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Watch: Cambodian players fuming as Indian national anthem gets played instead of Cambodia’s national anthem

Cambodian players were left frustrated after a couple of glaring errors – including a flag mix-up and national anthem glitch.

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India took on Cambodia in the AFC Asia Cup qualifier match on Wednesday at Salt Lake Stadium. Prior to the start of the game, a bizarre incident took place when both the teams lined up for national anthems. As per the rituals, before the start of any game in football, both teams line themselves up for their respective national anthems.

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However, a technical glitch left Cambodian players extremely disappointed. The players prepared to recite the national anthem in unison, however, following the announcement, nothing got played for a few minutes. And, after a brief period, India’s national anthem was played instead of Cambodian's. This didn’t go down too well with the Cambodian players as they were left completed surprised.

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As far as the game was concerned, India won that game by a margin of 2-0. Sunil Chhetri, once again starred for the team, having netted the ball twice. The captain scored the first goal in the 14th minute of the game as he converted a penalty after Liston Colaco was tripped by the Cambodian defender. Later, in the second half, Chhetri found the net in the 60th minute to give India a 2-0 lead.

As far as the points table is concerned, India are currently at the top of Group D’s standing. They have 3 points to their name with 1 win in 1 game. Hong Kong too have a win in 1 match, while the likes of Afghanistan and Cambodia are yet to open their account.

For the unversed, The 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification is the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, the 18th edition of the international men's football championship of Asia.

 

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