India are scheduled to play Asian champions Qatar on June 3, Bangladesh on June 7, and Afghanistan on June 15 with all three matches to be held at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha.
India will take on Qatar on June 3 at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, where they achieved what possibly is one of their best results in recent times when they held Asian champions to a gritty 0-0 draw in 2019.
While Croatian World Cupper Stimac got an extension, Isac Doru did not get one after his contract expired around the same time as the Indian senior team head coach.
Due to the prolonged lockdown in the country, India players have got little foreign exposure in one-and-a-half years, with the friendlies against Oman and the UAE in Dubai in March being the only international outings.
India are scheduled to play Asian champions Qatar on June 3, Bangladesh on June 7, and Afghanistan on June 15, with all three matches to be played at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium here.
The 23-year-old is currently training with the Indian football team in Doha ahead of next month's 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers in Qatar.
The team, bolstered by the return of talisman Sunil Chhetri, is undergoing a preparatory camp inside a bio-bubble in Doha before its first match on June 3 against hosts Qatar.
The team, which arrived in Doha on Wednesday evening, was under compulsory quarantine and waiting for the results of their RT-PCR tests before starting their preparatory camp.
The players and support staff, though, will remain in compulsory quarantine till they receive the results of the RT-PCR tests conducted in Doha.
"The 28 players and the support staff are in compulsory quarantine till they receive the test results of the conducted RT-PCR tests in Doha," the All India Football Federation said in a release.
The team will have a preparatory camp inside a bio-bubble in Doha before its first match on June 3 against hosts Qatar.
The 73-year-old Indian football legend got himself admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday evening after his test report came positive.
The inclusion of OCI and PIO (Players of Indian Origin) has been a topic of debate in Indian football ever since Stephen Constantine spoke about the need for India to go down that route.
The international friendly matches are being played as part of preparations for the joint qualification round of 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup to be played in June.
Ten players made their debut against Oman on Thursday as India made a fine comeback in the second half to hold the gulf side who are 23 places above them in the FIFA charts.
The team is currently in Dubai where they are preparing to face the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday.
Manvir Singh scored the equaliser in the 55th minute to help India pull off a rare draw against Oman.
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Stimac said the team was starting from the scratch after disruption by COVID-19 pandemic and added that he would not expect much from them in the two matches.
The Indian team is currently training in Dubai ahead of the FIFA friendlies against Oman and UAE.
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