DOHA (Qatar): India will take on Afghanistan in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Preliminary Joint Round 2 Qualifiers here at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium tomorrow.
India head coach Igor Stimac said his team will play for a win.
“I need to say that I don’t know any coach or any team who would come out playing for a draw,” said Stimac at the press conference on Monday.
India are currently on six points after seven matches, one more than their opponents.
“Even that might seem to be a situation when you are facing much better sides. Then, you need to drop and defend for your life and wait for one, two or three chances to counter-attack like against Qatar. But, we are not going out to play for a draw. Rather, we will go out to win it,” added Stimac.
India had beaten Bangladesh 2-0 in their previous group game last week.
“I have tried to prepare our team in the best possible way and keep them motivated,” said the Croat.
The kick-off is at 5pm (local time).
