The Indian men’s football team is set to return to international football when it takes on Maldives in a friendly at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Wednesday.
The match, which will mark Sunil Chhetri’s return from retirement, is also a preparatory match ahead of India’s AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Bangladesh on March 25, at the same venue.
India is 126th in the FIFA rankings while Maldives is placed 30 places lower in 162. The visitor will face Philippines in its Asian Cup qualifier.
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HEAD TO HEAD RECORD
Played: 21
India: 15
Maldives: 4
Draws: 2
Content Source: sportstar.thehindu.com