Sunil Chhetri netted an early brace before adding another after the break for his fourth international hat-trick, thereby taking his tally to 90 goals and leaving Mokhtar Dahari of Malaysia behind who has 89 international goals to his name.
Led by head coach Priya PV, 33 players will take part in the camp beginning on July 7 at the Emerald Heights School in Indore. The AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 2 will take place in September.
Indian men's football team will start their title defence of the SAFF Championship 2023 campaign with a game against Pakistan at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday
After the Indian football team sealed the Intercontinental Cup 2023, they have decided to donate a part of the cash award towards "relief and rehabilitation" to the families affected by the triple train tragedy in Balasore.
Captain Sunil Chhetri and winger Lallianzuala Chhangte scored the two goals that led to India lifting the Intercontinental Cup. India have played six matches so far in 2023 and kept clean sheets in all of them.
India and Vietnam played out a 1-1 draw in their tournament campaign opener. India came back from behind during the second half to secure a fighting draw.
In what was the first-ever tournament for the Blue Tigers in the Odisha capital, the fans were treated to a fantastic spectacle over the course of four matches, where India did not concede any goals en route to reclaiming the title they last won in 2018.
India finished top of the standings at the end of the group stage with seven points and no goals conceded, registering wins over Mongolia (2-0) and Vanuatu (1-0), and a draw with Lebanon (0-0). The Cedars were also held goalless by Mongolia after beating Vanuatu 3-1 in their opening game.
Ayush asserted himself as a player to watch out for after showing flashes of brilliance in the Islanders' highly successful league campaign last season, winning the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) Winners' Shield 2022-23 in record-breaking fashion.
After Thursday's pulsating 0-0 draw against Lebanon, it was Stimac who thought his side should have sealed the win with the numerous chances they had. Overall, he was happy with the performance and the game as a whole.