India vs Syria: Indian football team lost to Syria in the last match, eliminated from AFC Asian Cup

The Indian team was eliminated from the Asian Cup football tournament after losing 0-1 to Syria in the last group match. Omar Kharbin scored a goal in the 76th minute to keep Syria in the race for the knockout. India finished last in the four-team Group B, losing all three matches and without scoring a single goal.

Even before this, India could not make it to the knockouts in 1984, 2011 and 2019. India had finished runner-up in 1964 when only four teams participated.

Let us tell you that to remain in the tournament, the Indian team had to win against world number 91 team Syria at any cost. With the draw and defeat, the 102nd ranked Indian team departed from the tournament. Fans are very disappointed with the defeat of Team India. India could not score a single goal against Syria.

The top two teams of all the groups got entry into the last-16, while the top four teams finishing third in the group will also enter the last-16. The goal average of the Indian team, which conceded 6 goals in three matches, was very poor. India has defeated Syria thrice so far. He won the Nehru Cup against this team in 2007, 2009 and 2012. In 2019, the match between the two was a 1-1 draw in the Intercontinental Cup.