 "Sunil Chhetri continues to be a part of Indian football team. Image: AIFF")
India football team head coach Manolo Márquez on Wednesday (28 May) confirmed that the 28 players participating in the ongoing camp in Kolkata will travel to Thailand for the FIFA friendly against the hosts, scheduled for 4 June.
The Blue Tigers had been training in the City of Joy since 19 May. The Indian football team contingent will leave for Thailand on Wednesday evening. The friendly match between India and Thailand will take place on 4 June at the Thammasat Stadium in Pathum Thani at 18:00 IST.
The Indian football team will depart for Hong Kong on 5 June for the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Final Round fixture against the East Asian side on 10 June at 17:30 IST.
Indian football team’ 28-member squad for the FIFA Friendly against Thailand:
Goalkeepers: Hrithik Tiwari, Vishal Kaith, Gurmeet Singh, Amrinder Singh.
Defenders: Naorem Roshan Singh, Rahul Bheke, Chinglensana Singh Konsham, Anwar Ali, Boris Singh Thangjam,
Sandesh Jhingan, Asish Rai, Subhasish Bose, Mehtab Singh, Abhishek Singh Tekcham.
Midfielders: Suresh Singh Wangjam, Mahesh Singh Naorem, Ayush Dev Chhetri, Udanta Singh Kumam, Lalengmawia Ralte, Liston Colaco, Ashique Kuruniyan, Brandon Fernandes, Nikhil Prabhu.
Forwards: Sunil Chhetri, Edmund Lalrindika, Manvir Singh, Suhail Ahmad Bhat, Lallianzuala Chhangte.
Head Coach: Manolo Márquez
Assistant Coach: Mahesh Gawali
Assistant Coach: Benito Montalvo
Goalkeeper Coach: Marc Gamon
Strength and Conditioning Coach: José Carlos Barroso