New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- The senior Indian men's national team will begin their first-ever CAFA Nations Cup 2025 campaign against hosts Tajikistan at the Hisor Central Stadium in Hisor, Tajikistan on August 29.

India has been placed in Group B, where, after facing the hosts, they will play Iran (September 1) and Afghanistan (September 4). Group A, meanwhile, consists of hosts Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Turkmenistan, and Oman. The top teams from each group will play each other in the final, while the two second-placed teams will face off in the third-place match, both to be played on September 8.

India head coach Khalid Jamil sounded satisfied with his side's 10-day preparatory camp in Bengaluru, preceding the tournament. "We had a good p...