India Beats Pakistan 3-2 in SAFF Championship Opener

The football team of India won the first match of the 2026 SAFF Championship by defeating Pakistan 3-2. On Thursday (05 November), the first match was played between India and Pakistan at the National Stadium in Dhaka. India started the tournament with a win. Suhail Ahmad Bhatt scored 2 goals for India. Baki Manglenthang Kipgen scored 1 goal for India. The match started very well for India. Suhail Ahmad scored the first goal in the 13th minute. Then he scored the second goal in the 19th minute. Then the game went without a goal for a while, but the third goal was scored by India in the 31st minute, which was scored by Manglenthang. Winning start for the defending champions in the #SAFFChampionship2026! #PAKIND #BlueTigers #IndianFootball Team India took a 3-0 lead in the first half. From here it was difficult for Pakistan to win.