in Colombo, Sri Lanka. GROUP A: Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan Sept 7 India vs. Bangladesh Sri Lanka vs. Bhutan Sept 9 Sri Lanka vs. India Bhutan vs. Bangladesh Sept 11 Sri Lanka vs. Bangladesh India vs. Bhutan GROUP B: Afghanistan, Maldives, Pakistan, Nepal Sept 8 Maldives vs. Afghanistan Pakistan vs. Nepal Sept 10 Maldives vs. Nepal Pakistan vs. Afghanistan Sept 12 Maldives vs. Pakistan Nepal vs. Afghanistan Sept 14 Semifinals Sept 16 Final
India won 3-0 against Bangladesh in first match. www.goalnepal.com got live updates from the SAFF Championship
Group B: Afghanistan 4 - Pakistan 0 Nepal 5 - Maldives 0 CURRENT STANDINGS Group A 1. India 2-0-0 (6pts.) [+8] 2. Sri Lanka 1-0-1 (3pts.) [-1] 3. Bangladesh 1-0-1 (3pts) [-2] 4. Bhutan 0-0-2 (0pts.) [-5] Group B 1. Nepal 2-0-0 (6pts.) [+13] 2. Afghanistan 1-1-0(4pts.) [+4] 3. Maldives 0-1-1(1pt.) [-5] 4. Pakistan 0-0-2(0pts.) [-12]
Group A India 11-0 Bhutan Sri Lanka 2-1 Bangladesh Group B Nepal 7-1 Afghanistan Pakistan 3-0 Maldives FINAL STANDINGS Group A 1. India 3-0-0 (9pts.) [+19] 2. Sri Lanka 2-0-1 (6pts.) [0] 3. Bangladesh 1-0-2 (3pts.) [-3] 4. Bhutan 0-0-3 (0pts.) [-16] Group B 1. Nepal 3-0-0 (9pts.) [+19] 2. Afghanistan 1-1-1(4pts.) [-2] 3. Pakistan 1-0-2(3pts.) [-9] 4. Maldives 0-1-2(1pt.) [-8] Semi-finals on 14th - India v Afghanistan and Sri Lanka v Nepal. India should be too strong for Afghanistan (possibly by 5 or 6 goals) Hosts Sri Lanka did well to beat Bangladesh, traditionally the 3rd best team in South Asia, and may cause Nepal a few more problems than usual, but I think Nepal will still win by 3 goals.
Semi-finals: India 11-0 Afghanistan Sri Lanka 0-3 Nepal Final tomorrow is a repeat of the last edition as expected - India v Nepal. I predict India will win by 2 goals.