1) Revenue from Ticket sales will go to AIFF, not FIFA.
2) Oman FA will cover the flight ticket costs from Muscat to Bengaluru. After that, it is AIFF responsibility for boarding and lodging them in Hotel as well as Local Transport.
3) Team India has to stay in a different Hotel from Oman Team. and FIFA Delegation plus Refrerees, Match Officials have to stay at a different Hotel. So they are looking at 3 different Hotels.
Head-to-Head with India Total Matches played: 4 Matches won by India: 1 Matches won by Oman: 2 Matches drawn: 1 Goals scored by Oman: 11 Goals scored by India: 6
Country: Oman FIFA Ranking: 101 Nicknames: The Reds, The Red Warriors Last official match played: Oman 1-2 Syria (5th June, 2015) Coach: Paul Le Guen Team Highlights The Gulf country of Oman only started to have a successful football team in the late 1990s. It was then that the nation made it big in the Asian stage, winning the Asian Under 17 championship, first in 1996 and then again in 2000. They also managed to reach the semi- finals of the Under-17 World Cup in 1995. Oman qualified for the Asian Cup in 2004, 2007 and also in 2015 where they were eliminated in the group stages, after finishing behind South Korea and eventual champions Australia. They have also managed to reach the final of the Gulf Cup of Nations thrice, and eventually clinched their maiden title in 2009 as hosts. What goes in favour of the Gulf side is that they have had a coach, Paul Le Guen who has been at the helm since 2011. Under the Frenchman's tutelage, Oman qualified for the Asian Cup after a long span of almost eight years. A high profile manager, who has previously coached top sides such as PSG and Rangers among others, Le Guen has managed to turn the fortunes of the Gulf nation and has hand-picked a team with the right mix of experience and youth. Strengths: The Red Warriors have cultivated a short passing style under their French boss and they excel in playing through balls to their striker with the other midfielders making incisive runs around him as outlets. The full-backs too press on at every opportunity creating width and also space for the central attackers. Weaknesses: As evidenced in the Asian Cup, Oman were undone under Australia's brute physical play. They do not enjoy playing long balls and might get suffocated if space for their passes is cut out. They looked much more comfortable in their match against South Korea which they lost narrowly 1-0. Unlike Australia, the Koreans rely on a style similar to Oman and hence the Reds did not have much difficulty coping with that, but a failure to bury their chances cost them eventually. Lessons From the Past Asian Cup 2015 campaign: Oman were drawn in a tough group containing South Korea, Australia and Kuwait. Facing up against eventual champions, Australia first up they were blown away by the physical and direct style of the Socceroos and went down 4-0. While the match against South Korea was a better fit, a solitary goal handed them a 1-0 defeat. With nothing to play for anymore, they salvaged some lost pride with a 1-0 win over Kuwait but crashed out of the group stages itself after finishing third.
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1) Revenue from Ticket sales will go to AIFF, not FIFA.
2) Oman FA will cover the flight ticket costs from Muscat to Bengaluru. After that, it is AIFF responsibility for boarding and lodging them in Hotel as well as Local Transport.
3) Team India has to stay in a different Hotel from Oman Team. and FIFA Delegation plus Refrerees, Match Officials have to stay at a different Hotel. So they are looking at 3 different Hotels.
Total Matches played: 4
Matches won by India: 1
Matches won by Oman: 2
Matches drawn: 1
Goals scored by Oman: 11
Goals scored by India: 6
FIFA Ranking: 101
Nicknames: The Reds, The Red Warriors
Last official match played: Oman 1-2 Syria (5th June,
2015)
Coach: Paul Le Guen
Team Highlights
The Gulf country of Oman only started to have a
successful football team in the late 1990s. It was then
that the nation made it big in the Asian stage, winning
the Asian Under 17 championship, first in 1996 and then
again in 2000. They also managed to reach the semi-
finals of the Under-17 World Cup in 1995.
Oman qualified for the Asian Cup in 2004, 2007 and also
in 2015 where they were eliminated in the group stages,
after finishing behind South Korea and eventual
champions Australia. They have also managed to reach
the final of the Gulf Cup of Nations thrice, and
eventually clinched their maiden title in 2009 as hosts.
What goes in favour of the Gulf side is that they have
had a coach, Paul Le Guen who has been at the helm
since 2011. Under the Frenchman's tutelage, Oman
qualified for the Asian Cup after a long span of almost
eight years.
A high profile manager, who has previously coached top
sides such as PSG and Rangers among others, Le Guen
has managed to turn the fortunes of the Gulf nation and
has hand-picked a team with the right mix of experience
and youth.
Strengths: The Red Warriors have cultivated a short
passing style under their French boss and they excel in
playing through balls to their striker with the other
midfielders making incisive runs around him as outlets.
The full-backs too press on at every opportunity
creating width and also space for the central attackers.
Weaknesses: As evidenced in the Asian Cup, Oman
were undone under Australia's brute physical play. They
do not enjoy playing long balls and might get suffocated
if space for their passes is cut out. They looked much
more comfortable in their match against South Korea
which they lost narrowly 1-0. Unlike Australia, the
Koreans rely on a style similar to Oman and hence the
Reds did not have much difficulty coping with that, but
a failure to bury their chances cost them eventually.
Lessons From the Past
Asian Cup 2015 campaign: Oman were drawn in a tough
group containing South Korea, Australia and Kuwait.
Facing up against eventual champions, Australia first up
they were blown away by the physical and direct style
of the Socceroos and went down 4-0. While the match
against South Korea was a better fit, a solitary goal
handed them a 1-0 defeat. With nothing to play for
anymore, they salvaged some lost pride with a 1-0 win
over Kuwait but crashed out of the group stages itself
after finishing third.