India vs Oman Football Today Match Live Score Updates, CAFA Nations Cup 2025: India could have gone into half-time leading 1-0 had Irfan Yadwad not made a blooper of a miss in its dying minutes. There was no pressure from any of the Omani defenders on him and the ball had come kindly to his feet but Yadwad ended up fluffing his tap-in.
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India have had a couple of good chances in the first half of their CAFA Nations Cup third place playoff against Oman despite the latter hogging possession. Earlier, India were impressive in their first two matches before their woeful inability to find goals denied them a victory in their last match of the tournament against the lower-ranked Afghanistan. All of this meant that while they didn’t qualify for the final, India managed to make it to the third-place playoff, in which they faced Oman.
It will be another uphill struggle for the 133rd-ranked India against an Oman side who are placed 79th in the world. Apart from the gulf in positions in the FIFA rankings India have not been able to beat Oman in their last 10 attempts, with Oman winning seven of those matches and three ending in draws.
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Injured Sandesh Jhingan in medical care in Goa after suffering cheekbone fracture during CAFA Nations Cup
Indian footballer Sandesh Jhingan in action. (AIFF)
India centre-back Sandesh Jhingan has suffered a cheekbone fracture during the CAFA Nations Cup 2025 match between India and Iran at the Hisor Central Stadium in Tajikistan, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and FC Goa said in a joint statement on Friday. Jhingan was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament on Wednesday after the setback.
The 32-year-old is currently under “expert medical care” in Goa, as per the statement.
“The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and FC Goa express their full support for Sandesh Jhingan, who sustained a cheekbone fracture while on national duty with the Senior Indian Men’s National Team. Sandesh is under expert medical care in Goa, and his recovery and rehabilitation are being closely monitored,” the statement read.
