Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 23 -- The Indian eFootball national team were crowned the inaugural champions of the FIFAe Continental Championship Asia 2026 ft. eFootball Mobile after defeating Japan 1-0 on aggregate in the final in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday.

This victory also marked their third successive qualification for the FIFAe World Cup, which will be held in Saudi Arabia later this year, according to an All India Football Federation (AIFF) release.

India was represented by the duo of Danial Patel (DaNiAL) and Mujtaba Husaini (MujjiCool), who capped the memorable campaign and secured the historic title for the nation.

"We're feeling so proud about what we've done. All our fans sitting at home are also part of this. It feels incred...