Reflecting back at India's most memorable performances against Australia

Indian Football Team has been drawn in the Group B of the AFC Asian Cup 2023 starting from January 12th

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The Blue Tigers will start their campaign against Asutralia at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium

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Their rivalry go back to that to 1938, out of five matches played in the tour, India only won 1 while 34 goals were scored between the teams

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1956 Summer Olympics was the most memorable match between the sides, India claimed a stellar 4-2 win in Melbourne

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Revisit Blue Tiger's famous 4-2 win over Australia at Melbourne Summer Olympics 1956

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After the 4-2 loss, Australia demanded a rematch of the same, however the Blue Tigers claimed a 7-1 win in the December of 1956

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India's most recent encounter against Socceroos was in 2011, despite an impeccable performance by Subrata Paul, India succumbed to a 4-0 defeat

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At a glance Blue Tigers have gone up against Australia 8times, India has won only 2 while one game was a draw

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