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Sunday | November 15, 2026 | Dhaka

India in final of SAFF Championship 2026

 Sports Reporter
 Published: 12:05 AM, 15 November 2026  Updated: 11:59 PM, 14 November 2026
A tense moment of the semi-final match of the Tecno SAFF Championship 2026 between India and Bhutan at the National Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday.

India reached the final of the Tecno South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship 2026 after beating Bhutan 2-1 in the first semi-final at the National Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday.

India presented a better brand of football than their opponent team and achieved the victory to take place in the final.

Vishnu Pathya of India found the net by a spectacular shot in the ninth minute of the play (1-0).

Singh Konshan of India got the ball on his way after the Bhutanese defender failed to clear a corner of Indian booter and Singh Konshan made no mistake to struck the ball into the open net in the 28th minute of the game (2-0).

After the lemon-break, Minzang Tashi’s header found the net (2-1) which he got from a volley of his teammate Chencho in the 49th minute of the clash. Bhutan got some opportunities after the intermission but they failed to convert those into goal.

Earlier, Indian midfielder Briston’s shot narrowly passed away the second bar in the 22nd minute of the match.

Suhail Ahmad’s shot went to the close of second bar in the 40th minute of the game.
In the 43rd minute, Bhutanese Nima Wangdi’s kick was fisted by Indian custodian.

Phuntsho of Bhutan was showed yellow card by the referee for unplayable attitude in the 60th minute.
It seemed that Indian Irfan’s cross was touched the hand of Nima Wangdi’s at the D-box of Bhutan in the 65th minute and Indian players sought a penalty kick but later their appeal was dismissed after the decision of Video Assistant Referee (VAR).

In the 84th minute, Suhail Ahmad dribbled past two Bhutanese booters and then struck the ball but his shot failed to find the net as his shot crossed the Bhutan arena after touching the cross-piece.

In the injury time of the second half, Bhutan custodian Zangpo’s free-kick shot went to Kanzan’s way but his shot was gripped by Indian custodian.

on way to final India defeated Pakistan by 3-2 goals in their first Group-B match on November 5 at the same venue.

India beat Maldives by a solitary goal in their second Group-B match on November 11.

On the other hand, on way to semi-final Bhutan lost to Bangladesh by a solitary goal in their first Group-A match on November 5.

Bhutan settled a 2-2 goals draw with Sri Lanka in their second Group-A match on November 8.
Bangladesh blanked Sri Lanka by four goals to nil in the Group-A match on November 11.

Though, Bhutan and Sri Lanka collected one point each from their respective two matches but by virtue of better goal difference Bhutan reached the last four.