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India’s senior men’s team will face hosts Malaysia in the semi-finals of the 2023 Merdeka Tournament with a draw held by the Malaysian Football Association on Tuesday. The match will be held on October 13th at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur. Palestine drew with Lebanon in the other semi-final earlier in the day. This is the 32nd time India and Malaysia have met in an international match, the last time being a friendly in Kolkata in 2011, where the Blue Tigers won 3-2.
In the 2023 Merdeka Games, India will be participating in the tournament for the first time since 2001 and will finish 18th overall. India’s best results were runners-up in 1959 and 1964.
The winners of the semi-finals will compete in the final on October 17th, and the two losing teams will play for third place.
Merdeka Tournament 2023 Draw (IST): Palestine vs Lebanon (October 13, 2023) – 2pm Malaysia vs India (October 13, 2023) – 6:30pm Third Place Playoff (October 17, 2023) Sunday) – 2pm Final (October) 17, 2023) –
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