Football: Stimac announces second list of 15 probables for training camp ahead of FIFA WC Qualifiers
The first list consisted of 26 players all of whom will be reporting for the camp on May 10.
The first list consisted of 26 players all of whom will be reporting for the camp on May 10.
Playing his 127th match, the 37-year-old Chhetri got his 81st international goal by scoring a 14th-minute penalty. However, he missed a couple of chances in the box, but managed to score his second goal of the match when he nodded home a Brandon Fernandes cross to secure the win for India.
Jordan took the lead, as Ahmad Saleh controlled an aerial through ball inside the Indian penalty box and played it to Abu Amara on the first touch, as the latter side-footed it home.
It was earlier on May 9 that the Zambia FA had officially confirmed their participation for the match which was supposed to be played in Doha on June 25.
Stimac, who coached Croatia to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 also underlined the importance of taking "necessary precautions, and staying safe".
Sunil Chhetri brushed aside any comparisons with the two best footballers on the planet but Stimac described him as a "once-in-a-decade-or-two" player.
Igor Stimac also spoke about Sunil Chhetri and called him a once in a generation player and requested everyone to not speculate much about his retirement.
"We are playing some good football, and the effort is there, but we don't have that final touch in and around the box," said Stimac.
Despite falling down to 108 in the FIFA rankings, India have climbed up one place in terms of the AFC team's ranking and are now the 18th best Asian team.
Igor Stimac also mentioned that the core unit of the current Indian team were products of the I-League and that he would be eagerly watching the games.
