MUMBAI: Eurosport India, from the house of Warner Bros Discovery, Wednesday announced the acquisition of broadcast rights for the upcoming 49th King’s Cup 2023, which will feature the Indian national football team. The tournament will be live streamed on FIFA+.
The tournament is played in the September FIFA international window.
The Blue Tigers will be seen in action at the King’s Cup which will be held from September 7-10. All matches will be played at the 700th Anniversary Stadium in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This edition will be India’s fourth participation in the tournament, with the most recent one coming in 2019, where the Blue Tigers went down to Curacao in the semifinal before beating the host Thailand 1-0 for the bronze medal.
Indian fans can see the men in blue kickstart their King’s Cup campaign against the highest ranked team of the tournament, Iraq on September 7 at 4:00 pm LIVE on Eurosport while the host, Thailand will clash against Lebanon later in the evening. India is currently 99th in the latest FIFA rankings. Iraq is 70th, Lebanon is 100th and Thailand is 113th in the FIFA rankings.
All the 4 matches will be broadcasted on the Eurosport India channel which is scheduled as follows:
7th September, 2023 – Thursday
– 49th King’s Cup 2023 – SF 1 – Iraq vs India – 16:00 Hrs (4:00 PM IST)
– 49th King’s Cup 2023 – SF 2 – Thailand vs Lebanon – 19:00 Hrs (7:00 PM IST)
10th September, 2023 – Sunday
– 49th King’s Cup 2023 – Third-place play-off – 16:00 Hrs (4:00 PM IST)
– 49th King’s Cup 2023 – Final – 19:00 Hrs (7:00 PM IST)
The Indian team is currently on a good run of form after winning three international trophies, starting with the Tri-Nations Series in March, the Intercontinental Cup in Bhubaneshwar and the SAFF Championship in Bengaluru, in July. Indian Head Coach, Igor Stimac has named a strong side for the tournament with seasoned players like Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Sandesh Jhingan leading from the front along with a young and excited bunch of players.
Eurosport, globally is the home to top football properties like UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, EPL, La Liga, Bundesliga, MLS and more. Eurosport India has played a tremendous part in bringing Indian team’s football action with previously held FIFA friendlies and SAFF championship along with broadcasting the inaugural season of the Hero Futsal Club Championship and the AFC Women’s Asian Cup to the home fans.
