The Indian men's football team lost 0-2 to Jamaica in the semifinals of the Unity Cup in London, making a disappointing debut appearance in the four-nation tournament. The short competition, which features two semifinals, a third-place play-off and the final, is being conducted at The Valley stadium, which is the home base of Charlton Athletic Football Club. On Wednesday night, Courtney Clarke's stunning early strike in the eighth minute and Kaheim Dixon's solo effort in the 78th minute ensured Jamaica's entry into the final. India will face Zimbabwe, who went down to Nigeria in the first semifinal on Tuesday, in the third-place play-off on Saturday, while Nigeria will meet Jamaica in a repeat of last year's final. The match marked several important individual moments.

Noufal PN and Ricky Shabong made their senior national team debuts for Jamaica, while Edmund Lalrindika was handed his first-ever start for India. India were playing their first match on British soil since 2002 and it did not go well for the side. A quick Jamaican counter sliced through India's shape in the eighth minute, forcing Gurpreet Singh Sandhu into a sharp save from a tight angle. India failed to clear their lines, and Clarke intercepted a loose pass before scoring in emphatic fashion.