The Indian football team will be playing their World Cup 2022 game against Afghanistan today at the Central Republican Stadium in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Indian team will play in the second round of the tournament and will hope to seal a win. The team will miss the services of Sandesh Jhinghan who had undergone surgery after a knee injury which occurred last month during a friendly game. Anas Edathodika has come back to India after a family emergency. So now the responsibility of the team is on the likes of Sunil Chhetri and Manvir Singh. Now, ahead of the game, the Indian team was seen sweating it out in the sub-zero temperatures.  IND vs AFG Dream11 Prediction in 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Tips to Pick Best Team for India vs Afghanistan Football Match.

The temperatures are expected to hover at around eight to ten degree Celcius for the match. The last time the Blue Tigers played the World Cup 2022 Qualifiers, they went on to draw the game against Bangladesh by 1-1. Whereas, team Afghanistan lost by 0-3 against Bangladesh. For now, let’s have a look at the pictures where the Indian team is seen sweating it out in the freezing temperature.

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Ahead of the game, Indian coach, Igor Stimac addressed the press and said that the team is quite well aware of the difficulties they could face and they see Afghanistan as a good side. They are not in the top division, but playing in Europe always gives you an extra bit of confidence. They have stamina and they’ll pose a tough challenge for us,” Stimac said in the pre-match press conference. The match will begin from 7.30 pm IST.

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