Can only be a day of embarrassment: Štimac on India-Brazil match

Ex-India head coach Igor Štimac slammed the All India Football Federation's decision to prioritise the upcoming India-Brazil friendly and withdraw from the FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026, calling it a "marketing move". "India playing against Brazil or Argentina, this can only be a day of embarrassment," he added. Notably, India are 138th in the FIFA rankings, while Brazil are ranked fifth.