The India football team opened their SAFF Championship 2026 campaign with a 3-2 win over arch-rivals Pakistan. (Screengrab: X)

The India football team opened their SAFF Championship 2026 campaign with a 3-2 win over arch-rivals Pakistan . Suhail Ahmad Bhat scored a brace in the 14th and 20th minute while Manglenthang Kipgen added the third in the 32nd minute.

While India could not add to their tally in the second half, Pakistan rallied after the 90th minute to score twice, with Najeeb Ullah striking in the 91st minute and Alamgir Ghazi adding another in the 94th minute.…