Igor Stimac

Full of confidence as he aims to win his first title at the Merdeka tournament indian soccer The team will aim to surprise in-form hosts Malaysia in their opening game here on Friday.

Tournament also called mini asia cup With conflict-torn Palestine withdrawing from the tournament at the last minute, only three teams will compete this year, with Tajikistan coming in third.

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In fact, the winner of the match between India and Malaysia will face Tajikistan in the final on October 17th.

India’s last appearance was in the Asian Games, where they were eliminated in the round of 16, but Igor Stimac’s side will have their mission cut short against Malaysia in the tournament, which will be held for the first time in almost a decade. Malaysia has shown good form so far this year, with six wins, two draws, and one loss in nine games.

India coach Stimac said his team is ready for the challenge ahead of the final against Malaysia. “We know that Malaysia have done well in recent months, they have a good coach and some great homegrown players, and they have good support for their naturalized players, so at the moment There is great stability in the team,” Stimac was quoted as saying in an AIFF release.

The Indian coach acknowledged that Malaysia had an advantage going into the match, with a crowd of 90,000 people expected to be at Bukit Jalil Stadium, but said his team was ready.

“I think Malaysia will have the advantage in the first match. Of course they are at home and have done well here, but we are here to pull some surprises against them,” Stimac said. Ta.

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