Asian Games 2023: India men's football team schedule and where to watch on OTT

The football tournament at the Asian Games 2023 is all set to take place in Hangzhou, China and will span across eight venues, featuring both men's and women's competitions.

The men's football tournament is scheduled to kick off on September 19 and will continue until October 7. Since 2002, the men's football competition at the Asian Games has been exclusively for players under the age of 23, with each team allowed a maximum of three players above this age threshold.

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In the men's event, a total of 23 teams will be participating and will be grouped into five groups each comprising four teams, and one group with three teams. 

To advance to the round of 16, the top two teams from each group and the four best third-placed teams across all groups will qualify.

Asian Games 2023 men’s football teams and groups:

Group A: China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, India

Group B: Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Mongolia

Group C: Uzbekistan, Syria, Hong Kong China, Afghanistan

Group D: Japan, Palestine, Qatar

Group E: South Korea, Bahrain, Thailand, Kuwait

Group F: North Korea, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Chinese Taipei

Asian Games 2023 men's football schedule (Time in IST):

September 19, Tuesday:

China vs India - 5:00 PM - Huanglong Sports Center Stadium

Vietnam vs Mongolia - 1:30 PM - Linping Sports Center Stadium

Saudi vs Iran - 5:00 PM - Linping Sports Center Stadium

Bangladesh vs Myanmar - 1:30 PM - Xiaoshan Sports Center Stadium

Bahrain vs Thailand - 1:30 PM - Jinhua Sports Center Stadium

South Korea vs Kuwait - 5:00 PM - Jinhua Sports Center Stadium

North Korea vs Chinese Taipei - 1:30 PM - Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium

Indonesia vs Kyrgyzstan - 5:00 PM - Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium

September 20, Wednesday:

Uzbekistan vs Afghanistan - 1:30 PM - Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium

Syria vs Hong Kong China - 5:00 PM - Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium

Japan vs Qatar - 5:00 PM - Xiaoshan Sports Center Stadium

September 21, Thursday:

Myanmar vs China - 5:00 PM - Huanglong Sports Center Stadium

Mongolia vs Saudi Arabia - 1:30 PM - Linping Sports Center Stadium

Iran vs Vietnam - 5:00 PM - Linping Sports Center Stadium

India vs Bangladesh - 1:30 PM - Xiaoshan Sports Center Stadium

Kuwait vs Bahrain - 1:30 PM - Jinhua Sports Center Stadium

Thailand vs South Korea - 5:00 PM - Jinhua Sports Center Stadium

Chinese Taipei vs Indonesia - 1:30 PM - Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium

Kyrgyzstan vs North Korea - 5:00 PM - Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium

September 22, Friday:

Afghanistan vs Syria - 1:30 PM - Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium

Hong Kong China vs Uzbekistan - 5:00 PM - Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium

Qatar vs Palestine - 5:00 PM - Xiaoshan Sports Center Stadium

September 24, Sunday:

China vs Bangladesh - 5:00 PM - Huanglong Sports Center Stadium

Vietnam vs Saudi Arabia - 5:00 PM - Linping Sports Center Stadium

Iran vs Mongolia - 5:00 PM - Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium

Myanmar vs India - 5:00 PM - Xiaoshan Sports Center Stadium

Kyrgyzstan vs Chinese Taipei - 1:30 PM - Jinhua Sports Center Stadium

South Korea vs Bahrain - 5:00 PM - Jinhua Sports Center Stadium

North Korea vs Indonesia - 1:30 PM - Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium

Thailand vs Kuwait - 5:00 PM - Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium

September 25, Monday:

Uzbekistan vs Syria - 1:30 PM - Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium

Hong Kong China vs Afghanistan - 1:30 PM - Xiaoshan Sports Center Stadium

Palestine vs Japan - 5:00 PM - Xiaoshan Sports Center Stadium

September 27, Wednesday:

1A vs 3B/C/D (Round of 16) - 5:00 PM - Huanglong Sports Center Stadium

1B vs 3C/D/E (Round of 16) - 2:00 PM - Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium

2C vs 2D (Round of 16) - 5:00 PM - Xiaoshan Sports Center Stadium

1E vs 2F (Round of 16) - 5:00 PM - Jinhua Sports Center Stadium

1F vs 2E (Round of 16) - 2:00 PM - Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium

September 28, Thursday:

2A vs 2B (Round of 16) - 5:00 PM - Huanglong Sports Center Stadium

1C vs 3D/E/F (Round of 16) - 2:00 PM - Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium

1D vs 3A/B/C (Round of 16) - 5:00 PM - Xiaoshan Sports Center Stadium

October 1, Sunday:

Round of 16 - 3 winner vs Round of 16 - 7 winner (Quarter-final) - 12:30 PM - Huanglong Sports Center Stadium

Round of 16 - 1 winner vs Round of 16 - 5 winner (Quarter-final) - 5:30 PM - Huanglong Sports Center Stadium

Round of 16 - 2 winner vs Round of 16 - 6 winner (Quarter-final) - 5:00 PM - Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium

Round of 16 - 4 winner vs Round of 16 - 8 winner (Quarter-final) - 5:00 PM - Xiaoshan Sports Center Stadium

October 4, Wednesday:

Quarter-final 1 winner vs Quarter-final 3 winner (Semi-final) - 5:30 PM - Huanglong Sports Center Stadium

Quarter-final 2 winner vs Quarter-final 4 winner (Semi-final) - 3:30 PM - Xiaoshan Sports Center Stadium

October 7, Saturday:

Semi-final losing team 1 vs semi-final losing team 2 (Bronze medal) - 1:30 PM - Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium

Semi-final winner 1 vs semi-final winner 2 (Gold medal) - 5:30 PM - Huanglong Sports Center Stadium

Where to watch Asian Games 2023 football live in India:

Live streaming of the Asian Games 2023 football tournament will be available on Sony Liv. The football events will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Network TV channel in India.