India suffered a 2-1 loss at the hands of Qatar in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match played at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha. It was a do-or-die match for the Blue Tigers if they wished to move to the next round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers. However, the Gurpreet Singh Sandhu-led side are now out of contention for making it to the FIFA World Cup 2026. During the last minutes of the match when the Indian team led by 1-0. In the 73rd minute of the match, Qatar's Yousef Aymen was able to score an equaliser after the ball clearly went out of play. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu had saved the ball which later turned into a corner for Qatar. In the end, Al-Hashmi played the ball back into the box, which was later pushed into a goal by Aymen. While the Qatar players started to celebrate, the Indian players went to the referee to explain that the ball was out of play. Fans on social media came up with reactions and some of them are mentioned below: Captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu Shares Emotional Social Media Post After India’s Controversial 1–2 Loss to Qatar in FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers, Says ‘We Hear You and We Will Make You Proud’
'Unfair Outcome'
Despite playing a remarkable game, India has lost out on a spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup due to poor refereeing. The unfair outcome at the Qatar vs India match in Doha needs to be probed so that the efforts of our hardworking team do not go in vain. Requesting urgent… https://t.co/AYDM6uMHYZ
— Gaurav Gogoi (@GauravGogoiAsm) June 12, 2024
'Sad State of Affairs'
The sad state of affairs 💔@FIFAcom @IndianFootball#QATIND #indianfootball https://t.co/DZbmtZzmbl
— Diya Kurien (@diya_kurien) June 12, 2024
'Utter Madness'
As I noted yesterday, just utter madness. https://t.co/cyUkCWZEl8
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) June 12, 2024
'Unfair Refereeing'
Totally an unfair refereeing as the ball was clearly out & #Qatar lacked game spirit.#INDvsQAT #INDQAT #IndianFootball https://t.co/4CARh08jLs
— Abishek (@ItsAbishek04) June 12, 2024
'Qatar Players No. 5 & 6 Clearly Knew That the Ball Had Gone Outside'
The worst part about this is that Qatar 🇶🇦 players No. 5 & 6 clearly knew that the ball had gone outside, and still they continued celebrating the Goal https://t.co/Vuz5b99x3c
— Sandipan Mondal (@Sandipa07001195) June 12, 2024
'Robbery'
Robbery @afcasiancup @IndianFootball @FIFAcom https://t.co/MRArSUz3kD
— Ankit Ganguly (@ankitgangulyasn) June 12, 2024
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