Seven-time champions India will start title favourites when they take on first-time finalists Nepal in the summit clash of the SAFF Championships.
Football's world governing body FIFA on Friday said it has evacuated almost 100 members of the 'football family', including women players, from Afghanistan after 'complex negotiations'.
Leaders Brazil easily defeated Uruguay 4-1 in their South American World Cup qualifying match while second-place Argentina beat Peru 1-0 a few hours earlier and are also close to clinching a direct qualifying berth.
City said the injury was a “small fracture” and happened while Torres was on international duty.
The teams are level on points at the top of the league going into Sunday's match. Although it's only been seven games
The team will play against two top tier 1 sides Hammarby IF (October 20) and Djurgarden IF (October 23) in Sweden.
India defeated Maldives 3-1 in its final league engagement to make the summit clash with an unbeaten run.
The 24-year-old Bournemouth player, who was part of the Wales squad at the European Championshp, earlier withdrew from this month's World Cup qualifiers.
Sunil Chhetri scored a brace against Maldives during the SAFF Championship game on Wednesday and went past Pele in list of top international goalscorers.
Chhetri scored in the 62nd and 71st minutes after Manvir Singh had given India the lead in the 33rd minute in the must-win match for India.
Chinese Taipei are ranked 40th in the FIFA chart while the Indians are placed at 57th.
At Wembley Stadium in London, Hungary supporters fought with police in the stands just after kickoff on Tuesday.
Sweden moved two points clear of Spain in Group B with two games remaining after defeating Greece 2-0 at home.
The World Cup qualifier between Albania and Poland was temporarily halted when Polish players walked off the field after Albanian fans threw water bottles at them while celebrating a goal.
Ronaldo extended his men's record tally of international goals to 115 by scoring the 58th hat trick of his career for club and country in Portugal's 5-0 win over Luxembourg.
Australia defender Aziz Behich scored an own goal in 85th minute Tuesday to give Japan a 2-1 victory and six points from four matches in Group B, three points behind the Aussies and six behind Saudi Arabia.
With this win, the Delhi-based team now leads the Group B table with nine points from all wins in three matches.
The European soccer body has been looking at whether to expand the tournament again to include 32 of its 55 member nations, officials said in July during the successful Euro 2020.
India have so far scored two goals in the ongoing SAFF Championships and both came through 37-year-old Chhetri, who equalled legendary Pele with his 77th strike in the match against Nepal.
The Indian women's football team will face its toughest test of the ongoing exposure tour when the side takes on a higher ranked Chinese Taipei in an international friendly.
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