India have a free kick. It'll likely be the last throw of dice for Jamil's men. Great delivery from Chhangte and Jhingan gets a touch and that's gone wide. And it's all over.
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India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: Full Time
Jamaica defeat India 2-0 in the Unity cup semifinal. (X/Indian Football)India (IND) vs Jamaica (JAM), Unity Cup Semifinal 2026 Highlights: Kaheim Dixon and Courtney Clarke scored in each half to give Jamaica a 2-0 win over India in the Unity Cup semifinal on Wednesday. Clarke slammed in his strike in the 8th minute while Dixon’s 78th minute goal was the final nail in India’s coffin with Khalid Jamil’s team now set to play the third-placed match on Saturday against Zimbabwe. Jamaica, meanwhile, will take on Nigeria in the final.
The four-team tournament also features Nigeria and Zimbabwe who will play each other in the other semifinal on Tuesday, ahead of India’s clash with Jamaica. The winners of the semi-finals will advance to the final on May 30, while the remaining teams will contest the third-place play-off on the same day.
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The Blue Tigers, on Monday, arrived in the British capital with 17 players after the withdrawal of Mohun Bagan SG players. Goalkeeper Hrithik Tiwari joined a day later, while Jamil has also called up midfielder Macarton Nickson and defender Nikhil Barla, who reached the camp on Tuesday.
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IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: 90+2' | Late slip up
3 added minutes and Jamaica now have a free kick inside the Indian half. India have a chance as Rahim Ali feeds Vikram Pratap who slips at the most importune time and Jamaica clear.
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IND vs JAM Live: 87' | India can't keep the ball
India have a throw deep inside the opponent half now. Long throw inside the box and after a few headers the ball gets to the Jamaica goalie.
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India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: 84' | Rahim Ali shoots over
Almost a chance to score for India. Rahim Ali gets the ball at the edge of the box and he shoots!! But that's wayyy over the bar!!
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IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: 80' | India look tired
Last 10 mins and the winds have been knocked out of India's sails with Jamaica looking confident again. A bit feisty in the middle now as the tackles keep flying.
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IND vs JAM Live: GOAL!!!!
WHAT A GOAL!!! The Nigeria No 10 Dixon dances past the Indian defenders and shoots the ball past Gurpreet into the Indian net. Far post to boot!! Incredible footwork!!
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India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: 75' | Chance wasted
Jamaica a bit shaky in the second half compared to the first as they are being pressed relentlessly by the Indians. Their passes lack the precision while their positioning have been poor They get a corner though as Poojary defends. AAAND A CHANCE AND Merrik shoots it over the bar.
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IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: 69' | India resolute
Jamaica is on the counter and Jeakson comes in from behind and does well to put the ball out for a corner. Another low cross and shot in and that's also defended. Another corner. And it's off side. India breathe again.
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IND vs JAM Live: 67' | Clarke balloons over
The goal scorer Clarke finds a bit of space as he barrels down the middle, opens up his body and tries a long ranger but that's way, way over the bar.
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India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: 64' | Half chances for India
Chhangte fouled and it's a good spot to get a free kick. Chhangte over it and he shoots but it has hit the wall and gone for a corner. Chance for Naufal from the corner but he shoots wide!!!
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IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: 60' | Dixon misses
Ohhhhh!!! Almost the second goal for Jamaica as Dixon goes into the Indian box but can't get a proper shot away as the ball goes way wide across the face of the goal.
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IND vs JAM Live: 57' | Williams limps off
Jhingan slides in and he has been booked. The foul was all the way inside the Jamaica half so why he went sliding in is a mystery. Free kick for Jamaica. This does not look good for Williams as well as he's limping off.
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India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: 53' | Offside!!!
India have a chance and Rahim Ali is not allowed to turn but the ball reaches an Indian player and that's inside the net!!! But it's off side!!
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IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: 52' | High press by India
India are pressing a bit high now and trying to cage in Jamaica in their own half. But the Jamaican team keeps getting out of sticky situations with long balls out.
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IND vs JAM Live: 49' | Foul by Rahim
Jamaica get a throw now which is dealt with. Meanwhile, India have made a change with Edmund going out and Rahim Ali coming in. Ali's first contribution is a foul to give the possession back to Jamaica.
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India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: Second half begins
We are back and Ryan Williams kicks off proceedings. India lose the ball straight away. But Jamaica are no different as the ball is being taken from one end to another.
