India will face Iraq on September 7.

India Senior Men’s Team Head Coach Igor Stimac introduced a 23-member squad for the forty ninth King’s Cup to be held from September 7-10, 2023 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

India (ranked 99th) will face Iraq (ranked seventieth) within the semi-final on September 7 at 16:00 IST on the 700th Anniversary Stadium. Hosts Thailand (ranked 113th) tackle Lebanon (ranked one centesimal) within the different semi-final at 19:00 IST on the identical day.

The semi-final winners will contest the ultimate on September 10, whereas the losers will play the third-place play-off.

India received bronze once they final participated within the King’s Cup in 2019.

India’s 23-member squad for the forty ninth King’s Cup 2023:

Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Gurmeet Singh.

Defenders: Asish Rai, Nikhil Poojary, Sandesh Jhingan, Anwar Ali, Mehtab Singh, Lalchungnunga, Akash Mishra, Subhasish Bose.

Midfielders: Jeakson Singh Thounaojam, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Brandon Fernandes, Sahal Abdul Samad, Anirudh Thapa, Rohit Kumar, Ashique Kuruniyan, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Lallianzuala Chhangte.

Forwards: Manvir Singh, Rahim Ali, Rahul KP.

Head coach: Igor Stimac.

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