4
- Jo Paul Ancheri 4
- Bhupinder Thakur 3
- Jeje Lalpekhlua 3
- Inder Singh 2
- Krishanu Dey 2
- Bikash Panji 2
- V. P. Sathyan 2
- Jules Alberto 2
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.