Pakistan face India in SAFF Championship semi-final today

DHAKA - Pakistan will take on arch-rivals India in the semi-final of the ongoing SAFF Championship 2018 today (Wednesday).

This will be Pakistan’s first appearance in the semi-final after 13 years where they will take on India, the only unbeaten side in the competition so far.

The match will start at 6:30 Pm local time.

India were placed in Group B alongside Sri Lanka and the Maldives while Group A consisted of Nepal, Pakistan, hosts Bangladesh, and Bhutan.

Pakistan began their campaign in the championship with a 2-1 win over Nepal in Group A. However, they lost their second group game, 1-0 to hosts Bangladesh before ending their group stage with a 3-0 win over Bhutan.

Nepal, Pakistan, and Bangladesh were all tied on six points in Group A but the former two teams progressed to the semi-final stage courtesy of a better goal difference.

The tournament is taking from September 4 to September 15 in Bangladesh.