The 68th-ranked Uzbekistan proved too strong for the Indian football team with a dominant 3-0 win at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium and jumped to second place in Group B to boost their chances for the knockouts of AFC Asian Cup 2023.
India and Uzbekistan have played six contests thus far and the latter has the upper hand on the former. Uzbekistan have won four out of the six matches whereas two games have ended in a stalemate. India are yet to defeat Uzbekistan.
After impressive defensive work in the goalless first half at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, the Blue Tigers leaked two goals in the second half due to defensive errors. Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu made some brilliant saves but was to blame for the opening goal.
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"We are rank outsiders in our group. Uzbekistan is one of the dark horses and a fantastic team, their players' physicality could cause problems. Australia are playing at the highest level of football and we all know what they are capable of, they are regular at World Cups," Stimac said.
After tasting a defeat in the ICC World Cup final in 2023, the Indian men's cricket team will be eyeing glory in the T20 World Cup in the new year 2024. India's men's football team will participate in the highly-anticipated 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.
In all, 24 teams will participate in the finals of the Asian Cup. Qatar are the defending champions having won the event in 2019.
The Indian men's national football team head coach Igor Stimac on Tuesday named 41 probables for a preparatory camp ahead of its AFC Asian Cup Final Round qualifiers in June.
India was on Thursday drawn alongside Hong Kong, Afghanistan, and Cambodia in Group D of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup final round qualifiers to be played in Kolkata in June this year.
India will play Cambodia on June 8, followed by matches against Afghanistan on June 11 and Hong Kong on June 14.
The draw for the final leg of the qualifiers is scheduled for February 24 at IST 12.30 pm.
"I said from the beginning when we started, we said that yes, to come to the quarter-final is our first target, first aim,” Dennerby.
For Dr. Richa Kulkarni, who has travelled with the international men’s football teams as the only female official, the marquee event is an "unimaginable" opportunity to inspire women to step into the sports industry.
During the meeting, Thackeray, Minister of Tourism in Maharashtra government, Patel who is also the Chairman of the upcoming AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 and other key stakeholders of the tournament closely examined the developments and detailed a thorough path to ensure maximum safety and minimum risk for everyone.
Upon inspection, the delegates from the governing body of football in Asia were satisfied with the progress of all facilities in the lead-up to the continent's flagship women's tournament.
The 62-year-old Dennerby, who was earlier in charge of the Indian U-17 women's World Cup squad, was last month roped in to help the senior team prepare for the AFC Women's Asian Cup.
Grateful to the Jharkhand government for allowing them to camp in Jamshedpur, the Indian women's football team players are hoping to make the most of it ahead of the AFC Asian Cup.
Chhetri is also just one goal off entering the all-time top-10 list of goal-scorers, something he can easily achieve against Afghanistan, if not a hat-trick.
Unveiling the Bid Book to host the continental showpiece in 2027 along with Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, Patel said the AIFF is hopeful of winning the hosting right of the tournament which will be competed among 24 teams.
AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa thanked the five-member associations for showcasing their support to the Asian Cup.
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