Gary White

New Zealand coach Fritz Schmid admitted that it will be a big challenge for his boys to face India in their bid to keep their final hopes alive.

In keeping with coach Stephen Constantine's new rotational captaincy policy, prolific striker Sunil Chhetri has been handed the armband as India aim for full points against a motivated Guam in the 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday.

The actor and Oscar-winning screenplay writer was in town for work related to Water.Org

Kenya coach Sebastian Migne played down any talk of seeking revenge against India in the summit clash but reiterated it was a referee blunder that saw his team lose 0-3 to the hosts in the league game of the Intercontinental Cup here.

Indian football coach Stephen Constantine was a livid man after the team's embarrassing 1-2 defeat to lower-ranked Guam in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying game on Tuesday, saying his boys lacked "football intelligence".

On a high after a win against Chinese Taipei, a confident India will take on Guam in their next match of the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers on Monday.

Indian football coach Stephen Constantine was severely criticised on social media after India’s 14-match unbeaten streak was brought to a halt by Kyrgyzstan in March this year and the Englishman went on a rant while speaking to the media here on Saturday.

Guam produced another stunning result on Tuesday as the tiny Pacific island side beat India 2-1 to move to the top of their 2018 World Cup qualifying group.

The 27-year-old, who arrived on Monday from Los Angeles after a 24-hour long journey, was twice voted as Galaxy's best defender in the Major Soccer League in the United States.