Intercontinental Cup: Manolo Marquez names 26 probables for preparatory camp
Syria, placed 93rd in the latest FIFA rankings and Mauritius, who stand at 179, are the other two teams that will be participating three-nation Intercontinental Cup.
Published : Aug 21, 2024 13:06 IST , Chennai - 2 MINS READ
The preparatory camp will start in Hyderabad from August 31. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONAWR/The Hindu
The Indian men’s football team head coach Manolo Marquez, on Wednesday, announced a list of 26 probables for India’s preparatory camp for the three-nation Intercontinental Cup to be held in Hyderabad during the FIFA Window from September 3 to 9.
Syria, placed 93rd in the latest FIFA rankings and Mauritius, who stand at 179, are the other two teams in the competition. India is currently ranked 124th. The preparatory camp will start in Hyderabad from August 31.
Announcing the players, Marquez, India’s new head coach said, “We are very excited about our first preparatory camp and I know it will be the same for the players.”
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“We face two different teams and the rankings are not very important. We need to work all together in the same direction to find the correct group of players and their predisposition will be very good, something I am completely sure about,” he said.
“I know all of us are in pre-season with nice challenges in front of us. Is a big honour to wear the jersey of the national team and we need to show it to all our fans,” Marquez added.
This will be the fourth edition of the Intercontinental Cup since the inaugural tournament in 2018, which was held in Mumbai.
The other two editions were played in Ahmedabad (2019) and Bhubaneshwar (2023). India emerged champion in 2018 and 2023
The 26-player list
Fixtures (Kick-off at 7:30 p.m. IST)
- September 3: India vs Mauritius
- September 6: Syria vs Mauritius
- September 9: India vs Syria