<p>The Indian senior men's team will face Iraq in the semi-final of the 49th King's Cup football tournament in Chiang Mai, Thailand on September 7.</p>.<p>The match will take place at the 700th Anniversary Stadium in Chiang Mai. Thailand will take on Lebanon in the other semi-final later on the same day, as per the draw announced by the Football Association of Thailand on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The finall of the tournament will be played on September 10. The losing semi-finalists will meet in the third-place play-off.</p>.<p>As per the draw mechanics, Iraq (as the highest FIFA-ranked team - 70th) and Thailand (as hosts and ranked 113th) were placed in separate match-ups, and drawn against the remaining two teams -- India, ranked 99th, and Lebanon, ranked 100th.</p>.<p>India's last meeting with Iraq was a 0-2 defeat in a friendly in Baghdad in 2010.</p>.<p> It will be India's fourth participation in the King's Cup in Thailand, with the most recent one coming in 2019, where the Blue Tigers went down to Curaçao in the semi-final before beating hosts Thailand 1-0 for the bronze medal. </p><p>India also won a bronze in their first appearance in the tournament in 1977, defeating the likes of South Korea, Singapore and Indonesia.</p>.<p> In 1981, India were eliminated in the group stage.</p>.<p> King's Cup Fixtures: Iraq vs India (4pm IST); Thailand vs Lebanon (7pm IST) on September 7.</p>.<p> Third-place play-off (4pm IST); Final (7pm IST) on September 10. PTI TAP SSC SSC</p>
<p>The Indian senior men's team will face Iraq in the semi-final of the 49th King's Cup football tournament in Chiang Mai, Thailand on September 7.</p>.<p>The match will take place at the 700th Anniversary Stadium in Chiang Mai. Thailand will take on Lebanon in the other semi-final later on the same day, as per the draw announced by the Football Association of Thailand on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The finall of the tournament will be played on September 10. The losing semi-finalists will meet in the third-place play-off.</p>.<p>As per the draw mechanics, Iraq (as the highest FIFA-ranked team - 70th) and Thailand (as hosts and ranked 113th) were placed in separate match-ups, and drawn against the remaining two teams -- India, ranked 99th, and Lebanon, ranked 100th.</p>.<p>India's last meeting with Iraq was a 0-2 defeat in a friendly in Baghdad in 2010.</p>.<p> It will be India's fourth participation in the King's Cup in Thailand, with the most recent one coming in 2019, where the Blue Tigers went down to Curaçao in the semi-final before beating hosts Thailand 1-0 for the bronze medal. </p><p>India also won a bronze in their first appearance in the tournament in 1977, defeating the likes of South Korea, Singapore and Indonesia.</p>.<p> In 1981, India were eliminated in the group stage.</p>.<p> King's Cup Fixtures: Iraq vs India (4pm IST); Thailand vs Lebanon (7pm IST) on September 7.</p>.<p> Third-place play-off (4pm IST); Final (7pm IST) on September 10. PTI TAP SSC SSC</p>