Indian Football Team Scheduled to Face Vietnam in Single Friendly Match on October 12

The Indian senior men's football team is set to take on Vietnam in a special friendly match on October 12 at the Thien Truong Stadium in Nam Định, Vietnam. This match comes as a replacement for the tri-nation friendly tournament originally scheduled to involve Lebanon, which has since been withdrawn. The points earned in this match will be counted towards the FIFA Rankings. Originally, India was set to play against Vietnam on October 9 and Lebanon on October 12. However, with Lebanon's withdrawal, the All-India Football Federation approached the Vietnam Football Federation to reschedule the Vietnam-India match to October 12, a request that was graciously accepted.

India will assemble in Kolkata on October 5 and have a training session on October 6. Manolo Márquez and his squad will travel to Vietnam on October 7, where they will continue training.

Marquez announced a list of 26 probables on Monday. The final squad of 23 players will be announced before the team's travel to Vietnam.

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This will be the second event that the Indian senior national football team will be played under Manolo Márquez, who was appointed to the post succeeding Igor Stimac on July 20, 2024. The Intercontinental Cup was the 56-year-old Marquex's first assignment as India coach.

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