The Indian men&rsquo;s football team got the better of Oman 3-2 on penalties to finish third in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/cafa-nations-cup-khalid-jamil-expresses-confidence-in-indian-team-ahead-of-oman-clash-23592904" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">CAFA Nations Cup</a> here on Monday, beating their higher ranked opponents from West Asia for the first time ever.
This is the first time that India beat Oman in an international football match. The match finished 1-1 in regulation time after Udanta Singh scored the equaliser for India.
In the shootout, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/oman-name-squad-for-maiden-asia-cup-jatinder-sharma-to-lead-23591182" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Oman</a> missed their first two chances, while Gurpreet Singh Sandhu saved the final penalty as India emerged victorious against their higher-ranked opponents in the third-fourth place classification match.
Lallianzuala Chhangte, Rahul Bheke, and Jithin MS scored for <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/asia-cup-2025-morne-morkel-backs-shivam-dube-for-all-rounder-role-23593059" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">India</a> in the shootout, while Anwar Ali and Udanta Singh missed their spot kicks at the Hisor Central Stadium.
India have lost six out of their nine matches against Oman since 2000. The two teams last faced each other in March 2021 which ended in a 1-1 draw.
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CAFA Nations Cup: This is the first time that India beat Oman in international football match. Match finished 1-1 in regulation time after Udanta Singh scored

CAFA Nations Cup: India beat Oman via penalties to finish 3rd

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This is the first time that India beat Oman in an international football match. The match finished 1-1 in regulation time after Udanta Singh scored the equaliser for India

India beat Oman via penalties to finish 3rd in the CAFA Nations Cup

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