Merdeka Tournament 2023, Teams, Venues, What's New and More: All You Need To Know

The Merdeka Cup 2023, a prestigious football tournament, was initially set to feature Malaysia, India, Palestine, and Tajikistan, making it a four-team event.

However, due to the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, Palestine had to withdraw from the tournament, causing a significant change in the competition's format. Now, the tournament is set to be played with just three participating nations: the hosts, Malaysia, alongside India and Tajikistan.

This alteration means that the semi-final match scheduled for October 13, which was originally meant to be a showdown between four teams, will now be a knockout clash between Malaysia and one of the other two remaining teams.

Merdeka Tournament 2023: Teams

• Malaysia
• Tajikistan
• India

Merdeka Tournament 2023: Venue

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium

Merdeka Tournament 2023: Indian Squad

Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Vishal Kaith and Dheeraj Singh.

Defenders: Nikhil Poojary, Roshan Singh, Sandesh Jhingan, Anwar Ali, Mehtab Singh, Lalchungnunga, Akash Mishra and Subhasish Bose.

Midfielders: Jeakson Singh, Suresh Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Rohit Kumar, Sahal Abdul Samad, Brandon Fernandes, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Udanta Singh, Vikram Pratap Singh, Mahesh Singh Naorem, Liston Colaco and Nandhakumar Sekar.

Forwards: Sunil Chhetri and Manvir Singh.

Merdeka Tournament 2023: Schedule

October 13: Malaysia vs India, 6:30 PM IST

October 17: Malaysia/India vs Tajikistan, 6:30 PM IST

Merdeka Tournament 2023: Live Streaming and Telecast

Live Streaming: Indian Football Youtube Channel

Telecast: Eurosport