Pathum Thani (Thailand), June 5 -- The 0-2 loss against Thailand was somewhat of a bitter pill to swallow for the senior India men's national team at the Thammasat Stadium here on Wednesday.

The show, however, must go on.

Regardless of the result against Thailand, the Blue Tigers now shift their focus to the task at hand in their AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Final Round Qualifier against Hong Kong, China, on June 10.

The senior India men's national team, who had travelled to Thailand with a 28-member squad, will now shift base to Hong Kong five days prior to their Asian qualifier with a 25-man squad, sans goalkeeper Hrithik Tiwari, centre-back Mehtab Singh, and full-back Subhasish Bose, who will travel back to India directly from Th...