Indian men's football team pulled off a 1-0 win over Bangladesh through Sunil Chhetri's late penalty goal but the women's team suffered a 1-2 defeat against Chinese Taipei on Thursday.
Manipur's star striker Bala Devi last played for India in 2019 but has recorded 52 goals in just 58 international matches.
The national women's football team alleged that the bio-bubble set up by AFC wasn't foolproof as his team's players got affected due to COVID-19 positive hotel staff.
A day after the host nation failed to field a team against Chinese Taipei after as many as 12 players tested positive for the virus, the Asian Football Confederation issued a statement confirming that India "is considered to have withdrawn" from the tournament as per the guidelines.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said given the situation, Article 4.1 of the tournament rules comes into effect, which makes it clear that if a team fails to assemble for a match, it would be "considered to have withdrawn from the relevant Competition".
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India were held to a goalless draw by lower-ranked Iran in their tournament opener and must win their second match to have a stronger contention for knockout stages.
India have been drawn against IR Iran (January 20), Chinese Taipei (January 23) and China PR (January 26) in Group A of the competition that consists of 12 teams.
With 10 minutes of regulation time left on the clock, Bangladesh defender Anai Mogini found the back of the net in the 81st minute with her long-range shot from the right.
India took an early lead through Grace Dangmei and ended the first half with a one-goal lead before Venezuela rallied to win with two goals in the latter half.
Striker Maria Urrutia gave Chile a first-half lead before two quickfire goals towards the end snuffed out any hopes of an Indian comeback.
Manisha Kalyan’s equaliser was one of the bright moments for India along with goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan’s performance on a night where the hosts were in a dominant mood.
The Indian women's football team will face its toughest test of the ongoing exposure tour when the side takes on a higher ranked Chinese Taipei in an international friendly.
The friendly match was a part of preparations for the AFC Asian Cup, which will be hosted by India in January-February.
The friendlies have been planned as part of the team's preparation for the AFC Women's Asian Cup, which is set to take place in India next year.
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.
The 62-year-old Dennerby, who was earlier in charge of the Indian U-17 women's World Cup squad, has been roped in to help the team prepare for the AFC Asian Cup.
Youngster Manisha Kalyan won the AIFF Women's Emerging Footballer of the Year award.
Endeavouring to send the women's national team to the 2027 FIFA World Cup, the All India Football Federation has charted a detailed plan in this regard.
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