Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi poses for the media after receiving his 6th Golden Boot award in Barcelona, Spain.
After the equaliser, India began to apply more pressure in search for a winner, but the referee son blew his whistle for full time after five minutes of added time. Both teams left...
In a game where, India was finding it hard to get going, the defender took it upon himself to save the day for India.
India's substitutions in the second half bought in a new dimension to their game. In the 88th-minute, substitute Brandon Fernandes took a corner kick, which landed for the towering...
Sunil Chhetri began to see more of the ball, and but failed to create any concrete goal-scoring chances.
Igor Stimac's tactical tweaks began to see India use Manvir Singh's height and strength more in the second half.
In the second half, India began to apply more pressure in search for an equaliser.
The visitors looked more threatening with the ball, and could have scored atleast three goals but inexperience prevented them from increasing their lead.
It was Bangladesh, who broke the deadlock in the 44th-minute via a freekick. A Gurpreet Singh Sandhu blunder gifted Saad Uddin an open header, and he put it directly into the net.
Bangladesh were the better side right from the start, putting India under immense pressure with their direct running.
Bangladesh (FIFA ranking: 187) came into the match as underdogs against a team, who were fancied to coast past them.
Ranked higher (104) in the FIFA rankings than Bangladesh, India were expected to easily register three points after courageous displays Vs Oman (a defeat) and Qatar (a draw).
Indian soccer team players acknowledge the crowd in their World Cup 2022 group E qualifying match against Bangladesh in Kolkata.
India's Sunil Chhetri, right, dribble past Bangladesh's Biswanath Ghosh in their World Cup 2022 group E qualifying match in Kolkata.
Indian football team supporters cheer during FIFA World Cup Qatar-2022 Qualifier match between India and Bangladesh, at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.
Italy's Giovanni Di Lorenzo, left, against Liechtenstein's Max Goeppel, during their Euro 2020 Qualifying, Group J soccer match between Liechtenstein and Italy, in Vaduz, Liechtens...
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, right, fights for the ball with Ukraine's Mykola Matviyenko during the Euro 2020 group B qualifying soccer match between Ukraine and Portugal at the O...
India's Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu interacts with the media during a practice session for FIFA World 2022 Qualifier match against Bangladesh, in Kolkata.
Netherlands' Memphis Depay celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Euro 2020 group C qualifying soccer match between The Netherlands and Northern Ireland at De Ku...
Iranian women wear their country's flag on their shoulders at the Azadi Stadium for the 2022 World Cup qualifier soccer match between Iran and Cambodia, in Tehran, Iran.
