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Video: Bundesliga stars encourage Team India ahead of AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019

"All the best for the AFC Asian Cup, Indian football team!" (Image courtesy: Screenshot - Bundesliga Video)
"All the best for the AFC Asian Cup, Indian football team!" Image courtesy: Screenshot - Bundesliga Video

The AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 will kick off this Saturday and several Bundesliga stars have come together to show their support for the Indian national team.

Bundesliga’s most capped foreigner in league history Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen), 2014 FIFA World Cup hero Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund), Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Germany striker Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) and Germany’s 1990 FIFA World Cup winning captain and Bayern Munich legend Lothar Matthäus encourage Team India with inspiring messages as Team India await their first match in Abu Dhabi.

The Blue Tigers will kick off their AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 campaign on Sunday when they face Thailand in a Group A match.

Watch the video clip to enjoy the #BackTheBlue messages from the Bundesliga stars!