Indian men’s soccer team has qualified for AFC Asian Cup© Twitter
India’s men’s soccer team qualified for the Asian Cup final on Tuesday after Palestine defeated the Philippines in a Group B match in Ulaanbaatar. The result meant that the Palestinians qualified directly for the group-stoppers of the 24-team final, while the second-seeded Philippines were eliminated by four points despite finishing second.
Only the winners of the six qualifying groups will surely advance to the actual tournament, where they will be joined by the five best second-placed teams in the respective groups.
India, second behind Hong Kong (six points) on goal difference, has qualified for their final round in Group D.
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This is the first time India has qualified for the Asian Cup in two consecutive editions, having left the group competition in the 2019 edition.
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