Asian Games Women's Football: Chinese Taipei vs India Live Updates

4:30 PM: Hello everyone and welcome to Khel Now’s LIVE COVERAGE of the Chinese Taipei vs India match in the Hangzhou Asian Games. The kick-off is just 30 minutes away! I am your host Aishwarya Chakraborty and will keep you company through what promises a fascinating evening of football. Please wait for 30 Seconds for the Live blog to load.

Asian Games Women's Football: Chinese Taipei vs India - Build-up

The Indian women’s football team will begin their 2023 Asian Games campaign with a high voltage clash against a highly ranked Chinese Taipei. The Blue Tigresses have finally confirmed a place at the Asian Games after all the chaos regarding India’s participation at the tournament in the last one month or so.

Currently ranked 38th on the FIFA rankings, Chinese Taipei will present a tough challenge for Thomas Dennerby and co. India couldn’t field a team against Chinese Taipei at the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup which forced their exit from the championship and now it’s time they do what they couldn’t in 2022.

Chinese Taipei come into the game as favourites, thanks to their superior FIFA ranking. They have been in a good run of form having scored 14 goals in their last three games and securing big margin victories.

They will go all out given the tight competition in the women’s football category and will also want to settle the scores with India for the defeat in an international friendly in 2021.

The Blue Tigresses have a lot at stake. They know after how many requests and efforts from the AIFF, they have been allowed to play at the Asian Games. And therefore, they must make it count.

India will hope to begin their campaign on a strong note with a win over their opponents. The Blue Tigresses can also take confidence from the fact that they defeated Chinese Taipei the last time they faced them.