The Blue Tigers under Igor Stimac qualified for the AFC Asian Cup with three wins out of three in the third round of qualifiers as the team beat Cambodia, Afghanistan, and Hong Kong scoring eight goals. Now he is confident that team is capable of competing against teams outside top eight in Asia.

ATK Mohun Bagan’s Ashique Kuruniyan believes the extended nine-month Indian football calendar from the 2022-23 season will be favorable for all players who aim to feature in the Asian Cup. A few days back Igor Stimac had come up with pointers to improve football structure in India.

Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac, who recently got a contract extension, admitted that their job is far from over, but are on the course to achieving it. The team kept their hopes alive for qualification to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup by finishing third in the group stages of the 2022 WCQ.