One day before the massive game India vs Kuwait coach Igor Stimac said ” Just keep supporting until the final whistle not to show any frustration, keep supporting and pushing us in towards the historic win we need to reach there together, so tomorrow our 12th man will be you ” to all the Indian football fans, today in the pre match press conference in kolkata.
India will play the crucial world Cup qualifiers match against Kuwait on june 6 at VYBK, kolkata. The defeat to Afghanistan in Guwahati in March converted this date into practically a do-or-die match for India. Also some day ago Indian Captain Sunil Chhetri announced, this match will be his last international match. So practically and emotionally this match will be the must win match for India.
Captain Sunil Chhetri said, he is trying really hard not to think about the game emotionally. “Knowing that this is the last game of our captain for the national team makes this occasion much, much bigger. But of course, this is still about India winning against Kuwait. We are focussed on what we need to do” , said Stimac.
In the last 12 months India and Kuwait faced each other three times. Kuwait held a one-week camp in Bangkok before travelling to Kolkata on Tuesday night for the match. Kuwait’s head coach Rui Bento said “We expect a good game tomorrow. We know that both teams have competitive targets and the same goal. We’ve had a good environment in our training. We believe that more than the one week of camp in Thailand, it’s about the one and a half year of us being together as a team, yes, we played three games against India last year. They were all very balanced and the teams were at a similar level. But all those matches are history. Football is always an ongoing process, and we are proud and confident of ourselves.
India’s ranking is 121, and Kuwait’s ranking is 139. Tomorrow they will be played world Cup qualifiers match in kolkata, at Saltlake Stadium . The match between Indian and Kuwait will be broadcast at 19:00 IST on Sports 18 1, Sports 18 1 HD, Sports 18 3, and streamed live on JioCinema .
