Kowloon: Seeking Its First Win in the Tournament, The Indian Football Team Will Face Another Acid Test when it takes on hong kong in a Cruccial Afc Asian CuP 2027 Round 3 Qualifier Match here On Tuesday.
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Manolo Marquez’s Men Will Have their Task Cut out as they face a hong kong side that has been beautifullyed under the Guidance of Manager Ashley Westwood, Who Knows A Lot About Indian Football and Will Certainly Look to Use His Knowledge to the Home Side’s Advantage.
Placed in Pot 1 for the Qualifiers, India, Ranked 127th, Got Off to a Slow Start with a Draw Against Bangladesh in March.
Meanwhile, Pot 2 Side Hong Kong, Ranked 153, Also Managed Only a Point in Singapore, Meang There is Still Noteing to Separate the Four Sides in Group C after the first matchday.
For hong kong, The Day Will Be a Historic. The game is not only a Crucial Qualifier in their Search for Only a Second AFC Asian CuP BERTH In 59 years, but also Part of the Kai Tak SPORTS Park, The Largest Sports Complex in Hong Kong.
Featureing A Retractable Rooof and Constructed at a Cost of HKD 30 Billion at the Site of the City’s Former Airport, The Stadium Even Features A Flexible Pitch System for Other SPORTS and Entertainment Events.
It will be India and hong kong’s 25th meting Sink their first in 1951. India lead the head-to-head with nine Wins, hong kong this eight, While Seve Have Been Draws.
How, The Blue Tigers Have Won Only ONCE On Hong Kong Soil, a 2-1 Friendly Victory in 1957.
The Previous Meeting in 2022 is Still Fresh in the Memories of Many-a 4-0 Drubbing in a Rain-Lashed Asian Cup Qualifier in Kolkata.
Defender Sandesh JHINGAN, However, Reitrayed that It’s “All About Now”.
“It was quite a commentable scoreline but Since then, hong kong this change a lot. They have a New Coach and a Lot of New Players. Complacement or Take Things Lightly.
“Every Game on the International Stage Is Tough, Especially on Away soil.
Since August 2024, Hong Kong Have Been Coached by Westwood, a Familiar Name in Indian Football. The English LED Bengaluru FC from 2013 to 2016 and also to take change of Atk and RoundGlass Punjab Fc Later.
He also cohated the Afghanistan Side that Defeated India in the Fifa World Cup Qualifiers Last Year.
Under Westwood, Hong Kong Have Only Lost ONCE in 12 Matches-0-1 to Liecenstein in a Friendly. But Only Two Wins Have Come Against Highir-Ranked Opponents, Solomon Islands and Philippines (Both Friendlys).
In Preparation for the Match Against India, Hong Kong Played A Non-FFICIAL Friendly Against Manchester United Fc that they like 1-3 on May 30, and then a fifa Friendly Against Nepal on June 5, Who was Scoreless.
