Here is when to watch India’s AFC Asian Cup 2023 matches in India including the TV channels and the DD Sports channel number
As Asia’s best 24 nations get ready to compete for continental supremacy across nine world-class stadiums from January 12 to February 10, 2024, the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 is expected to draw the largest crowd in the tournament’s illustrious history.
DD Sports channel number on Airtel, Tata Sky, Dish TV for AFC Asian Cup football 2023-2024 live streaming telecast in India
Twenty-four teams are competing in the competition. Six groups of four teams each are formed from the 24 teams. The two best teams from each group will advance to the Round of 16 following three group stage matches for each team.
After completing the field of 16, the competition moves on as single-knockouts until the Final, with the top four teams from the six third-place teams.
India’s 2023 AFC Asian Cup campaign will begin on Saturday at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Doha with a David versus Goliath matchup against the 2015 winners, Australia. The Indian team ranked 102nd, which is playing for the consecutive team for the first time, has been drawn alongside Australia, Uzbekistan and Syria.
At the same location on January 18, India will play Uzbekistan. In their final group-stage encounter of the competition, the Blue Tigers will play against Syria on January 23. India last participated in Asia’s top football competition in 2019, making this their fifth trip there. When the Blue Tigers placed second in the competition in 1964, it was their finest performance to date.
AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 is firmly established as the most widely reported and accessible edition to date, with up to 60 broadcasters scheduled to present the thrilling action in more than 160 territories and countries worldwide, as per a report on the official site of the tournament.
The official website has already released the broadcasting details for different countries. Here is where fans from India can watch the matches in the country.
AFC Asian Cup 2023 fixtures of India, live streaming and telecasting details: Where to watch in India?
Fans from India can watch the live telecast of the match on Sports 18. The live stream can be down on Jio Cinema app and website. Apart from these being the official broadcasters, the tournament will also be televised on Doordarshan (DD) Sports (DD Free Dish), according to a statement from Prasar Bharati.
DD Sports Channel Number on Tata Sky or Tata Play: 453
DD Sports Channel Number Dish TV: 435
DD Sports Airtel DTH Channel number: 298
DD Sports on Videocon d2h: 435
Doordarshan Sports number on Sun Direct: 510
Where to watch DD Sports on DEN: Channel 425
Hathway cable DD Sports number: 189
DD Sports at DD Free Dish: 79
📊AVERAGE RANKING OF GROUPS AT AFC ASIAN CUP 2023
Group A is considered an easy group as the teams have the lowest average ranking in the groups (87.5).
Group B is considered the group of death when the teams have the highest average ranking in the groups (71.5)#AsianCup2023 pic.twitter.com/PQ2TsQWlhy
— ASEAN FOOTBALL (@theaseanball) January 13, 2024