As far as results are concerned, 2024 was arguably the worst year ever for the Indian men's football team.

have so far played three games under Manolo Marquez, who was appointed head coach in July in place of Igor Stimac, and lost once while drawing twice.

Veteran defender Sandesh Jhingan opened up about his experience with age fraud and the challenges it brought. He termed it to be damaging to players' confidence since it stems self-doubt at a critical stage of their overall football development.

Mohun Bagan SG right-back Ashish Rai and East Bengal goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, who are yet to play for the senior India team, also received call-ups for the camp

Manolo Marquez takes over from Igor Stimac as the new head coach of India, in the post-Sunil Chhetri era.

The influential Sunil Chhetri's absence will be a difficult void to fill as the Indian football team enters a testing transition phase with a crucial FIFA World Cup qualifying match against heavyweights Qatar

FIFA World Cup Qualifier Highlights: India play out a goalless draw against Kuwait in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier match on Thursday at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.

India vs Kuwait FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifier, Live Streaming: India will be squaring off against Kuwait in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier match on Thursday at the Salt Late Stadium, Kolkata.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian Cup 2024 Highlights: India lose 0-3 against Uzbekistan in their AFC Asian Cup 2024 Group B match.

India vs Australia Live Streaming Asian Cup Live Telecast: India men's football team will be taking on Australia in the AFC Asian Cup 2024 match on Saturday in Al Rayyan, Qatar.