India’s captain Sunil Chhetri acknowledges fans after his farewell match, a FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier football match between India and Kuwait, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium), in Kolkata. Chhetri retires from international football as the sport's fourth highest goal-scorer.
![Sunil Chhetri felicitated at Salt Lake Stadium](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-06/196fee5c-a2fe-470d-9745-84ee70a94869/India%20vs%20Kuwait_2.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
India’s captain Sunil Chhetri with wife Sonam Bhattacharya and other family members being felicitated as he retires from the international football, after a FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier football match between India and Kuwait, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium), in Kolkata.
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India’s captain Sunil Chhetri being felicitated by former Indian footballer IM Vijayan as he retires from the international football, after a FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier football match between India and Kuwait, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium), in Kolkata.
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India’s captain Sunil Chhetri acknowledges fans during a FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier football match between India and Kuwait, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium), in Kolkata.
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India’s captain Sunil Chhetri acknowledges fans after a FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier football match between India and Kuwait, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium), in Kolkata.
![Sunil Chhetri at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-06/bc5a4aa5-cda3-44c4-a0ea-47685cd3446e/India%20vs%20Kuwait_6.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
India’s captain Sunil Chhetri acknowledges fans after a FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier football match between India and Kuwait, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium), in Kolkata.
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India’s captain Sunil Chhetri during a FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier football match between India and Kuwait, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium), in Kolkata.
![Sunil Chhetri vies for the ball](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-06/51467ec6-c784-4526-8d6c-76df4a80464d/India%20vs%20Kuwait_8.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
India’s captain Sunil Chhetri vies for the ball during a FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier football match between India and Kuwait, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium), in Kolkata.
![India’s Brandon Fernandes vies for the ball](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-06/1d8c7e6e-475d-4499-9f5e-611fe9525b97/India%20vs%20Kuwait_9.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
India’s Brandon Fernandes vies for the ball during a FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier football match between India and Kuwait, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium), in Kolkata.
![Sunil Chhetri and Edmund Lalrindika vie for the ball](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-06/f187ce53-3f34-455e-b8fe-50382afd9ddc/India%20vs%20Kuwait_10.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
India’s captain Sunil Chhetri and Edmund Lalrindika vie for the ball with Kuwait's Fahad Alhajeri during a FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier football match between India and Kuwait, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium), in Kolkata.