The India U20 team lost 2-4 against Iraq in their opening fixture of AFC U20 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers Group H match at the Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait on Friday.
For Iraq, Abdulrazzaq Qasim 2′, Hayder Tofee 51′, Sadeq Shaheen 63′, Bikash Yumnam (OG) 71′ scored the goals while for India, Gurkirat Singh 22′ and Maheson Singh 33′ scored back two.
India will next play against Australia on October 16.
India XI: Syed Zahid; Amandeep, Bikash Yumnam, Sibajit Singh, Vibin Mohanan, Gurkirat Singh, Himanshu Jangra, Maheson Singh, Abhishek Singh, Raj Basfore, Taison Singh.
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