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The 2018 Intercontinental Cup (known as the 2018 Hero Intercontinental Cup for sponsorship reasons[1]) was a 4-team association football tournament held at the Mumbai Football Arena in the Indian city of Mumbai between 1 and 10 June 2018. The tournament was organized by the AIFF as part of the senior men's team's preparation for 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[2] India won the tournament by defeating Kenya 2–0 in the final on 10 June 2018.
Participating nations
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Initially, South Africa was announced to participate in the tournament but Kenya later replaced them when South Africa expressed its inability to participate.[3] The other two nations participated in the tournament were Chinese Taipei from AFC region and New Zealand from the OFC region.[2]
Group stage
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Final
Crowd attendance
After a poor attendance of 2,569 for the first match of the tournament, Indian captain Sunil Chhetri uploaded a video[4] on his Twitter and Instagram accounts pleading for Indians to attend Indian football matches.[5] Chhetri's plea was endorsed by other sports people, including Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, and tennis player Sania Mirza.[6] People responded to the plea by booking tickets for India's upcoming game against Kenya, and the game was sold out before the match day.[7] The match was Chhetri's 100th cap for India in which he scored a brace, leading India to win 3–0. The tweet was the most retweeted tweet in 2018, per Twitter India and was awarded The Golden Tweet.[8]
Broadcasting rights
Star Sports did broadcast for the 2018 Intercontinental Cup (India) on Star Sports HD2 & Star Sports 2. It was also streamed live on Hotstar and Jio TV.[9]
Goalscorers
- 8 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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- Template:Flagicon Clifton Miheso
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- Template:Flagicon Myer Bevan
- Template:Flagicon Moses Dyer
- Template:Flagicon Jeje Lalpekhlua
- Template:Flagicon Ovella Ochieng
- Template:Flagicon Pronay Halder
- Template:Flagicon Sarpreet Singh
- Template:Flagicon Timothy Otieno
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See also
References
- ↑ Mumbai Football Arena To Host Hero Intercontinental Cup From June 1. www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 AIFF announces inaugural four-nation Intercontinental Cup to be held in Mumbai(20 April 2018).
- ↑ Kenya replace South Africa in Intercontinental Cup(7 May 2018).
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- ↑ India captain Sunil Chhetri in plea to fans after only 2,569 watch cup game. bbc.com. BBC(3 June 2018). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ 'Can I have a ticket please?': Sania Mirza joins Tendulkar, Kohli in support of Chhetri's plea to football fans. moneycontrol.com. Moneycontrol.com(4 June 2018). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ After Sunil Chhetri's emotional plea, tickets for India game sold out. economictimes.indiatimes.com. The Economic Times(4 June 2018). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ Sunil Chhetri's plea to Indian fans marked as Golden Tweet by Twitter India(6 December 2018).
- ↑ Intercontinental Cup 2018: Venue, fixtures and TV guide. Sulthan's Monologue. Retrieved 2018-05-30.