DHAKA – Pakistan faces arch-rivals India in the semi-final of the ongoingSouth Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup 2018 on Wednesday (today) here.
The match will be started at 5.30pm PST. This will be Pakistan’s firstappearance in the semi-final after 13 years where they will take on India,the only unbeaten side in the competition so far.
India was placed in Group B alongside Sri Lanka and the Maldives whileGroup A consisted of Nepal, Pakistan, hosts Bangladesh, and Bhutan.
Pakistan began their campaign in the championship with a 2-1 win over Nepalin Group A. However, they lost their second group game, 1-0 to hostsBangladesh before ending their group stage with a 3-0 win over Bhutan.
Nepal, Pakistan, and Bangladesh were all tied on six points in Group A butthe former two teams progressed to the semi-final stage courtesy of abetter goal difference.
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On the other hand, India started their tournament with a 2-0 win againstSri Lanka and then defeated Bhutan 2-0 before progressing to thesemi-final. Head to head, India have the upper hand against Pakistan infootball.
The last time the two sides met was during the 2013 SAFF Championship whereIndia beat Pakistan 1-0.
