Indian Football Team will look to book their spot in 2023 AFC Asian Cup, the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to crown the champion of the continent.
India will be among 24 nations fighting for 11 spots for the tournament proper during the third round of qualifiers, which is scheduled to be held from June 8 to June 14 across venues.
In the third round of AFC Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers, 24 teams including India are split into six groups of four teams each with a team playing the three other teams in their respective groups in single round robin matches with the group winner earning a spot for the tournament proper.
While six group winners will join the already qualified 13 teams, five best second placed teams will also join them for the main draw of the tournament, scheduled to be later.
India are in Group D with Hong Kong, Afghanistan and Cambodia as other participants and will play at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. The Blue Tigers will begin their campaign against Cambodia on June 8.
Here is all you need to know about India’s 2023 AFC Asian Cup 3rd Round Qualifiers:
Indian Squad for AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers Third Round
Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Laxmikanth Kattimani, Amrinder Singh.
Defenders: Rahul Bheke, Akash Mishra, Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Roshan Singh, Anwar Ali, Sandesh Jhingan, Subhashish Bose, Pritam Kotal.
Midfielders: Jeakson Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Glan Martins, Brandon Fernandes, Deepak Tangri, Udanta Singh, Yasir Mohammad, Sahal Abdul Samad, Suresh Wangjam, Ashique Kuruniyan, Liston Colaco.
Forwards: Ishan Pandita, Sunil Chhetri, Manvir Singh.
Indian Group Schedule and Results in AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers Third Round
Indian Group and Points Table of AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers Third Round
– Group winner qualified directly for AFC Asian Cup 2023 Main Draw
Even the group runners up reached the main draw as they managed to finish as the top five best second-placed teams from the 6 groups.
AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers Third Round Best Second-Placed Teams Table (After 2 matches)
– Top 5 join the group winners in the AFC Asian Cup 2023 Main Draw
AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualified Teams
AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers Telecast & Live Streaming Info
Star Sports Network will telecast the matches live on Star Sports 3 in India, while Disney+ Hotstar will be the destination for live streaming.
