India at the FIFA World Cup qualification explained

The India national football team has participated in ten editions of the FIFA World Cup qualification. This is the complete list of all the nation's matches played, along with records against each opponent.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Summary

FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year							Notes
1930	Did not enter
1934
1938
1950	Qualified by default						Group 10 winners
1954	Denied by FIFA
1958 to 1982	Did not enter
1986	6	2	3	1	7	6	First round (2/4 in Group 3B)
1990	Withdrew
1994	8	1	1	6	8	22	First round (5/5 in Group D)
1998	3	1	1	1	3	7	First round (3/4 in Group 10)
2002	6	3	2	1	11	5	First round (3/4 in Group 8)
2006	6	1	1	4	2	18	Second Round (3/4 in Group 3)
2010	2	0	1	1	3	6	First round (Lost to (6–3) on aggregate)
2014	2	0	1	1	2	5	Second round (Lost to (5–2) on aggregate)
2018	10	2	1	7	7	18	Second round (5/5 in Group D)
2022	8	1	4	3	6	7	Second round (3/5 in Group E)
2026	6	1	2	3	3	7	Second round (3/4 in Group A)
Total	57	12	17	28	52	101

Tournaments

1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

East Asia Zone

Group 3B

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	6	4	1	1	8	4	+4	9
	6	2	3	1	7	6	+1	7
	6	1	2	3	4	4	+0	4
	6	2	0	4	5	10	−5	4

Source: RSSSF

1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Group D

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Group 10

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

First round

Group 8

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Second round

Group 3

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

First round

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Lebanon won 6 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Second round

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United Arab Emirates won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

First round

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India won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

Group D

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Second round

• All matches since 19 November 2019 were played in a centralised venue due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
• Also all matches were rescheduled from their original dates.

Group E

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Second round

Group A

Statistics

Results by opponent

India has played against 22 different nations during FIFA World Cup qualification.

• Matches played from the 1986 edition to the 1994 edition had been provided with 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.
• Matches played thereafter have been provided with 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.

This is the performance table as of 16 June 2024.

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	4	3	1	0	7	3	+4	8
	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	6
	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	4
	4	1	1	2	3	6	−3	4
	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	3
	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	2
	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
	4	0	3	1	3	4	-1	3
	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
	4	0	2	2	6	10	−4	2
	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
	6	0	1	5	3	13	−10	1
	5	0	1	4	1	12	−10	1
	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	0
	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0
	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	0
	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10	0
	2	0	0	2	0	11	−11	0

2026 qualification opponents

Notes

1. Web site: Indian Football Team In World Cup Qualifiers. 7 December 2021.
2. Web site: Indian football: How many matches have India won in World Cup Qualifiers?. 7 December 2021.
3. Web site: World Cup 2018: The history of Indian football team in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. 7 December 2021.
4. Web site: 4 instances when India could have played in FIFA World Cup. 7 December 2021.
5. Web site: Why India could never play in a FIFA World Cup so far. 7 December 2021.

See also

• History of the India national football team
• Football at the Summer Olympics
• India national football team at the Olympics
• India at the AFC Asian Cup
• Football at the Asian Games
• India national football team at the Asian Games

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