That's a wrap for our coverage of the Durand Cup 2026 quarter-final between East Bengal and Indian Army FT. A hard-fought victory for East Bengal. They'll have to be sharper in their offense to go the distance and lift the cup this year.

Stay tuned to NDTV Sports for all the live and latest sports updates. Goodnight!

East Bengal will next face fellow ISL side SC Delhi in the semi-finals of Durand Cup 2026. SC Delhi booked their semis spot earlier today with a 5-1 win over FC Raengdai.

FULL TIME! East Bengal are through to the Durand Cup semi-finals! A much trickier game than they would've anticipated, but the 37th-minute goal by PV Vishnu sees them go throw narrowly. A very good effort from Indian Army Football Team against the reigning ISL champs.

FT | EBFC 1-0 IAFT

Indian Army go through on goal, Lachenpa charges out of his line, the forward goes down in the box, but no penalty! The referee calls it a dive from the forward. the Indian Army players and support staff can barely believe it! 

90 2' EBFC 1-0 IAFT

Five minutes of injury time announced at the end of the second half. Five minutes left for Indian Army to try and find an equalizer. 

90 1' EBFC 1-0 IAFT

Brilliant run by Jesin TK up the left wing, he charges past the full-back, goes to the byline and cuts it back in, but a simple tap-in chance is squandered in the box by Rashid. That should've seen East Bengal put the game to bed.

84' EBFC 1-0 IAFT

Lovely cross from Indian Army left-back Sunil, the forward in the box went for it, but he ends up colliding with East Bengal goalkeeper Lachenpa. An acrobatic attempt on the rebound also doesn't work out. The referee then calls the earlier incident as a foul on Lachenpa. 

74' EBFC 1-0 IAFT

Dani Ramirez has skied it! East Bengal win the ball back in the final third, Edmund finds Ramirez in space in the box, but the Spanish midfielder slams it over the bar. 18th shot of the match for East Bengal, but still just one goal.

68' EBFC 1-0 IAFT

Chance from a corner for Indian Army FT. Left-footed set-piece by Christo, diving header in the box but it's straight at the goalkeeper. That lacked power and accuracy. Moments later, another chance in the box, but the shot is fire wide!

64' EBFC 1-0 IAFT

POST! A lovely lobbed throughball from Bipin Singh finds Jesin TK, who breaks away from the Indian Army defence. Jesin rounds the keeper and tries to squeeze it in from a narrow angle, but the keeper gets a hand to the shot and deflects it onto the post. 

A tad selfish from Jesin there, taking the shot instead of squaring it back in the box.

59' EBFC 1-0 IAFT

East Bengal captain Mohammed Bassim Rashid slams a first-time long-range shot from outside the box, but it goes over the bar. Good play from Dani Ramirez in the build-up. East Bengal still on the front foot.

55' EBFC 1-0 IAFT

We are back! The second half is underway in the Durand Cup quarter-final between East Bengal and Indian Army FT. East Bengal will be hoping to consolidate their lead and score a couple of more.

One change for East Bengal; goalscorer PV Vishnu is off, Bipin Singh is on.

46' EBFC 1-0 IAFT

HALF TIME! East Bengal head into the break with a one-goal advantage, but they could've scored many more. A dominant performance from the favourites, but Indian Army are still only a goal away from coming back into the game. 

More to come on the other side, stay tuned!

HT | EBFC 1-0 IAFT

Three minutes of stoppage time announced at the end of the first 45. Will we see another goal? Indian Army did well to hold on for nearly the entire first half, but East Bengal got a well-earned goal in the end.

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Fourth goal of Durand Cup 2026 for PV Vishnu, but he landed on the ground in an awkward manner, and seems to be hurt. He is hobbling, but carrying on for now.

38' EBFC 1-0 IAFT

GOOOAAALLLL! East Bengal finally take the lead! It's PV Vishnu with a brilliant header to give them the lead. Lovely left-footed cross from Australian Chris Ikonomidis, and Vishnu jumps over the Indian Army defence to break the deadlock.

37' EBFC 1-0 IAFT

East Bengal centre-back Lalchungnunga smashes a long-range shot from miles out, and he connects really well! The ball swerves towards goal, but Indian Army goalkeeper Malla makes a great diving save. East Bengal creating more and more chances now.

21' EBFC 0-0 IAFT

Lovely play by Dani Ramirez, he feints past a couple of defenders and finds David Hmar in the box with a good pass. David twists and turns from his marker and shoots with his left foot, but ends up firing wide!

19' EBFC 0-0 IAFT

Dani Ramirez wins a free-kick for East Bengal, on the edge of the box on the right side. He takes the free-kick himself and fires towards goal, but hits the side-netting. 

12' EBFC 0-0 IAFT

A chance for Indian Army! A half-cross, half-shot from the left wing ends up testing East Bengal back-up goalkeeper Phurba Lachenpa. Lachenpa just manages to tip it over the crossbar in time.

8' EBFC 0-0 IAFT

Oh dear, how have East Bengal not scored!? Lovely build-up down the right, and it's a cutback for Dani Ramirez, who ends up shooting it straight at the goalkeeper. The Real Madrid academy graduate should've done a lot better there.

6' EBFC 0-0 IAFT

An external element impacting the match, with rain getting heavier and heavier in Kolkata. It will be interesting to see which team adapts best to the slippery conditions. 

4' EBFC 0-0 IAFT

WE ARE LIVE! East Bengal attacking from right to left in the first half. East Bengal are in their white away kit, while Indian Army are in all-red. Here we go!

1' EBFC 0-0 IAFT

We are less than 10 minutes away from the start of the Durand Cup quarter-final between East Bengal and Indian Army FT. Stay tuned to NDTV Sports for all the live updates!

The Indian Army Football Team topped a tough Group B, which also featured Kolkata giants Mohammedan SC, in the ongoing Durand Cup 2026. However, they're definitely the underdogs against reigning ISL champions East Bengal today. 

East Bengal enter today's match on a huge high. Just a few days ago, the men in red and gold pulled off a sensational 4-1 comeback win against Kuwaiti giants Al-Arabi SC, and secured qualification to the group stage of the AFC Champions League Two.

Here are the respective starting lineups for Indian Army FT and East Bengal. Three overseas players start for East Bengal, including captain Bassim Rashid and Spanish maestro Dani Ramirez.

The XI is ready.

Indian Army FT face East Bengal FC in the quarter-finals.

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Hello and welcome to NDTV Sports, for the live coverage of the Durand Cup 2026 quarter-finals! It's East Bengal taking on Indian Army Football Team today, at the iconic Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. 

Stay tuned for all the live updates from the match.