Asiad 2023 India vs China football highlights: China thrashes India 5-1

This was India's 57th game in the Asiad history as they returned to the continental tournament after a break of 9 years

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Asian Games 2023, India vs China LIVE: Gurmeet denies China a lead

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Asian Games 2023, India vs China LIVE: China attacking India's goalpost consistenly

In a space of 60 seconds, China threatened Gurmeet's post twice, putting serious pressure on India defense.

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Asian Games 2023, India vs China LIVE: Match begins

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Asian Games 2023, India vs China LIVE: Indian line-up revealed

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Asian Games 2023, India vs China LIVE: Here's what India coach said on the eve of the match

Certain elements stopped us from having best team: Igor Stimac

India football team head coach Igor Stimac, on Sunday, lashed out at the Indian Super League (ISL) organisers Football Sports Development Limited (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.
 

While Stimac did not take names while addressing a virtual press conference ahead of team departure but dropped enough hints about who all scuppered his and AIFF's plan to field a strong squad, comprising players from current senior national side.

India football team head coach Igor Stimac.

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Wondering why India playing today as opening ceremony scheduled to take place on September 23

The Asian Games are finally here and it will begin on September 19, 2023. It might come as a shock to many that the official date of the Opening ceremony is September 23 and the games are starting on September 19. However, according to the schedule shared by the organising committee of the Hangzhou Asian Games in China, certain sports will begin on Tuesday, September 19 and Cricket is one of them. 

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Asian Games 2023, India vs China LIVE: PREVIEW

No training and proper rest, India football team face China

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 against formidable China in their Asian Games group game shortly.
 

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.

Moreover, 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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Captain Sunil Chhetri and coach Igor Stimac. Photo: @IndianFootball

 

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Asian Games 2023, India vs China LIVE: Chhetri's men begin their campaign today

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of India vs China football match in Asian Games 2023. The Games will be declared open after the opening ceremony on September 23. But the league stages of team matches have already began.

Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri along with teammates during a practice session during a practice session ahead of the AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers match against Afghanistan, at the Salt Lake Stadium, in Kolkata on Friday.