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SAFF Championship 2023: India Beat Lebanon 4-2 On Penalties, To Play Kuwait In The Final: In Pics

Defending champions India held their nerves to beat Lebanon 4-2 in a close penalty shootout after a goalless 120 minutes of play to enter the final of the SAFF Championship tournament in Bengaluru on Saturday. Sunil Chhetri and his team will play Kuwait in the final, who won 1-0 over Bangladesh in the other semifinal of the day, in the summit clash on July 4. India will be playing in the final of the regional tournament for the 13th time and ninth on the trot. They have won eight times in the earlier 13 editions. The only time India did not make it to the top two was in 2003.