2023 Intercontinental Cup (India)

The 2023 Intercontinental Cup (known as the 2023 Hero Intercontinental Cup for sponsorship reasons) will be the third edition of the Intercontinental Cup, a 4-nations football tournament. The tournament is organized by the AIFF.[1]

2023 Hero Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
CityBhubaneswar
Dates9–18 June 2023
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

India won the inaugural edition in 2018 by defeating Kenya in the Final by 2–0, while North Korea won the 2019 title by a 1–0 victory over Tajikistan in the final.[2]

Participating nations

The tournament will be played by teams from different confederations. The teams will play each other in a round robin phase and the top two teams will play the final.

The four-team Hero Intercontinental Cup will be played in the FIFA International Window from June 9 to 18, with hosts India being joined by Lebanon, Mongolia and Vanuatu in the tournament.

The FIFA Rankings of participating national teams, as of 6 April 2023:

Venue
Bhubaneswar
Kalinga Stadium
Capacity: 15,000 seats

Round Robin
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advances to Final
2  Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Mongolia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Vanuatu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AIFF
(H) Host
Lebanon v Vanuatu
India v Mongolia
Mongolia v Lebanon
India v Vanuatu
Vanuatu v Mongolia
India v Lebanon

Final
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References
  1. "Bhubaneswar to host Hero Intercontinental Cup 2023 in June". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. "DPR KOREA LIFT HERO INTERCONTINENTAL CUP 2019 TITLE". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. "BLUE TIGERS TO FACE TAJIKISTAN IN HERO INTERCONTINENTAL CUP 2019 OPENER ON JULY 7". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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