India vs Iran Live Score, CAFA Nations Cup 2025: IND hope to keep winning run going under Khalid Jamil vs IRN

IND vs IRN Live Updates: India face Iran 2025 in the CAFA Nations Cup football match at the Central Stadium in Hisor, Tajikistan on Monday. 

India vs Iran Football Match Live Score Updates, CAFA Nations Cup 2025: The Indian football team will be hoping to keep their record under new coach intact after winning their first match of the Khalid Jamil era against Tajikstan. The Indian team takes on Iran in a game of the CAFA Nations Cup 2025 at the Hisor Central Stadium in Tajikistan on Monday.

Iran, who are the second-best team in Asia based on rankings, are the team to beat in India’s group. Iran started their own campaign at the CAFA Nations Cup tournament with a 3-1 victory over Afghanistan.

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India got the 2-1 win over Tajikistan with an emphasis on set-pieces and quick counter-attacks. In the form of Iran, though, the Blue Tigers will face an aggressive, attacking unit with plenty of firepower.

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CAFA Cup football: India’s Khalid Jamil era begins with a fighting 2-1 win over Tajikistan

India defeat Tajikistan 2-1 to open their CAFA Nations Cup campaign with a win. (Credit: AIFF)

A long throw-in, a goalmouth scramble and a scrappy goal headed in by a defender. The Khalid Jamil era of Indian football started out in characteristic fashion. But it got better a few minutes later as another defender tapped a loose ball home to give India a two-goal lead in their CAFA Cup opener against hosts Tajikistan.

Over the course of the rest of the match, India resisted wave after wave of attacks, let in a goal, conceded a penalty that goalkeeper and captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu saved, headed, kicked and willed the ball clear and finished on the right side of a 2-1 scoreline.

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