India vs Vanuatu: India will take the field with the intention of defeating Vanuatu to secure a place in the final, you can watch the match here

In the Intercontinental Cup football tournament, the Indian team will go on the field with the intention of defeating Vanuatu in the match to be held on June 12 and ensure a place in the final. Ever since the victory over Mongolia, the intentions of the Indian team are firm and strong. Looking at these intentions, the Indian team will come to confirm its place in the final. The match will be played at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

In this match, India defeated Mongolia 2-0 in their opening match of the tournament on Friday. At the same time, Vanuatu had to face defeat against Lebanon 1-3. India is currently in a strong position in the tournament. If the Indian team manages to win against Vanuatu in the football tournament, then its place in the final will be confirmed. At the same time, after this, Lebanon has to face Mongolia.

Let us inform that earlier in the match played against Mongolia on Friday, Sahal Abdul Samad had opened the Indian team’s account in the second minute itself. India took the lead in the 14th minute through Lallinzuala Chhangte. With two consecutive leads, there was tremendous pressure on the Mongolian team and the Indian team looked confident in the match. This is the sixth consecutive win of the Indian team on the home ground. In the match against Lebanon, Vanuatu players had a lot of trouble adjusting to the humid weather here.

Indian coach’s statement came
Indian coach Igor Stimac said that the weather doesn’t play much of a role after taking the field but our players are aware of the conditions here. “The weather doesn’t play much of a role once we get on the field, but we’ve practiced here for more than three weeks, so we’re in a good position,” he said. We saw that many players were injured in the first half itself. In such a situation, it is clear that it will not be easy for them to adjust to these conditions. ”Azarieh Soromon, Alex Saniel and captain Brian Kaltak are the only ones in Vanuatu’s team to have experience of playing in foreign leagues against the front line.

India’s senior team will play a competitive match against Vanuatu for the first time. India’s U-18 team, however, toured the country in 2019 and during their victorious campaign in the ‘OFC Youth Development Tournament’, defeated the hosts 1–0. India is ranked 101st in the world ranking while Vanuatu is ranked 164th. When Stimac was asked about the ranking, he said, “We know something about their method from the match played against Lebanon. They have their own strengths and weaknesses, so we need to be ready for the match like this.

Fans will be able to watch the match here
The India vs Vanuatu Intercontinental Cup 2023 thrilling match will be played at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. The match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network. Apart from this, interested viewers will also be able to watch this match on the OTT platform Disney Hotstar.

India Squad: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amarinder Singh and Phurba Lachenpa Tempa, Subhashish Bose, Pritam Kotal, Sandesh Jhingan, Anwar Ali, Akash Mishra, Mehtab Singh and Rahul Bhake, Liston Colaco, Ashiq Kuruniyan, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Rohit Kumar, Udanta Singh , Anirudh Thapa, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Nikhil Poojary, Jackson Singh, Sahal Abdul Samad, Lalengmawia Ralte, Lallinzuala Chhangte, Rollin Borges and Nanda Kumar, Sunil Chhetri, Rahim Ali and Ishan Pandita.

Vanuatu Squad: Anthony Tawia, Masing Kalotang, Brian Kaltak, Tasso Jeffery, James Chilia, Jason Thomas, Timothee Loic Macek Boulet, Lee Taiwia, Raoul Coulon, Selwyn Vaatu, Claude Aru, Alick John, Mitchell Coulon, Lancy Philippe, Joe Moses, Jonathan Spooky Jack, Goddin Tennen, Jean Peter Tousi, Barry Kalpovy, John Weil Wohl, Jordi Tsip, Alex Saniel, Azaria Soroman.