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India to play continental cup
Defending champions India to kickstart their Intercontinental Cup campaign against 120th ranked Tajikistan on the 7th of July.
The 4-team tournament is scheduled from 7th to 19th July at the trans-stadia in Ahmedabad which will mark the first occasion of the national team playing at the venue.
The other two teams apart from India (101) and Tajikistan (120) are Syria (85) and North Korea (122). Coach Igor Stimac will be looking to capitalise the tournament to strengthen his team as much as possible. Although India has already taken the field under the Croatian at the King’s Cup last month, this will be a first time that coach Stimac will truly be tested given the long preparation time he and the team got at the National Camp.
The Indian side would like to carry a lot of confidence into the tournament after their performance at the recently concluded Kings Cup wherein they finished third by beating Thailand 1-0 in the last match of the tournament. Youngsters like Amarjit Singh, Brendon Fernandes, Sahal Ahmed could be given a start in the national colours. India would also like to see this tournament as a preparatory for the upcoming World Cup 2022 Qualifiers
