Kowloon (Hong Kong), June 6 -- The Indian senior men's team arrived in Hong Kong again after 16 years.

While in 2009, it was a friendly game against the hosts, on June 10, the two sides will clash in a crucial 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifier.

For Manolo Marquez and his coaching staff, the first order of business after touching down in Hong Kong from Bangkok at 6 pm local time, were heading straight to the Hong Kong Stadium in So Kon Po, where the hosts were taking on Nepal in a preparatory friendly just two hours later. The game ended scoreless.

India, who lost 0-2 to Thailand in their friendly on Wednesday, will have their first training session in Hong Kong on Friday evening at the Jockey Club HKFA Football Training Centre in Tseung Kwan...