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Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre: The Indian senior men's team will face hosts Vietnam in a friendly match at the Thien Truong Stadium in Nam Dinh on Saturday. What was originally supposed to be a tri-nation friendly tournament including Lebanon was reduced to a one-off friendly match between India and Vietnam following the West Asian team's withdrawal.

The Indian team arrived in the city on October 7 and have held five training sessions in the north Vietnamese town, including an official training session at the Thien Truong Stadium on Friday evening.

Like the Intercontinental Cup last month, for India, this friendly in the October international window is also part of their preparations for the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers next year.