Hong Kong Vs India

Asian Cup Qualification
SCHEDULE	TIME
Match:	Hong Kong Vs India
Tournament:	Round 2
Match Date:	June 10 2025
Match Time:	5:30 PM IST  (UTC +5:30)
Stadium:	Kai Tak Sports Park

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Preview: Hong Kong Vs India

India arrive in Kowloon under pressure after a morale-denting 0‑2 friendly loss to Thailand, and a goalless draw with Bangladesh in their Asian Cup qualifier opener. Coach Manolo Márquez remains outwardly confident—highlighting improved preparation and team spirit—yet admits missed chances in Thailand still linger. With India ranked 127th and their squad still seeking a breakthrough, there's an urgent need for a positive result to keep their qualification hopes alive

Hong Kong, under Ashley Westwood, boast solid form: unbeaten in 12 outings with only one loss, and a tactically disciplined low-block playing style. Their first qualifier drew 0-0 with Singapore and a full house is expected at the debut match in the newly opened 50,000‑seat Kai Tak Stadium. Westwood's familiarity with Indian football adds intrigue, making Hong Kong a potent foil to India’s quest for their first win in Group C.

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About AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers:

History

The 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification is the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, the 19th edition of the international men's football championship of Asia.

The qualification process involves a total of four rounds, where the first two rounds double as the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification for Asian teams, with the final two solely for 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

The qualification structure is as follows:

First round: 20 teams (ranked 27–46) played home-and-away over two legs.

10 winners advanced to the second round.

3 best ranked losing teams advanced to the third round of Asian Cup qualification.

6 worst ranked losing teams advanced to the play-off round of Asian Cup qualification.

Second round: 36 teams (ranked 1–26 and 10 first-round winners) were divided into 9 groups of 4 teams to play home-and-away double round-robin matches.

The 9 group winners and 9 group runners-up qualified for the Asian Cup along with host Saudi Arabia and advanced to the third round of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

The remaining 18 teams advanced to the third round of Asian Cup qualification.

Play-off round: 6 teams (the worst ranked losing teams from the first round) played home-and-away over two legs that determined the final 3 qualifiers for the third round.

Third round: 24 teams (3 best ranked losing team from the first round + 18 third and fourth-placed teams from the second round + 3 winners from the play-off round) were divided into 6 groups of 4 teams to play home-and-away double round-robin matches and the winner of each group will occupy the remaining 6 slots for the Asian Cup.

Forty-six FIFA-affiliated nations are eligible to enter the joint qualification process for both the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup; Northern Mariana Islands, which is not a FIFA member, would have entered through the play-off round.However, it was not included in the draw for the play-off round.

The draw for the first and second rounds of joint qualification took place on 27 July 2023. Teams were seeded into four pots. Pots 1, 2 and 3 contain the teams ranked 1–9, 10-18 and 19-26 respectively, while Pot 4 contains the remaining 20 teams (ranked 27–46). All teams from Pot 4 were drawn to the first round into two pots. Teams from Pots 1, 2 and 3 were drawn directly to the second round, along with an allocated first-round tie winner.

Prior to the 2012–13 season, the competition had involved four groups of four, with one Mexican team and one U.S. team in each group. A preliminary round was used to reduce the number of teams from 24 to 16.