After Argentina high, India U-20 team set for tournament in Croatia

The AIFF is set to send India's U-20 team to Croatia for a four-nation tournament, general secretary Kushal Das said today, hours after the side shocked superpower Argentina and surprised the football world.

India notched up one of its most memorable football triumphs when its under-20 team stunned traditional giants Argentina 2-1 despite being reduced to 10 men in a pulsating contest at the COTIF Cup in Valencia.

The under-16 side shocked reigning Asian champions Iraq for the first time, courtesy a last-gasp goal, to bring its campaign back on track at the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) Tournament in Amman.

Feeling vindicated, Das said the federation always stayed positive despite recent setbacks and negativity around Indian football.

"We were always positive and had belief in these boys. Our youth development is doing pretty well and these results are due to that," Das told PTI, hours after the Indian boys upstaged their fancied opponents.

"We are next trying to send the U-20 team to Croatia for a four-nation tournament."