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Afghanistan 1-1 India: Henry Menezes - Late goal showed our character

Former India international Henry Menezes feels India's fighting spirit helped them secure a draw against Afghanistan in their fourth match in Group E of the 2022 World Cup qualification on Thursday in Dushanbe.

Zelfy Nazary scored the opener for the hosts in added time after the first half before substitute Seiminlen Doungel headed in a late equaliser with seconds left for the final whistle.

Menezes criticised India's first-half performance, singling out the wide areas as the team's weakness. He told Goal , "We did not play as a unit in the first half.