Update: Indian football at Asian Games 2023

The Indian team qualified for the round of 16 at the Asian Games after 13 years when it beat Bangladesh and drew with Myanmar in Hangzhou on September24.

The team, led by Sunil Chhetri, had proved its pedigree, earning four of the nine points possible in the group stage, despite assembling a team in the eleventh hour before the tournament.

In the pre-quarterfinals, it will meet Saudi Arabia, which thrashed Vietnam 3-1 in its final group match to eliminate it from the Asian Games.