This year has been very mixed for Team India in the football world. The team shocked the world by giving a tough competition to some big teams and in many tournaments, the team also got disappointed. But this year, Team India and their captain gave two such occasions when the whole country felt sorry for them. Indian team captain Sunil Chhetri made this year memorable for Indian footballers and their fans. He surpassed world-leading footballer Leonel Messi in scoring the most international goals this year, while Team India gave a second chance to a strong Qatar-like 0-0 draw in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match. Not only the team, the women's team also waved this year.

For Indian fans of Chhetri, this year will also be memorable because Chhetri beat Lionel Messi this year. This year, Chhetri scored in Ahmedabad against Tajikistan in the opening match of the Intercontinental Cup and became the second player to score the most international goals among active footballers. Next to them is Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo. Chhetri left Messi behind. In this match, Chhetri had scored two goals and at that time he had 70 international goals. While Messi had 68 goals at that time.

Chhetri currently has 72 international goals. This year India stunned everyone by playing 0–0 with a strong team like Qatar. In the 2022 FIFA World Qualifier, Asian champions Qatar were considered to be the strongest team, but India played a goalless draw from them, which the fans will remember for a long time. Especially the performance of goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, who thwarted Qatar's goal.

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