India Vs China Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: India aim for a win© AFP
India vs China, Asian Games 2023 Football, Live Updates: The line-ups for both the teams have been announced. Captain Sunil Chhetri and Sandesh Jhinghan will be starting for India against China. Indian men’s football team will be squaring off against China in the opening match of their Asian Games 2023 campaign on Tuesday. India were able to stitch a rag-tag final squad only on Friday and the team left for China on Sunday, leaving no time for the players to even have a training session together.
Live Updates of Asian Games 2023 Football match between India and China, Straight from Hangzhou, China:
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17:01 (IST)
India vs China Live: We are underway
The Asian Games 2023 football match between India and China begins with the hosts, kick-starting the game.
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16:50 (IST)
India vs China Live: Few minutes away from the game
We are just minutes from India’s opening football game against China in the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou. The line-ups for both the teams have been announced and a thrilling battle for victory will be underway in sometime.
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16:36 (IST)
India vs China Live: Here’s China’s line-up for today
Jiaqi Han, Yang Liu, Shenglong Jiang, Chenjie Zhu, Zhenao Wang, Haoyang Xu, Haijian Wang, Tianyi Gao, Qianglong Tao, Weijun Dai, Long Tean.
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16:27 (IST)
India vs China Live: India’s first meet with China since 2002
The last time the two countries met in the Asian Games was in the 2002 edition in Busan, Korea, where India lost 0-2. The then Indian team had the likes of Bhaichung Bhutia, Shanmugam Venkatesh, Jo Paul Ancheri, Renedy Singh and current assistant coach Mahesh Gawli.
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16:25 (IST)
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16:12 (IST)
India vs China Live: India missing two defenders
Two players — defenders Konsam Chinglensana Singh and Lalchungnunga — out of the 22 players picked will join later as their visas were not ready. The Indian contingent’s chef de mission Bhupinder Singh Bajwa has, however, said that the duo will get their ‘express visas’ in a day or two and they will join the team.
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16:11 (IST)
India vs China Live: Here’s what Igor Stimac said
“If I knew that certain elements will stop us from going with the best possible team, I would have rather picked all the players from the I-League and request to train with them for two months and prepare with them for the Asian Games. It would not have been much different,” said Stimac.
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16:08 (IST)
India vs China Live: India’s hectic schedule
India football team head coach Igor Stimac, on Sunday, lashed out at the Indian Super League (ISL) organisers FSDL and clubs for not releasing players for the Asian Games as the national federation was forced to stitch an under-strength ragtag side at the last moment after hectic parleys.
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15:58 (IST)
India vs China Live: Tough challenge for India
Set to play their opening match without any training session and proper rest after the last-minute announcement of the squad, India will be the clear underdogs. India were able to stitch a rag-tag final squad only on Friday and the team left for China on Sunday, leaving no time for the players to even have a training session together.
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15:51 (IST)
India vs China Live: Hello
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Asian Games 2023 football match between India and China, straight from Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium in Hangzhou.
