Asian Games 2023: India Men's and Women's Football Team up for crucial battles Today on September 21 - When and Where To Watch

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The Indian Football men's and women's teams will be in action on Thursday in the Asian Games.

The men's team, known as the Blue Tigers, will face Bangladesh at the Xiaoshan Sports Centre in Hangzhou, and the women, called the Tigresses, will play against Chinese Taipei at the Wenzhou Sports Olympic Centre Stadium.

A crucial match against Bangladesh for Blue Tigers

Despite suffering a damaging loss against host China in their opening match, the Indian Men's team led by Narender Gahlot, Gurkirat Singh and Aniket Jadhav, remains optimistic. Currently standing at the bottom of Group A, the Blue Tigers are keen to bounce back and stake their claim for a spot in the knockouts.

Sunil Chhetri and co. know a victory against Bangladesh will bring them right back in the hunt for the knockout rounds, as at least two teams from each group will advance to the round of 16. After the capitulation in the 2nd half against the hosts, it is time for Blue Tigers to get things back on track.

Asian Games 2023: How to Watch India vs Bangladesh

India vs Bangladesh will be telecast LIVE on Sony Sports Network and the match can also be live streamed through the Sony LIV app and website. The match starts at 1:30 pm IST.

India Women's Team start campaign against Chinese Taipei

The Indian Women's Team, after having camped in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, is all set to begin their journey in the Asian Games by taking on Chinese Taipei. Though their track record against the Taipei team doesn't paint a positive picture, their last meeting yielded a promising result with striker Renu scoring an amazing goal from long range.

This, coupled with the whole team's determination and their dependence on their strong backbone formed by centre-back and captain Ashalata Devi, playmaker Indumathi Kathiresan, and striker Bala Devi, they hope to put forth a tough challenge.

Asian Games 2023: How to Watch India vs Chinese Taipei

The India vs Chinese Taipei match will be broadcast LIVE on Sony Sports Network and live stream will be available on the Sony LIV app and website. The match starts at 5 pm IST.