Overview
- India lost 3-0 to Iran in Hisor on September 1, with goals from Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Ali Alipour, and Mehdi Taremi.
- AIFF confirmed Sandesh Jhingan was injured against Iran and will miss the rest of the CAFA Nations Cup.
- India remain on three points after two matches and face Afghanistan on September 4 with playoff qualification scenarios in play.
- Coach Khalid Jamil said he is “looking for a win” against Afghanistan and acknowledged a substitution error during the Iran match.
- The tournament serves as preparation for Asian Cup qualifiers in October, with recent injuries and club-release issues testing squad depth.