India were and India are the reigning champions of the Nehru Cup, the third Nehru Cup title in a row. A great feat for the newly assembled squad under Dutchman Wim Koevermans.
The 2012 edition of the Nehru Cup was held from August 22 to September 2 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. Besides host India the other four participating nations were Cameroon, Syria, the Maldives and Nepal.
FIXTURES & RESULTS
Round Robin League22-Aug-2012: INDIA 2-1 Syria23-Aug-2012: Maldives 2-1 Nepal24-Aug-2012: Syria 2-2 Cameroon25-Aug-2012: INDIA 3-0 Maldives26-Aug-2012: Nepal 0-5 Cameroon27-Aug-2012: Maldives 2-1 Syria28-Aug-2012: INDIA 0-0 Nepal29-Aug-2012: Cameroon 3-1 Maldives30-Aug-2012: Syria 2-0 Nepal31-Aug-2012: INDIA 0-1 Cameroon
Final02-Sep-2012: Cameroon 2-2,4-5 India [penalties]