England relied on goals from Gary Cahill and Harry Kane before slackening in the second half to beat Nigeria 2-1 in a World Cup warm-up match on Saturday.
The Bayern Munich goalkeeper, who has recovered from a hairline fracture in his left foot, played the entire match but couldn't prevent the world champions, who were missing several regulars, from losing for the second straight game after a 1-0 defeat to Brazil in March.
The Indian skipper thanked the fans who were present at the stadium when India routed Chinese Taipei 5-0, but his message was for the people who could not turn up due to various reasons.
It seems unfathomable that two years ago the five-time world champions were in danger of missing football's showpiece event in Russia.
Argentina stepped up their World Cup preparations with a 4-0 victory over 108th-ranked Haiti on Tuesday thanks to a hat-trick from Messi.
Egypt have been a dominant force in African football throughout the years, but an entire generation of Egyptians were deprived of seeing the national team compete on the biggest stage.
Iran's best chance of points in Group B comes against Morocco, with European Champions Portugal and World Cup favourites Spain likely to provide a much sterner test in what is a tough group.
Poland, Senegal, Colombia and Japan are part of Group H of the World Cup.
Belgium, Panama, Tunisia and England are part of Group G of the World Cup.
Germany, Mexico, Sweden and South Korea are part of Group F of the FIFA World Cup 2018.
Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica and Serbia are part of Group E of the World Cup.
Argentina, Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria are part of Group D of the World Cup.
Indian national football team captain Sunil Chhetri joined the ranks of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi of Argentina.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino and Germany coach Joachim Loew are two of the top names rumoured to be on Madrid's list of candidates.
India will next play Kenya on Monday which will be skipper Chhetri's 100th International appearance.
India made a positive start to its campaign at the Intercontinental Cup with a rousing victory over Chinese Taipei.
Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele scored, while Kylian Mbappe was involved in center half Samuel Umtiti's opening goal as France registered a 3-1 home win against Italy.
Tunisia conceded a last-gasp equaliser against 10-man Turkey on Friday to register a 2-2 draw in a World Cup warm-up match for the second game running.
Low's statement came on the eve of Germany's Saturday friendly against Austria prior to the 2018 World Cup.
Chhetri, India's all-time highest scorer, led by example once again, scoring in the 14th, 34th and 62nd minute in what was a thoroughly dominant display by Stephen Constantine's men.
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