Former India striker IM Vijayan feels the national team's World Cup qualifier against Oman was a lost opportunity to bag three points and get the campaign off to a winning start.
On Thursday, the two Group E fixtures in the second round of the join qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup saw two completely different outcomes. In Guwahati, India hosted Oman and despite taking a first-half lead, Igor Stimac's team succumbed to a late brace by Al Mandhar.
Speaking of India's performance, Vijayan expressed his disappointment with the result and criticised the changes made in the second half.