AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers: India results, scores and points table
Know the Indian football team’s results, scores and group standings at the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers.
The junior Indian men’s football team competed in Group H of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers from October 14 to 18 in Kuwait.
The qualifiers consisted of 10 groups with the group winners and five best second-placed teams going through to the main event.
All group matches of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers were held in September 2022 but one group could not be played in Iraq due to security issues. This group (H) took place in Kuwait from October 14 to 18.
Former champions India played Iraq, Australia and Kuwait in their three group-stage football matches. They finished third with one win and two losses and were unable to make it to the main event.
AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers: Indian football team results and scores
Group H
Match: Iraq 4-2 India
Scorers: India - Gurkirat Singh (22’), Maheson Singh Tongbram (33’); Iraq - Abdulrazzaq Qasim (2’), Hayer Abdulkareem (51’), Ali Sadeq (63’) and Bikash Yumnam (own goal, 71’)
Match: India 1-4 Australia
Scorers: India - Gurkirat Singh (62’); Australia - Garang Kuol (11'), Bikash Yumnam (own goal, 31'), Adrian Segecic (88') and Max Caputo (90')
Match: India 2-1 Kuwait
Scorers: India - Taison Singh (8'), Gurkirat Singh (76'); Kuwait - Saleh Al-Mehtab (73')