⇒ India defeated Bangladesh 2-0 in the joint 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifying match in Doha, on 07 June 2021.
Sunil Chhetri, who helped India register a first win in the FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifiers with two goals over Bangladesh in Doha.
With this win, Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri overtook Argentina’s Lionel Messi to become the second-highest active international goalscorer with 74 goals. Chhetri is only behind Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (103) in the active international goalscorer list.
Chhetri also moved up in the men’s all-time list of international goalscorers and is now on 11th.