Turkmenistan national football team with the score 2:1 gain a victory over the Indian team in the last game of the qualifying round of the 2018 World Cup. The first halftime, held in the Indian city of Cochin, which is located on the picturesque coast of Lakka Diva, ended with a minimal advantage in score with the host team. Despite conceding a goal in 26 minutes of game, our compatriots took the initiative to strengthen the attack toward the gate of the opponents. At the beginning of the second halftime, decisive action of Turkmen footballers brings in the results in 48 minute of the game. Arslanmyrat Aman was able to even the score. Our football players continued onset toward the Indian gate successfully completed the attack in the 70-minutes of the game and SerdaralyAtaev managed to score a goal, which brought a victory to Turkmenistan.

Thus, Turkmenistan's national football team achieved in the group «D» the qualifying round of the 2018 World Cup; scored 13 points in 8 matches were taken yet only the third place in their group. However, this result gives our footballers the right to participate in the next year the qualifying round of the 2019 World Cup.