India vs Kuwait Live Score, FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Football Match Today: Sunil Chhetri set to play his last match in national colours as India face Kuwait in a crucial match at the Salt Lake stadium.
India vs Kuwait Live Score, Sunil Chhetri Farewell Match Live Score: A near two-decade international football career will draw to a close in Kolkata on Thursday as Sunil Chhetri plays his final match in India colours. And it is a crucial FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Kuwait, where a win in essential for India to advance to the next stage.
The 39-year-old Chhetri, who will earn his 150th cap for India, confirmed a couple of weeks back that he will hang his (international) boots at the end of this match. More than any personal finishing touch, Chhetri would like to ensure that the team enters the final-18 stage of the World Cup qualifiers for the first time.
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What Chhetri had to say
“I am trying really hard to not think about this game like this. It’s not about me and my last game. It’s about us and Kuwait. Inside, I am fighting this small battle. Please don’t make it worse by asking me again and again how I am feeling. I don’t want to address it. We really need to win this game. This is not going to be easy, but we are ready. We will have tremendous support here in Kolkata,” Chhetri said a day ahead of his highly-anticipated farewell. Read more about the pre-match buzz by Sayak Dutta here.
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Everyone is talking about Sunil Chhetri. But Chhetri wants the focus to be on just India vs Kuwait
Everyone is talking about Sunil Chhetri.
Lallianzuala Chhangte, the speedy winger, ‘hopes and believes it would be me assisting Chhetri bhai’. Sahal Abdul Samad, the stylish midfielder, vowed to ‘fight for Sunil bhai.’ Defender Subhashish Bose wants the team to win, which would be ‘a farewell gift for Sunil bhai.’
Coach Igor Stimac couldn’t hide his emotions, saying how ‘sad’ he was that his – rather, Indian football’s Man Friday – will retire from international football after the 2026 World Cup and 2027 Asian Cup qualifier against Kuwait here on Thursday. (READ MORE)
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First uploaded on: 06-06-2024 at 17:32 IST
