Stressing that the game is not played on paper, football team coach Stephen Constantine yesterday said India will fight toe-to-toe with fancied hosts United Arab Emirates in the AFC Asian Cup.

Indian started their AFC Asian Cup campaign in a stunning fashion, thrashing Thailand 4-1. They will take on UAE tonight at the Sheikh Zayed Sports City Stadium here. "We know all the three games are going to be tough. There'll be no easy game at this level. But we'll go toe-to-toe with them. A game is not played on paper, but on the pitch," Constantine said.