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FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: India and Kuwait played in a goalless draw in their sides’ penultimate game of the second round of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Thursday. This was a huge dent in India’s hopes of qualifying for the third round, a feat that’s never been done before.

The 58,291 fans in attendance at the Salt Lake Stadium roared throughout and despite the draw cheered for their skipper Sunil Chhetri who played his final international game.

“Huge appreciation to the fans for their support. We need to believe in our team, we need to believe in our abilities. We are a young team and of course, we have work to do. In five days, this might be India Under-23 vs Qatar Under-23 if you look at the ages of the players so we will learn from this game,” Igor Stimac told IANS when asked to give a message to the fans.