India 0-3 Uzbekistan Highlights, AFC U17 Asian Cup: Blue Colts Crash Out In Group Stage, World Cup Dream Ends

Greetings, Indian football faithfuls. It's a big night for the India under-17 team as it readies to face Uzbekistan in the quest to keep its World Cup dream alive. Stay with us as we take you through the build-up and live updates from the Group D encounter.

The match kicks off at 10:30pm IST. The India vs Uzbekistan, AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2026 game will be live-streamed on the FanCode app and website in India. It will also be streamed globally on the AFC Asian Cup YouTube channels for free.

Here is the Dallalmuon Gangte-led Indian line-up for the crucial game tonight:

Out come the Blue Colts, alongside Team Uzbekistan. The national anthems are played, starting with India's. Always a proud moment for an Indian team abroad to hear it ahead of a match, especially overwhelming for players as young as these.

Play is underway at the King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium. India in their traditional blue kits, kicking from left to right and Uzbekistan, in white, going the other way in the first half.

Uzbekistan are on the prowl, trying to find openings in the Indian defensive line. The Blue Colts, though, are solid and organized thus far and custodian Rajrup Sarkar is manning the post well too. Still early going in this encounter.

India earn their first corner of the game and Denny Singh steps up to take it. His delivery leaves much to be desired, too long and out of range for any attacker at the goalmouth.

All the defensive hardwork from India comes undone with a moment of recklessness from Rajrup Sarkar. The goalie charges out to intercept an Uzbek attack and commits a foul in the process. The referee points to the spot and Laziz Abduraimov steps up to take it. The Uzbekistan forward slots it in the left corner to leave Rajrup with no chance, and India go behind 0-1.

After four added minutes, the referee brings the first half to an end. The Laziz penalty separates the two teams, going into the break. Barring that sole mistake from Rajrup, it has been a strong defensive display from the Blue Colts and they would hope to turn things around in the second half.

The players are back from the lemon break and the second half is underway in Jeddah. India are now kicking from right to left and Uzbekistan the other way.

India come really close! The Blue Colts earn a free-kick and Dallalmuon Gangte unleashes a superb shot that rattles the goalpost but doesn't go in. The Uzbekistan goalkeeper is beaten and India have a chance to score off the rebound as well, but they squander it.

As if to add insult to injury, Uzbekistan score their second goal. A scoreline that could have been 1-1 is 0-2 instead, and India are now on the verge of having their World Cup dream dashed.

A third goal from Uzbekistan, and that surely is the game. India look dejected now, and are about to crash out of the tournament. Two minutes added to the second half as stoppage time, meanwhile.

There it is, the final whistle. India's World Cup dream comes hurtling down with their 0-3 loss to Uzbekistan, as it means they will certainly not advance to the quarter-finals. The defending champions and Australia will go through from Group D, and the Blue Colts sign off from the tournament without scoring a goal.