Syria vs India AFC Asian Cup 2024 Highlights | Heartbreak for The Blue Tigers as they are knocked out of the competition following a 0-1 loss against Syria

The Blue Tigers finish their AFC Asian Cup campaign with three losses in as many defeats, and to add to their woes they finish without scoring a single goal across three matches. For Syria, this 1-0 win would give them hopes of progressing to the round of 16. 

This was Abishek Goswami bringing you all the highlights of the Syria vs India AFC Asian Cup 2024 match. I hope you will enjoy the highlights from the LIVE Blog below. Until next time, thank you.

The referee blows the full-time whistle and Syria emerges as the winner of this highly intense clash against India in the Al Bayt Stadium. Substitute Omar Khribin's only strike makes all the difference between the two sides. Syria are through, most likely with four points. Australia finishes with seven points at the top and Uzbekistan with five points at the second spot. India finish bottom of this group with zero points and zero goals.

🕰️ 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 #𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐓𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 #𝐀𝐅𝐂𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐂𝐮𝐩𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.

We will come back stronger 💪

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Akash leads India on a counter but Weiss recovers. Mishra then sends a ball back into the box but Madania grabs it and dives spectacularly.

Udanta gets fouled and India wins a free kick. Thapa sends a cross from the set-piece but Bheke heads it harmlessly wide.

India are pressing high, while Syria are defending, and protecting their lead.

India are unable to get a hold of the ball. They must show composure on the ball and try to create something in the next 10 minutes.

Mishra loses the ball in the other half. Syria moves it at pace to the left to Heras who cuts it back to Khribin's feet. Khribin fakes Bheke out and unleashes a superb shot that goes past Gurpreet. Simply a sensational finish from Syria's first Asian Player of the Year and the crowd goes crazy at the Al Bayt Stadium.

Weiss gets past Mishra but once again Bose comes into the rescue.

Ramadan fires into space down the left and unleashes a close-range shot at the side netting. That's it for Ramadan, as he gets subbed off for Dali.

69' | More injury concern for India as Gurpreet is down holding his groin. He is receiving the medical attention now.

We're back for the 2️⃣nd half!
The final push for victory 👊🐯

SYR 🇸🇾 0-0 🇮🇳 IND

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Chhetri wins the possession back at the edge of the box and sets it up for Sahal but his shot gets blocked by Elias.

67' | Sahal's first shot is blocked

SYR 0-0 IND

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Sahal Abdul Samad replaces Manvir while Suresh comes in for Tangri. The crowd welcomes Sahal and Suresh with a huge round of applause and cheering.

Akash Mishra goes on a dribble and Hesar takes the ball off him before sending it into the far post towards Omar Khribin who smashes a header onto the roof of the net.

Manvir wins a foul in the Syrian half and the referee blows the whistle for an Indian free kick. Manvir wins the first header from the set-piece, but the ref once again blows the whistle but this time against Manvir as he commits a foul in the process of winning the header.

Ahmad Madania, the Syrian keeper almost gifts a goal to India. The keeper comes out for a cross and drops it at the feet of Chhangte. But the defenders force him wide and ultimately India wins a corner.

Omar Khribin moves into a dangerous area. Hesar heads the ball towards Khirbin who turns brilliantly to shoot at goal, but Bose pulls off another huge block.

The second half begins awfully as Jhingan is injured again and has to leave the field immediately. Nikhil Poojary will replace him.

One change for both sides in the second half before Jhingan made it two. Udanta on for Mahesh for India.

47' | Sandesh Jhingan leaves the field after sustaining a knee injury.

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Manvir wins a header and Chhetri takes a touch before unleashing a shot but it goes off-target. And that's it for the first half action. The referee blows the half-time whistle and it ends all square in the Al Bayt Stadium.

We remain goalless at the break at the Al Bayt Stadium 🤜🤛

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Jhingan is back on the pitch after receiving some treatment and he is right into action with a good clearance.

Sabbag and Jhingan go toe-to-toe as Sabbag chases a good ball into the box. Jhingan denies the Syrian striker but twists his knee in the process. He is receiving medical attention at the moment.

Bose brings down Alaswad with a nasty tackle and it's a free kick for Syria.

Ramadan cuts back and smashes a lovely curler at goal but Gurpreet punches it clear the rebound goes back to Syria and Gurpreet has to punch it clear once again. Syria are looking threatening but India holds onto it.

Chhangte tracks back brilliantly to stop Ramadan's run into the box. Syria are keeping the ball at the moment.

