Asian Games: Indian men's football team storms into Round 16
India finished second in Group A with one win, one loss and one draw. India have four points from three games.
Indian football team (Image: Olympcis.com/ AIFF)
HANGZHOU: The Indian men's football team has stormed into the Round of 16 with a 1-1 draw against Myanmar at the Asian Games on Sunday.
India finished second in Group A with one win, one loss and one draw. India have four points from three games.
Myanmar finished third with the same number of points while Hosts China topped group A with seven points on the basis of winning the four-team group with seven points.
FULL-TIME ⌛
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) September 24, 2023
The #BlueTigers are through to the Round of 16 ✨
It wasn't a win, but the draw was enough to take India through in the end
1-1
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It was a must-win match for India, however, the draw was also enough to take Blue Tiger to the next round.