Qualification for the Cafa Nations Cup 2025 Play -offs is at stake while India’s performance against Afghanistan in his last game of group B in the Hisor Central Stadium in Hisor, Tadjikistan, on Thursday.
The Blue Tigers played two, one won and one lost, against Tajikistan (2-1) and Iran (0-3), so far, so far in the Cafa Nations Cup.
How can the India of Khalid Jamil qualify for the play -offs of the Cafa Nations Cup?
India is bound with Tadjikistan on three points, and the first is paramount because of a better head-to-head record. The top teams of each group go to the final, while the two second placed teams reach third place, both on 8 September.
As it looks now, the Blue Tigers need a victory against Afghanistan, and hope that Tajikistan will not win against Iran to make progress.
A draw against Afghanistan can also be enough for India, if the match between Iran and Tajikistan also ends in a draw or an Iranian victory.
However, a defeat will lead to elimination, because in such a scenario Tajikistan would have the better goal difference in the games that are played between the three teams, each of which would end at three points (Tadjikistan, India and Afghanistan).
Published on 04 September 2025
