King’s Cup 2023 semi-finals Live: Sunil Chhetri-less India take on Iraq.© AIFF
India vs Iraq, King’s Cup 2023 Semi-Finals Live: The Indian men’s football team faces Iraq in the semi-final of the King’s Cup 2023 tournament at the 700th Anniversary Stadium in Chiang Mai in Thailand. Ranked 99th in the FIFA Rankings, India will make its fourth appearance in the King’s Cup, and first since 2019. However, Igor Stimac’s men will be without the services of Sunil Chhetri, who is out of action due to personal reasons. India last played Iraq, the highest-ranked team in this edition (70), in a friendly in 2010, suffering a 2-0 defeat.
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15:09 (IST)
India vs Iran Live: Can the Blue Tigers go all the way?
This is India’s fourth appearance in the King’s Cup. Back in 2019, when India last featured, they fell short against Curacao in the semi-final before beating Thailand 1-0 in the third-place playoff.
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15:07 (IST)
India vs Iran Live: Can India rise to the occasion?
India’s last meeting against Iraq came back in 2010. India had lost the match 0-2. Can they turn the tide this time around?
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15:02 (IST)
India vs Iran Live: No Chhetri for India!
India, who are 99th in the FIFA rankings, will be without the talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri, unavailable due to personal reasons. Chhetri, however, will return for India’s Asian Games campaign
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15:00 (IST)
India vs Iran Live: Hello!
Hello and welcome to our live blog for the King’s Cup semi-final between India and Thailand. The kick-off is exactly minutes from now. Stay tuned for further updates
