Concessions early in both halves killed any momentum India had hoped to develop with the help of the home fans at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, as they lost 3-0 against the 2019 AFC Asian Cup winners, Qatar. Sunil Chhetri and Co came into the match on the back of a 1-0 win over Kuwait and had a chance to go top of the group - a chance that passed them by as the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts, led by former Manchester United assistant coach Carlos Queiroz, ran rampant.