Igor Stimac, the head coach of the Senior Men’s National Team, has officially revealed a list of 28 potential players who are in contention for the initial two matches of Round 2 in the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification. In these crucial matches, India will go head-to-head against Kuwait and Qatar, and the following players have been shortlisted for consideration:
Goalkeepers:
1. Amrinder Singh
2. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
3. Vishal Kaith
Defenders:
4. Akash Mishra
5. Lalchungnunga
6. Mehtab Singh
7. Nikhil Poojary
8. Rahul Bheke
9. Roshan Singh Naorem
10. Sandesh Jhingan
11. Subhasish Bose
Midfielders:
12. Anirudh Thapa
13. Brandon Fernandes
14. Glan Peter Martins
15. Lalengmawia
16. Liston Colaco
17. Mahesh Singh Naorem
18. Nandhakumar Sekar
19. Rohit Kumar
20. Sahal Abdul Samad
21. Suresh Singh Wangjam
22. Udanta Singh Kumam
Forwards:
23. Ishan Pandita
24. Lallianzuala Chhangte
25. Manvir Singh
26. Rahul Kannoly Praveen
27. Sunil Chhetri
28. Vikram Partap Singh
These 28 players have been identified as potential assets for the upcoming matches. The final squad for the fixtures against Kuwait and Qatar will be carefully chosen from this talented pool of players, and they will represent India in these vital qualification matches.
