The 2023 Intercontinental Cup (known as the 2023

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Intercontinental Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the third edition of the Intercontinental Cup, a four-nation

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tournament held at the

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, in the Indian city of

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between the 9 to 18 June 2023. The tournament was organized by the

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(AIFF).

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won the previous edition by a 1–0 victory over

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in the final in 2019.

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became the champion of this edition after defeating

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by 2–0 in the final. With two goals each,

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and

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of India were joint-top scorers of the tournament.

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of India was awarded best player of the tournament.

Participating nations

The tournament is being played by teams from two different

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in the FIFA international window from 9 to 18 June 2023.

, as host, is joined by

and

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from the

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(AFC), and

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from the

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(OFC). The teams play each other in a round-robin phase, and the top two teams will play the final. The

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of the participating national teams, * (99) * (101) * (164) * (183)

Venue

*All matches are being held at the

, India.

Matches

Round robin

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Final

Winners

Goalscorers

References

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