SAFF Championship 2023 Draw Highlights: India vs Pakistan in SAFF 2023: The SAFF Championship 2023 Draw has been concluded with Indian football Team facing Pakistan in the highlights of it. India has been drawn in the Group A of the tournament along side Kuwait, Nepal and arch rivals Pakistan. The tournament will kick off in Bengluru from June 21 to July 4th. Follow Indian Football Team LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
The Final Groups for the SAFF 2023:
- Group A: India, Kuwait, Nepal & Pakistan
- Group B: Lebanon, Bhutan, Bangladesh & Maldives
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In the SAFF Championship, India will meet Pakistan for the first time in five years. The two teams last faced off in the 2018 SAFF Championship semifinals. India triumphed 3-1. The Blue Tigers won the SAFF tournament’s 2021 edition final match between India and Nepal 3-0 to win their eighth championship. In preparation for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, India last faced Kuwait in an international friendly in 2010. By a score of 9-1, the Kuwaitis destroyed the Blue tigers.
Pakistan is rejoining the SAFF fold after missing out on two of the 13 tournaments that have been played since 1993. Due to internal problems, the Pakistan Football Federation was unable to send a side to the 2015 tournament in India. Due to their FIFA suspension, the nation missed the 2021 edition. Last year, the ban was removed.
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India has traditionally been the competition’s leading force. They’ve won the competition eight times in total; the most recent occasion was in 2021.India, will host the 14th edition of the match in Bengaluru from June 21 to July 4. The Maldives are the closest to India, having won the title twice.
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