Overview

• Marquez and AIFF agreed to terminate his contract by mutual consent, cancelling the final year without financial implications.
• His 11-month reign included dual duties with FC Goa that limited his availability for the national team’s camps and preparation.
• India won just one of eight matches under Marquez—a 3-0 friendly against the Maldives—and failed to secure any competitive victories.
• A 0-1 defeat to lower-ranked Hong Kong in June left India bottom of its Asian Cup qualifying group and threatened its 2027 berth.
• The federation will launch an open recruitment process for a new head coach ahead of the upcoming October qualifying fixtures.