(Football news) The Syrians enter this match up in third place in the group after losing 1-0 to Australia; they are one point ahead of the Blue Tigers, who lost 3-0 to Uzbekistan in their second loss of the tournament. 

Although the Syrians played excellent defense against the Socceroos on Thursday, they were still defeated, meaning that this is their first loss of 2024 and their fifth straight loss in all competitions. A win on Tuesday would guarantee that this country 

advances to the next round of the tournament for the first time since 2011.

Under Hector Cuper, 10 of their 12 matches played have been decided by a goal or fewer, with Syria emerging victorious on only two occasions.

They have scored a goal or fewer in nine matches since Cuper took charge, while they have yet to net an opening-half strike in five successive encounters in all competitions.

It has been over 14 years since they got the better of India, claiming a 1-0 triumph in an August 2009 friendly.We saw a strong 45 minutes from India for a second successive match, but some mental lapses in the other half proved to be their undoing.

This time, though, it was the opening half which did them in, with the Blue Tigers conceding after only four minutes and down by three at the interval.

India have lost every Asian Cup group fixture in which they were behind at the half, while they have yet to win a match in this competition when failing to score in the opening half. In the 21st century, India have never won their final Asian Cup group fixture, scoring only once on those two previous occasions.

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