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The Indian males’s soccer staff, nonetheless looking for their first victory beneath head coach Manolo Marquez, will face Malaysia in a world pleasant on November 18 at Hyderabad’s Gachibowli Stadium, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) introduced on Wednesday. Originally set for November 19, the match was moved up by a day, and the venue confirmed. With this encounter falling within the closing FIFA worldwide match window of 2024, golf equipment are required to launch gamers for nationwide obligation. The November 18 fixture shall be Marquez’s fourth match on the helm of the nationwide aspect, following a difficult begin that features a draw in opposition to Mauritius and defeats to Syria and Vietnam.
The Gachibowli Stadium, the place India final hosted the Intercontinental Cup in September, affords a well-recognized setting. India, nevertheless, struggled in that event, managing a goalless draw with Mauritius earlier than falling to Syria, the eventual champions, 0-3.
Their latest 1-1 draw in opposition to Vietnam in October additionally noticed the staff miss out on a win. Despite India’s present FIFA rating of a hundred and twenty fifth, solely barely forward of Malaysia at 133rd, the match guarantees to be a aggressive problem. Malaysia bested India of their final assembly in October 2023 on the Merdeka Cup semifinal, with a 4-2 win.
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