India Confirm U-23 Squad for New Zealand Friendlies
The squad includes three goalkeepers and several players from the ongoing SAFF Championship, while veteran goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was omitted.
- On Friday, Indian men's national football team head coach Khalid Jamil announced a 23-player squad for two international friendlies against New Zealand during the November FIFA International Match Window.
- The New Zealand-bound Blue Tigers will assemble in Bengaluru on Saturday, November 7, for a training session before departing for Auckland to face the All Whites on November 12.
- Head coach Jamil omitted veteran goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu from the roster, while including Bijoy Varghese, Muhammad Suhail, and Liston Colaco, who will leave the SAFF Championship 2026 in Dhaka to join the team.
- India, ranked 138th, faces a significant challenge against 88th-ranked New Zealand, a World Cup-playing nation, after struggling against Brazil, Uruguay, and Panama during the September-October international window.
- Khalid emphasized the need for discipline, stating the matches serve as a 'good test' to improve away from home before the second encounter on November 15 at One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch.
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Gurpreet Singh dropped as Khalid Jamil names 23-member India squad for New Zealand
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu has been dropped from India's 23-member squad for the New Zealand friendlies. Khalid Jamil has picked Hrithik Tiwari, Som Kumar and Vishal Kaith as his goalkeeping options for the two matches in November.
Indian football announces squad for New Zealand friendlies; Gurpreet Singh Sandhu not included
India will assemble in Bengaluru on November 7 for a training session before heading to New Zealand. The two matches are set to take place at the Go Media Stadium in Auckland and One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch.
Khalid Jamil names India squad for New Zealand friendlies, Gurpreet dropped
The matches against New Zealand will be the first time the Indian senior team take to the field since their historic friendlies against Panama, Brazil and Uruguay in the September-October international window.
Blue Tigers head coach Khalid Jamil names 23-player squad for New Zealand friendlies - The Tribune
Indian men's national team head coach Khalid Jamil named his 23-player squad for the two friendlies against New Zealand during the November FIFA International Match Window on Friday, November 6.
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