India races forward on another counter and Apuia takes a shot which gets blocked by Ham. India recycles the ball and ultimately reaches to Chhangte who shows some brilliant skills on the right falk to win India a corner.

Ramadan goes for a shot and Deepak Tangri puts his foot in and Ramadan kicks Tangri's foot. VAR checks, and agrees with the ref's decision. It's just a corner for Syria.

Weiss gets pulled back by Mahesh and he reacts menacingly by going physical with Mahesh. The referee shows yellow to both the players.

Manvir races upfield and passes it to Mahesh who whips it in, but the ball deflects off Elias' back and Chhetri misses by an inch to get a touch upon it.

Ham catches Apuia off guard and takes a shot from the edge of the box but Gurpreet saves it comfortably. Sabbag runs to receive the rebound and he smashes it towards the goal but Bose comes with a block to deny him.

Ham tries to send a superb ball to Pablo Sabbag into the box but Gurpreet reads it perfectly, comes out, and collects the ball. He needs medical attention as he was collided with Sabbag on the process of collecting the ball.

Ezequiel Ham unleashes a powerful shot but it goes off the target.

Alaswad looks to send the ball towards the Syrian winger but Apuia reads the play superbly and shields the ball out of play harmlessly.

A superb corner and Sabbag heads it at goal but Gurpreet stops it from going in. What a start to the match!

Mahesh intercepts the ball and starts a counterattack by moving the ball to Manvir who has Chhetri alongside him. Manvir comes 2-on-1 against the Syrian defence but delays his pass and Ousou smartly cuts it out. A huge chance wasted.

Naorem Mahesh is through on goal and the Syria goalkeeper pulls off a brilliant save to deny him and it's a corner for India.

Nothing comes out from the corner

Yellow for Bheke for a foul on Ramadan.

The first half begins at the Al Bayt Stadium.

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Syria

Madania (GK); Weiss, Ousou, Krouma, Ajan; Al-Aswad, Elias, Ham, Ramadan; Sabbag, Hesar

📋 LINE UPS | 🇸🇾 SYRIA 🆚 INDIA 🇮🇳

A victory against the Blue Tigers will propel the Qasioun Eagles closer to the knockout stage than ever before.

Who will seize the must-win moment? 👀

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India

Gurpreet (GK); Mishra, Bheke, Jhingan, Bose; Tangri, Apuia; Manvir, Mahesh, Chhangte; Chhetri

Sahal may not feature from the start, but Stimac can bring him later in the game.

India XI (4-5-1): Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK); Nikhil Poojary, Sandesh Jhingan, Rahul Bheke, Akash Mishra; Apuia, Deepak Tangri; Lallianzuala Chhangte, Brandon Fernandes, Naorem Mahesh Singh; Sunil Chhetri.

Hector Cuper is unlikely to make any changes to his side

Syria XI (4-2-3-1): Ahmad Madania (GK); Abdul Rahman Weiss, Aiham Ousou, Thaer Krouma, Mouyad Ajan; Mahmoud Al-Aswad, Jalil Elias, Ezequiel Ham, Ammar Ramadan; Pablo Sabbag, Ibrahim Hesar

Final touches before the big game 💪🇮🇳

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Syria and India meet to see if either side can secure the three points necessary to push into contention for a Round of 16 place. This will be an exciting and entertaining affair with both teams looking for a victory.

Syria have their point from a 0-0 draw with Uzbekistan while India have not yet managed to avoid defeat in their opening two Group B matches. As a result, Australia and Uzbekistan have already secured a place in the Round of 16.

With plenty of places still available in the third-place table, both these sides will consider themselves still in contention. Syria have an outside shot of finishing second if they beat India by a 4-goal margin and Uzbekistan finds themselves thrashed by Australia by a 3 or more goal margin.

Also Read: How can India still reach knockouts in AFC Asian Cup 2023?

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• Fixture: Syria vs India: AFC Asian Cup 2024

• Date: January 23

• Time: 5:00 PM (IST)

• Venue: Al Bayt Stadium

• Live Telecast: Sports18 and Jio Cinema

The countdown begins ⏳

5️⃣ hours to go ⏰#SYRvIND ⚔️ #AsianCup2023 🏆 #BlueTigers 💙 #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/ZCkM0kFZIb

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Across six meetings, India have won three, lost two, and drew one.

• Matches Played: 6

• Syria won: 2

• India won: 3

• Draw: 1

• No Result: 0

Renewing our Nehru Cup rivalry of the past decade, the #BlueTigers 🐯 are set for their 7️⃣th meeting with Syria, and the first time on foreign soil 📍

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