The road to the 2026 World Cup is underway and the first controversial elimination in the World Cup qualifiers has already occurred. Asia within the Second Qualifying Round during the match between the Qatar national team and the Indian team in Doha.
It was about the 73rd minute that in a direct free kick from the right Youssef Ayman He won the ball with a header that Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu blocked from below, the ball went past him but left the field on the baseline.
However, the Qatari Hashmi Al Hussain once again put the ball in by stepping on the ball so that Youssef Ayman could save it; the south korean referee Kim Woo-Sung He consulted the VAR and still validated the score that meant the partial 1-1 tie.
The Indian National Team had taken the lead in the 37th minute with a score by Lallianzuala Chhangte; After 1-1, the winning goal came in the 85th minute through Ahmed Al Rawi for the final 2-1.
With this result, Qatar finished the Second Round as leader of Group A with 16 points and Kuwait advanced second with seven points; India and Afghanistan, with five points each, were eliminated heading into the World Cup 2026 and now they will have to wait to play in a FIFA World Cup in 2030.