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IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: Half Time
Just 1 mins added to this half. And that's the referee blowing his whistle and ending proceedings. India will be the happier of the lot at half time. After the lone goal, Jamaica have looked a bit toothless in attack with india just content to sit back and defend while trying a counter.
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IND vs JAM Live: 43' | Huge save by Gurpreet
Jamaica are going to the same well over and over again which is the right side which India have marshalled pretty well. They are passing the ball into the penalty box and then passing it wide again with no one wanting to shoot. India will be happy with this. Finally a shot comes in from distance and that's saved by Gurpreet!!
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India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: 39' | Jamaica too one-dimensional
Jamaica are now bereft of ideas with all their attacks being concentrated on the right but Roshan in defence is cutting off everything they are trying to conjure.
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IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: 36' | Ball changed thrice
There's a bit of trouble with the ball and that's changed. After a few minutes of play with the new ball, the players are not happy with this one either. So a new ball has been brought in again. The third ball is in play now.
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IND vs JAM Live: 31' | Jamaica closing down
Space down the right again and Jhingan with a stretch to keep the ball coming in. But it's offside. India start over and they are knocking around the ball near the Jamiaca box but Poojary gives it away for a throw.
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India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: 28' | Attacks and counter-attacks
India have a free kick now and the ball somehow reaches Jhingan but Jamaica get the counterattack going which ends in a corner for them. And that's dealt by India.
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IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: 25' |India growing into the match
India are growing into the game, keeping possession but the Jamaicans are too strong as they regain position and keep trying to play small passes and go into the Indian half.
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IND vs JAM Live: 21' | Jamaica not pressing high
India are having a bit of the ball now with Jamaica not offering a press to the Indian defence. The Blue Tigers can build something from here but their perchance of putting long balls into the box is costing them and giving possession back to Jamaica.
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India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: 17' | Missed chance
Perfectly weighted ball for the Jamaican striker Dixon who had the goal gaping but a good save by Gurpreet keeps the score to just 0-1.
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IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: 15' | India chasing
Jamaica are now passing the ball along their penalty box with Ryan Williams the only Indian player in that half. It's never a good sign that you have to chase the ball so early in the game and that is what is happening here.
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IND vs JAM Live: 12' | Jamaica having all of the ball
Jamaica are very cool in possession, just finding small spaces in the middle as well as near the India penalty box. They are just content to keep the ball away from India and passing along.
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India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: GOAL!!!!
Lovely through ball played by Jamaica and after a save by Gurpreet, the ball falls in the feet of Clarke in the left wing and he shoots!!! And that has gone inside the net!! What a curler and Gurpreet at full stretch can't get to it!!
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IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: 5' | India keep losing the ball
India losing the ball in dangerous positions as Jamaica easily goes through the midfield but a last ditch challenge keeps them out. India are currently looking way out of their depth here.
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IND vs JAM Live: Here we go
We are off to the races. Jamaica having most of the ball as India keep losing possession. Probably how this match will go.
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India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: Indian football's ray of hope
“No, I should learn, really, but it’s difficult,” says Ryan Williams after a little chuckle. The 32-year-old was asked whether he had learnt Hindi yet, an unusual question to ask someone who plays for India in any sport, but there is little that is usual about Williams.
He is the first footballer in over a decade to have given up a foreign passport to play for India. Williams had to, in his words, “beat through the bushes” and make his own way. But once there, he straightaway became the fulcrum of the ailing Indian team’s midfield and forward line.
Williams scored within the first four minutes of his debut in a 2-1 win over Hong Kong in India’s final AFC Asian Cup Qualifier in Kochi in March and then went on to orchestrate several moves that gave the team a fluency up front that they’d sorely lacked in recent years.
IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: Here's where the match will take place
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IND vs JAM Live: A closer look at Jamaica's starting lineup
Coniah Boyce-Clarke (gk), Odin Samuels-Smith, Damion Lowe, Kyle Ming, Brandon Cover, Isaac Hayden, C. Clarke, Tyrese Hall, Nickalia Fuller, Bailey Cadamarteri, Kaheim Dixon
India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: Jamaica defender Damion Lowe speaks
Jamaica defender Damion Lowe acknowledged the significance of the tournament for diaspora communities in England. “The excitement around the tournament is amazing, especially from the diaspora communities. Jamaica has ties with India and African nations, so it is special," said the 33-year-old, who plays for Indonesian club Dewa United Banten.
IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: Where is the match taking place?
India will take on Jamaica in the Unity Cup 2026 semi-final on Wednesday (7:30 PM local time) at The Valley in London at 12:00 AM (May 28).
IND vs JAM Live: Ryan Williams in focus
Williams’ mother was born in an Anglo-Indian family in Mumbai, and his maternal grandfather, Lincoln Grostate, played for Bombay in the Santosh Trophy in the 1950s. In 2018, his twin brother Aryn played in the Indian league for NEROCA FC, and a couple of years ago, Williams followed in his footsteps by signing for Indian Super League giants Bengaluru FC.
Williams has played for Australia at the U-20 and U-23 levels, and made a senior team appearance in 2019 – coming on as a second-half substitute during a friendly against South Korea. He first expressed his desire to give up his Australian passport earlier this year. “Sunil Chhetri gave the first information about Ryan Williams, who wants to play for India by giving up his Australian passport. From then on, the process started,” AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey was quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India.
India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: Jamaica Playing XIs
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IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: Detailed look at India lineup
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (gk), Rahul Bheke (c), Naorem Roshan Singh, Sandesh Jhingan, Akash Mishra, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Jeakson Singh, Ryan Williams, Farukh Choudhary, Edmund Lalrindika, Nikhil Poojary
IND vs JAM Live: India's lineup
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India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: IND's hot and cold form
The CAFA Nations Cup was India’s first under current head coach Khalid Jamil and they started off with a surprise 2-1 win over Tajikistan, who are currently ranked 33 places above India in the FIFA standings for international football. They went on to stage another surprise by finishing third despite being the second lowest ranked team in the tournament. India went past the group stage with a win, a draw and a defeat. They qualified for the third-place playoff in which the beat Oman in a tense penalty shootout 3-2 after the match itself ended 1-1 after extra time.
However, any positivity from the result was short-lived as India then lost 1-2 to Singapore in Goa in a decisive AFC Asian Cup qualifier, which confirmed their failure to qualify for the continental tournament. They had qualified for the last two editions of the tournament, making the first time in 10 years that India won’t be appearing at the Asian Cup.
IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: India's next assignment
The Indian men’s national team will play two friendly matches against Tajikistan away from home on June 5 and 9 in Hisor during the FIFA international match window, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on Tuesday. The matches will happen in Hisor, a city 15km west of national capital Dushanbe where India had played in the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Nations Cup last year.
India will leave for Tajikistan from London on May 31. Both matches will take place at the Hisor Central Stadium, which was also India’s venue for the CAFA Nations Cup.
IND vs JAM Live: What the Jamaica coach said
“We have studied all three teams, and we are impressed by what we have seen. Last time we enjoyed reaching the final against Nigeria, and this year our aim is to go one step further and win the tournament," said the Jamaican coach. “India are a difficult team to assess because we have not played them at this level for a very long time. We have watched some of their matches, but they are still somewhat unknown to us. We will focus on playing our game," Speid added.
India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: A look at Jamaica
Jamaica arrive with one of the youngest squads in the competition, carrying an average age of 22.8 years. Head coach Rudolph Speid explained that several senior players were rested after long club seasons, but expressed confidence in the group assembled for the tournament, which contains 11 players plying their trade in England. Some experienced names in the Jamaican squad include captain and defender Damion Lowe, right-back Dexter Lembikisa, defender Joel Latibeaudiere, who won the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup in India while representing England, and midfielder Isaac Hayden.
IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: How Jamaica missed out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
The 71st-ranked Jamaica side that came within a game of qualifying for the World Cup but they lost to DR Congo in the qualifying play-offs in March. The match was 0-0 in normal time which necessitated Extra Time where former manchester united player Axel Tuanzebe scored to take Congo to the World Cup.
IND vs JAM Live: India's new jerseys
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India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: Head to head
India and Jamaica have faced each other on just 2 occasions before Wednesday's meeting. India won once in 2002 where the scoreline was 3-0. The other match was also in 2002 which was a 0-0 draw.
Matches played: 2
IND won: 1
JAM won: 0
Draw: 1
IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: Jamil on Jamaica
"It is very good for us to be here and play in this tournament. Jamaica are definitely a stronger team, but we will try our best to do well. It is important for us to make a good start," said Jamil, who himself toured England with the national team in 2000 and 2001.
