It's a new phase for the India senior men's national team, as head coach Manolo Marquez takes the helm in the Blue Tigers' camp. His first assignment, the Intercontinental Cup in Hyderabad, a city he is all too familiar with.
For those in his team, it is a matter of proving themselves over
Under head coach Ranjan Chaudhuri, the team will be camping in preparation for the SAFF U20 Championship to be held from August 18 to 28, 2024, in Kathmandu, Nepal
The Young Tigresses had earlier suffered a similar fate at the hands of defending champions Korea Republic (0-8). India is at the bottom of the table, behind IR Iran, who they play on September 23.
The meet has now been reduced to a three-team group featuring India, and UAE and hosts China PR. India will now play their opening fixture of the tournament against China PR on September 9, 2023, in Dalian Suoyuwan Stadium at 5:05 PM IST.
India is now on a six-game winning streak on home soil, a run stretching back to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup Qualifiers in Kolkata last June. The Blue Tigers have kept five clean sheets, scoring 13 goals and conceding just one, which has left Stimac pleased and wanting m
India were rampant 7-0 winners over Singapore in the opening match on Tuesday, with six of those goals coming in the first half an hour. The Young Tigresses were far superior to their Southeast Asian opponents in terms of speed and physicality. The front trio of wingers Sumati Kumari and Ani
India, who rested experienced central defender Sandesh Jhingan, went into an arrear in the 37th minute but came back strongly within six minutes to level the score through Ashique Kuruniyan.
Now the assistant coach of the National Team, Gawali, 42, felt truly nostalgic on the eve of leaving for Vietnam to play the Hung Thinh Friendly Football Tournament from September 24-27, where India will take on Singapore and Vietnam.
The Blue Tigers demonstrated their dominance by smashing their opponents. With this win, India finished first in the group with nine points from three wins and also secured their second consecutive Asian Cup main-round entry for the first time in the tournament's history.