of indian men’s soccer teamguided by the amulet Sunil Chhetriwill face host country Malaysia in the semi-finals. Merdeka Cup 2023 Friday at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.

The winner of India vs Malaysia Merdeka Cup 2023 Semi-finals They will face Tajikistan in the final on Tuesday.Merdeka Cup 2023 Live Streaming and Live TV Broadcast football The tournament will also be available in India.

The Merdeka Cup (Pestabola Merdeka) is a friendly international soccer tournament held in Malaysia to celebrate Malaysia’s Independence Day. The first tournament was held in his year 1957, but the last one was in 2013. The 2023 tournament will be the 42nd edition of the Merdeka Cup.

The 2023 Merdeka Cup was originally scheduled for the second semi-final match between four teams, Palestine and Lebanon. However, both West Asian teams withdrew from the tournament and Tajikistan was invited.

India, ranked 102nd in the FIFA soccer rankings, will be the top team in this tournament. Tajikistan ranks 110th, while host country Malaysia ranks 134th.

Sunil Chhetri will lead a strong Indian national team that also includes Sandesh Jhingan and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.

Friday’s match will be between India’s 32nd national team and Malaysia. However, the last time the two teams met was in a friendly in Kolkata in 2011, when India won 3-2.

India have appeared in 17 of the last 41 Merdeka Cups, the last time being in 2001.

India’s best results in Malaysia were runners-up in 1959 and 1964. In 2001, India, led by IM Vijayan, lost all three games and was eliminated from the group stage.

Where to watch Merdeka Cup 2023 live in India

Live streaming of the Merdeka Cup 2023 football tournament is available on the Indian Football Facebook page. Merdeka Cup 2023 will be broadcast live on Eurosport TV channel in India.

Merdeka Cup 2023 Schedule

October 13th (Friday): Semi-final: Malaysia vs India – 6:30 PM (IST)

Tuesday, October 17th: Final: Malaysia/India vs Tajikistan – 6:30pm (IST)

Merdeka Cup 2023: India National Team

goalkeeper: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Vishal Kais

midfielder: Suresh Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Rohit Kumar, Sahar Abdul Samad, Brandon Fernandes, Lalianzuala Chhangte, Udanta Singh, Mahesh Singh Naorem, Liston Colaco, Nandakumar Sekhar.

forward: Sunil Chhetri, Manvir Singh

defender: Nikhil Poojary, Roshan Singh, Sandesh Jhingan, Anwar Ali, Mehtab Singh, Lalchungunga, Akash Mishra, Subhashish Bose