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The Times of India
The Times of India
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TOI Sports Desk

'Robbed' of final berth, India confident of beating Lebanon in third-place match

NEW DELHI: Despite the heartbreak of a penalty shootout loss to Iraq in the semis, a confident India will look to maintain their recent domination against Lebanon when the two sides clash in the Kings Cup third-place match in Chiang Mai on Sunday.

India came tantalizingly close to securing their first-ever victory over the higher-ranked Iraq. But Iraq managed to level the score through a contentious penalty and eventually clinched the semifinal with a 5-4 shootout victory.

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