The Indian national football team will lock horns with Bangladesh in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier on Tuesday (March 25) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong. India go into the match on the back of an emphatic 3-0 win over Maldives in their first international fixture of the year.
However, India will be wary of the neighbour’s potential, especially with English Premier League (EPL) player Hamza Choudhury—currently on loan at Sheffield United from Leicester City—part of the Bangladesh squad.
Bangladesh have been familiar yet tricky opponents for India, and historically, encounters between the two sides have rarely been straightforward.