indian football team Will face Tajikistan in two international matches soccer Friendly matches between 5 and 9 June during the June FIFA international window.
First india vs tajikistan football The match will be held at Talco Arena in Tursunzoda, while the other will be held at Hisar Central Stadium. Both the matches will start at 8:30 PM IST and will be available to watch on live streaming in India.
India slipped to 137th in the latest FIFA football rankings after consecutive defeats to Jamaica and Zimbabwe in the recently concluded Unity Cup and will look to bounce back against world number 103 Tajikistan.
Head coach Khalid Jamil has announced a 22-man Indian squad for the two friendlies, with Ryan Williams ruled out due to injury.
The attacker suffered an injury during India’s opening Unity Cup match and has been replaced by forward Parthib Gogoi.
Lalianzuala Changte is expected to lead India’s attack while Edmund Lalrindika, who won the Indian Super League title with East Bengal last month, is also in the squad.
Experienced goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and defender Sandesh Jhingan are also in the Indian team.
India beat Tajikistan 2-1 in the CFA Nations Cup last year – their first win over a Central Asian team in 17 years.
The win also marked Khalid Jamil’s first match in charge of the Blue Tigers, who won the bronze medal at the Eight Nations tournament.
Since that defeat to India, Tajikistan have been unbeaten and topped Group A of the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers with wins over Maldives and Timor-Leste.
They also drew 2-2 against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Philippines.
Overall, India and Tajikistan have faced each other six times in international football. Tajikistan leads with three wins, while India has won twice. One match ended in a draw.
Where to watch India vs Tajikistan football live in India
India vs Tajikistan 2026 football friendly match will be available to watch football tv | tajikistan Youtube channel. The matches will not be broadcast live on any TV channel in India.
india vs tajikistan football 2026 schedule
All times in Indian Standard Time (IST)
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June 5, Friday: Tajikistan vs India – 8:30 PM
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June 9, Tuesday: Tajikistan vs India – 8:30 PM
india football team vs tajikistan 2026 friendly match
goalkeeper: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Hrithik Tiwari, Albino Gomes
defenders: Rahul Bheke, Nikhil Pujari, Roshan Singh Norem, Sandesh Jhingan, Akash Mishra, Bejoy Varghese, Pramveer, Nikhil Barla.
midfielder: Jackson Singh Thounaojam, Naufal PN, Ricky Shabong, McCartan Nickson
Ahead: Parthib Gogoi, Edmund Lalrindika, Lalianzuala Changte, Mohammad Sanan, Rahim Ali, Farooq Chaudhary, Vikram Pratap Singh
head coach: Khalid Jameel