2023 Intercontinental Cup (India): Difference between revisions

International football tournament hosted by AIFF

International football competition

The 2023 Intercontinental Cup (known as the 2023 Hero Intercontinental Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the third edition of the Intercontinental Cup, a four-nation football tournament held at the Kalinga Stadium, in the Indian city of Bhubaneswar between the 9 to 18 June 2023. The tournament was organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).^[1] North Korea won the previous edition by a 1–0 victory over Tajikistan in the final in 2019.^[2]
India became the champion of this edition after defeating Lebanon by 2–0 in the final. With two goals each, Lallianzuala Chhangte and Sunil Chhetri of India were joint-top scorers of the tournament.^[3] Sandesh Jhingan of India was awarded best player of the tournament.^[4]

The tournament is being played by teams from two different confederations in the FIFA international window from 9 to 18 June 2023. India, as host, is joined by Lebanon and Mongolia from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and Vanuatu from the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).^[5][6] The teams play each other in a round-robin phase, and the top two teams will play the final.^[7]

The FIFA Rankings of the participating national teams, as of 6 April 2023:^[update][8]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India (H)	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7	Advances to Final
2	Lebanon	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5
3	Vanuatu	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Mongolia	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

2023 Intercontinental Cup Champion
India Second title

There were 10 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.43 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal