Head to head · Men's national teams
India v Pakistan
India and Pakistan have met 22 times since 1952: India lead 13–2.
13India wins
7draws
2Pakistan wins
Goals: India 36, Pakistan 17 · 22 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Sunday, 23 March 1952: India 0–0 Pakistan in Colombo.
- The most recent was on Thursday, 5 November 2026: Pakistan 2–3 India (SAFF Championship).
- India's biggest win: India 4–0 Pakistan, 2023.
- Pakistan's biggest win: Pakistan 3–0 India, 2005.
- 18 of the 22 meetings were competitive matches and 4 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 5 Nov | Pakistan 2–3 India SAFF Championship · Dhaka, Bangladesh (neutral) |
India |
| 2023 | ||
| 21 Jun | India 4–0 Pakistan SAFF Championship · Bengaluru, India |
India |
| 2018 | ||
| 12 Sept | India 3–1 Pakistan SAFF Championship · Dhaka, Bangladesh (neutral) |
India |
| 2013 | ||
| 1 Sept | India 1–0 Pakistan SAFF Championship · Kathmandu, Nepal (neutral) |
India |
| 2011 | ||
| 23 Mar | Pakistan 1–3 India AFC Challenge Cup qualification · Petaling Jaya, Malaysia (neutral) |
India |
| 2008 | ||
| 5 Jun | India 2–1 Pakistan SAFF Championship · Malé, Maldives (neutral) |
India |
| 2005 | ||
| 18 Jun | Pakistan 3–0 India Friendly · Lahore, Pakistan |
Pakistan |
| 16 Jun | Pakistan 0–1 India Friendly · Peshawar, Pakistan |
India |
| 12 Jun | Pakistan 1–1 India Friendly · Quetta, Pakistan |
Draw |
| 2003 | ||
| 20 Jan | Pakistan 1–2 India SAFF Championship · Dhaka, Bangladesh (neutral) |
India |
| 10 Jan | India 0–1 Pakistan SAFF Championship · Dhaka, Bangladesh (neutral) |
Pakistan |
| 1999 | ||
| 26 Sept | India 5–2 Pakistan South Asian Games · Kathmandu, Nepal (neutral) |
India |
| 26 Apr | India 2–0 Pakistan SAFF Championship · Margao, India |
India |
| 1997 | ||
| 11 Sept | India 2–0 Pakistan SAFF Championship · Kathmandu, Nepal (neutral) |
India |
| 1993 | ||
| 24 Dec | India 2–2 Pakistan South Asian Games · Dhaka, Bangladesh (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1991 | ||
| 22 Dec | Pakistan 0–0 India South Asian Games · Colombo, Sri Lanka (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1987 | ||
| 21 Nov | India 0–0 Pakistan South Asian Games · Calcutta, India |
Draw |
| 1984 | ||
| 17 Oct | India 2–0 Pakistan AFC Asian Cup qualification · Calcutta, India |
India |
| 1976 | ||
| 21 Jul | India 1–1 Pakistan Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup · Kabul, Afghanistan (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1967 | ||
| 15 Nov | India 1–1 Pakistan AFC Asian Cup qualification · Yangon, Burma (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1959 | ||
| 6 Dec | India 1–0 Pakistan AFC Asian Cup qualification · Ernakulam, India |
India |
| 1952 | ||
| 23 Mar | India 0–0 Pakistan Friendly · Colombo, Ceylon (neutral) |
Draw |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.