SAFF Championship 2023 Semi-Finals India v Lebanon: Live Stream, Where and How to watch
The Blue tigers are set to face Lebanon in the semis of the 2023 SAFF Championship.
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India's Sunil Chhetri v Lebanon's Haasan Matouk (Credit: Google)
India will face Lebanon in the semi-final fixture of the South Asian football federation championship(SAFF) 2023 on Saturday. It will be hosted by Sri Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru and the estimated kick-off time for the match is kept at 7:30 pm IST.
India recently returned to the Top 100 ranked teams in the world and would be hoping that momentum stays for the game. The last game they played was against Kuwait which ended in a 1-1 draw. Lebanon has now ranked two spots below India in the 102nd spot.
However, they have won all their games in the tournament and certainly can cause problems for the Sunil Chettri-led side. It is their first-ever appearance in the competition as they were brought in along with Kuwait to make the tournament more competitive. Head-to-head Lebanon has the edge of 3-2 in the seven games they have played. However, India has won the last two outings.
India and Lebanon so far in SAFF 2023
India started the tournament with a bang as they beat arch-rivals Pakistan 4-0 in a tense match which resulted in head coach Igor Stimac getting sent off. They then faced Nepal and defeated them 2-0 with not many difficulties faced. In their recent game, they faced Kuwait whom they drew 1-1 due to an unfortunate late own goal by Anwar Ali. They finished second behind Kuwait in Group A making it to the semi-finals.
Lebanon commenced the tournament dispatching Bangladesh 2-0 then went on to beat Bhutan 4-1. In their most recent game, they defeated the Maldives 1-0 and secured a semi-final qualification. They topped group B with Bangladesh finishing second. However, their last encounter with India was in the intercontinental cup final which ended in a 2-0 defeat for them.
Predicted Line-Up
India will once again be missing star defender Sandesh Jhingan after he picked up his second yellow card in the draw against Kuwait. They would also be without their coach Igor Stimac as he received his second red card of the tournament against Kuwait.
Lebanon has also lost Jihad Ayoub and Soony Saad from the last tournament. Thus, they called up Mohamad Sadek and Ali Shaitou.
Predicted lineup of India
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Nikhil Poojary, Rahul Bheke, Anwar Ali, Subhashish Bose, Jackson Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Udanta Singh Kumam, Sahal Samad, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Sunil Chettri
Predicted lineup of Lebanon
Mehdi Salim-Khalil, Mahdi Zein, Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini, Maxime Elias-Aoun, Hussein Zein, Hasan Srour, Alee Samir-Tneich, Ali Jamal-AlHaj, Mohamad Omar-Sadek, Khalil-Abdel Salam-Bader, Ali Nasser-Markabawi.
When and where to watch
India will face Lebanon in Sri Kanteerava stadium in Bengaluru. The match will be on Saturday, June 1st, and kick-off at 7:30 pm local time.
Here are the places where to watch the match:
- DD Sports
- Fancode App
- Fancode Website
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