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India-Panama Friendly Moved to September 25 Before Bengaluru Marathon
India and Panama are scheduled to play a football match in Bengaluru.
The game was originally planned for September 26.
It has been moved to September 25, one day earlier.
The stadium will be used for the Bengaluru Marathon on September 27.
Because the marathon starts and finishes there, preparing the stadium for football the next day would be difficult.
Panama is a strong team ranked 44th in the world.
India will later play Brazil and Uruguay in Kolkata.
The match will be India’s first in Bengaluru since its 2023 SAFF Championship victory there.
India’s international football friendly against Panama in Bengaluru will be played on September 25 instead of September 26.
The match was rescheduled because Sree Kanteerava Stadium will host the Bengaluru Marathon on September 27.
The stadium will serve as the marathon’s starting and finishing point.
The fixture will be India’s first match in Bengaluru since winning the 2023 SAFF Championship there.
Panama, ranked 44th globally, will be India’s first World Cup-participating friendly opponent during the international period.
- Who
- India and Panama’s national football teams.
- What
- An international football friendly has been moved from September 26 to September 25.
- Where
- Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, India.
- When
- September 25; the Bengaluru Marathon is scheduled for September 27, while India’s matches against Brazil and Uruguay are scheduled for October 3 and October 6.
- Why
- The stadium will host the Bengaluru Marathon as its starting and finishing point, making it difficult to stage the football match the next day.
Key facts
- New match date
- September 25
- Original match date
- September 26
- Venue
- Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
- Marathon date
- September 27
- Panama’s world ranking
- 44th
- Upcoming India fixtures
- Brazil on October 3 and Uruguay on October 6, both in Kolkata
- Rescheduling source
- A Karnataka State Football Association source told PTI the match was advanced by one day.
Quotes
Karnataka State Football Association source
An unnamed source from the Karnataka State Football Association who confirmed the revised fixture date
“We are now going to advance the India-Panama match by a day. It will now be held on September 25.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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