Indian Football Club Suffers Humiliating 0-17 Defeat in Asian Elite Competition Debut

Odisha FC's next match will be against Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City FC on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the Indian senior men's team will play a one-off friendly match against Vietnam on Saturday, October 12, following the withdrawal of Lebanon from the tri-nation friendly tournament.

As per the release by the AIFF media team, the match will kick off at the Thien Truong Stadium in Nam Dinh, and will be designated as an official friendly, with points counting towards the FIFA Rankings.

As per the original schedule, India was supposed to face Vietnam on October 9 and Lebanon on October 12. After Lebanon's withdrawal, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) requested the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to reschedule the Vietnam-India match to October 12, which was accepted by the VFF.

India will assemble in Kolkata on October 5 and have a training session on October 6. India's coach Manolo Marquez and his squad will travel to Vietnam on October 7, where they will continue training.

Marquez announced a list of 26 probables on Monday. The final squad of 23 players will be announced prior to the team's travel to Vietnam. After this, the team will play a friendly match against Malaysia during the FIFA Window on November 19.

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Malaysia are currently ranked 132nd in the FIFA ranking, while India are ranked 126th. The last time the two teams met was in October 2023 in the Merdeka Cup semi-final. The Blue Tigers lost 2-4.

(With ANI inputs)