The Intercontinental Cup 2023 football tournament is finally underway at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, find out how to watch live in India, along with other details like full schedule, squad, results, points table, and more.
This yearโs Intercontinental Cup 2023, marks the third edition of the cup and will take place from June 9-18.
Intercontinental Cup 2023 points table, India vs Vanuatu schedule, date, time, results, score, live streaming telecast
India won their first match in the Hero Intercontinental Cup 2023. It's a good start but could've scored more goals. Shooting needs to be improved.
7 offsides for india๐#HeroIntercontinentalCup #IndianFootball #BlueTigers #IndVsM pic.twitter.com/3zsCUPVoQ2— Dk Ray (@DkRay6318) June 9, 2023
India leads by 2-0 against Mongolia in the HERO Intercontinental Cup 2023. Sahal and Chhangte are on the scoresheet. #INDMNG #IndianFootball #BackTheBlue pic.twitter.com/r7dud1oFCi
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima) June 9, 2023
๐ Sahal Abdulย Samad has now scored in last three international competitions:
โฝ๏ธ – 2021 SAFF Championship
โฝ๏ธ – 2022 AFC Asian Cup Q
โฝ๏ธ – 2023 Intercontinental Cup๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฅ pic.twitter.com/DoXtHJKFHI
— Sevens Football (@sevensftbl) June 9, 2023
The Intercontinental Cup replaced the Nehru Cup in 2018 and India beat Kenya to become the inaugural champions that year.
Intercontinental Cup 2023 teams and format
The upcoming Intercontinental Cup 2023 features four football teams – India, Lebanon, Mongolia, and Vanuatu. Lebanon, who are ranked at 99 in the latest FIFA menโs football team rankings, are the highest ranked side. India comes in second at 101 while Vanuatu and Mongolia are ranked at 164th and 183rd, respectively. India.
The Intercontinental Cup 2023 will follow a single-legged round-robin format. Following which the top two teams will then face off in the final match on June 18.
Intercontinental Cup 2023 how to watch live in India
Fans in India can watch the live streaming of all the Intercontinental Cup 2023 football matches on Disney+ Hotstar and Jio TV. Meanwhile, fans can watch the live telecast on the Star Sports 2 and Star Sports 2 HD TV channels.
Intercontinental Cup 2023 schedule, live match start times and results
Given below is the full schedule, live match start times and results of the Intercontinental Cup 2023 in Indian Standard Times (IST):
| Date | Fixture | Time | Results |
| June 9, Friday | Lebanon vs Vanuatu | 4:30 PM IST | 3-1 |
| India vs Mongolia | 7:30 PM IST | 2-0 | |
| June 12, Monday | Mongolia vs Lebanon | 4:30 PM IST | |
| India vs Vanuatu | 7:30 PM IST | ||
| June 15, Thursday | Vanuatu vs Mongolia | 4:30 PM IST | |
| India vs Lebanon | 7:30 PM IST | ||
| June 18, Sunday | Final TBD vs TBD | 7:30 PM IST |
Intercontinental Cup 2023 points table
Given below is the current points table for the Intercontinental Cup 2023:
| Sl.No. | Country | GP | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Vanuatu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Mongolia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Intercontinental Cup 2023 India national football team squad
India are currently on a five-match winning streak at home under head coach Igor Stimac. Going into the tournament, the Intercontinental Cup 2023 will serve as an important practice session for Sunil Chhetri and his men ahead of the SAFF championship in Bengaluru starting from June 21 to July 4.
Given below is the full Indian national football team squad for the Intercontinental Cup 2023:
Goalkeepers
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh
Defenders
Subhasish Bose, Pritam Kotal, Sandesh Jhingan, Anwar Ali, Akash Mishra, Mehtab Singh and Rahul Bheke
Midfielders
Liston Colaco, Ashique Kuruniyan, Rohit Kumar, Udanta Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Nikhil Poojary, Jeakson Singh, Sahal Abdul Samad, Lalengmawia Ralte, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Rowllin Borges and Nandha Kumar
Forwards
Sunil Chhetri, Rahim Ali and Ishan Pandita
Head Coach: Igor Stimac