India are set for their 5th appearance at AFC Asian Cup, Asia's biggest national football tournament

This will be first time India will be playing in Asian Cup on a trot

The first time they took part in Asian Cup was in 1964 when they finished as runners-up

1964 Asian Cup was a 4 team round-robin tournament. Since then India have not made it out of group stage

India's second appearance came in 1984 when they finished last (10th) with 1 draw and 3 losses in group stage

They returned in 2011 but finished last (16th) with 3 defeats from 3 matches in group stage

In 2019, India defeated Thailand but lost to UAE and Bahrain to finish 17th in 24 team Asian Cup

They are scheduled to play Australia, Uzbekistan and Syria in 2023 Asian Cup group stage