IND vs JAM Live: Edmund Lalrindika speaks
Forward Edmund Lalrindika iterated that the tournament represents both exposure and an important benchmark for the team's progress. "This is a very good exposure for us and a great experience. It is an opportunity to test ourselves against higher-ranked teams. We will try our best to get positive results," said Lalrindika.
India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: Jamaica squad
IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: India squad
IND vs JAM Live: Who are the Mohun Bagan players who withdrew?
The seven Mohun Bagan players named in the India squad are forwards Liston Colaco and Manvir Singh; midfielders Lalengmawia Ralte (Apuia), Sahal Abdul Samad and Anirudh Thapa; defender Abhishek Singh; and goalkeeper Vishal Kaith.
India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: Khalid Jamil ahead of the match
"We have selected players who performed well in the ISL," said Jamil in the press conference on Monday. "Based on that, we will continue to build the team. Whoever performs well gets selected."
IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: Why Mohun Bagan refused to release players
Bagan have previously refused to release players for the national camp, notably for the first one that Jamil called in August last year. Once again, they have cited long-standing concerns over the lack of compensation for clubs when players get injured while playing for the national team outside FIFA’s designated international windows.
“This time, we told the players to go at their own risk. Because if you play wearing the Mohun Bagan jersey, our insurance company will pay for any expenses. When playing for India in the FIFA window, FIFA will pay. These are the rules,” a source within the club told The Indian Express.
IND vs JAM Live: Why have India travelled with only 17 players?
The Blue Tigers, on Monday, arrived in the British capital with 17 players after the withdrawal of Mohun Bagan SG players. Goalkeeper Hrithik Tiwari joined a day later, while Jamil has also called up midfielder Macarton Nickson and defender Nikhil Barla, who reached the camp on Tuesday.
India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: The Mohun Bagan conundrum
Khalid Jamil had named a 28-member squad for the Unity Cup in London, where India will face world number 71 Jamaica on May 27, and possibly world number 26 Nigeria later. However, the India coach are without seven of his key players when the team leaves for the tournament on Sunday.
The reason? Mohun Bagan’s last-minute stand. The Kolkata giants, who finished second in the Indian Super League, have told their players that they can play in the tournament at their own risk, and that the club will not pay for any injuries they may sustain.
IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: Unity Cup Schedule
May 26: Nigeria vs Zimbabwe, 7:30pm BST / 12:00am IST, May 27
May 27: Jamaica vs India, 7:30pm BST / 12:00am IST, May 28
May 30: Third-place playoff and final ( Time to be announced)
IND vs JAM Live: The last time India played in UK
India's return to the United Kingdom brings with it both nostalgia and opportunity. The last time the Blue Tigers played in the UK was in 2002, also against Jamaica, when the sides met twice in friendly matches in Watford and Wolverhampton.
India vs Jamaica Unity Cup LIVE: Form Guide
JAM: W D D W W L
IND: W D L W L W
IND vs JAM Unity Cup LIVE: Predicted lineups
IND: Gurpreet; Jhingan, Bheke, Mishra, Singh, Varghese; Jeakson Singh, Shabong; Williams, Lalrindika, Chhangte
JAM: Grant; Latibeaudiere, Lowe, Laing, Webster; Hayden, Clarke, Hall; Cadamarteri, Merrick, Dixon
IND vs JAM Live: Hello and Welcome
136th ranked India will face off with a Jamaica side who are 71st in the FIFA rankings when they two sides lock horns for the Unity Cup semifinal in England. The encounter will give India a chance to take on a higher ranked team and understand where they stand. Follow our blog to find out if India can pull off a monumental upset.
Mohun Bagan players jostle for the ball with SC Delhi. (Credit: AIFF)
Play for India at your own risk, Mohun Bagan SG tell players ahead of Unity Cup
Khalid Jamil had named a 28-member squad for the Unity Cup in London, where India will face world number 71 Jamaica on May 27, and possibly world number 26 Nigeria later. However, the India coach could be without seven of his key players when the team leaves for the tournament on Sunday.
The reason? Mohun Bagan’s last-minute stand. The Kolkata giants, who finished second in the Indian Super League, have told their players that they can play in the tournament at their own risk, and that the club will not pay for any injuries they may sustain.
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