India vs Qatar: Now CLEAR-CUT evidence has emerged to show how India got robbed in Doha

Qatar defeated India 2-1 in their World Cup qualifier match yesterday. Despite Lallianzuala Chhangte's 37th-minute goal for India, Qatar turned the game around with goals from Yousef Aymen in the 73rd minute and Ahmed Al-Rawi in the 85th minute, and the goals were nothing short of controversial. The statistics showed Qatar with 18 shots and 56% possession, compared to India with 9 shots and 44% possession. The match, staged at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, saw Qatar defeat India to preserve their lead in Second Round Group A. In a disgraceful decision that has enraged football fans, the referee permitted Qatar's contentious equaliser against India despite the ball obviously going out of play. This occurrence happened in the second half of the contest.

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India vs Qatar: New evidence clearly shows how India was cheated against Qatar in Doha

An image captured by @QFootLive shows the controversial moment in the FIFA WCQ match between India and Qatar. The disputed goal by Yousef Aymen in the 73rd minute, under contentious conditions, caused outrage among Indian players. Despite claims of the ball being out of play, the goal stood, raising questions about the absence of VAR in the crucial qualifier match, especially considering Qatar's hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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Needing a victory to get to the third round of FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying for the first time in history, India played Qatar away. Lallianzuala Chhangte led early, but a contentious equaliser from Qatar caused controversy to surround the game.

Yousef Aymen scored for Qatar under controversial conditions in the 73rd minute. Once goalie Gurpreet Singh Sandhu saved an Aymen header, Indian players concluded the ball was out of play. But the whistle never went, and Al Hassan, a defender for Qatar, recovered the ball and handed it to Aymen, who scored from close quarters.

The Indian players angrily objected, claiming that it was obvious the ball was out of play. Officials of the game gave Qatar the goal in spite of their protests. The lineman was conferred with by South Korean referee Kim Woo-sung, who then maintained his first ruling.

The disputed goal was uncontested by VAR in the second round of FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying because the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system was not in place. It is strange because Qatar hosted the FIFA World Cup 2022, and the VAR was absent in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match 2 years later.