It has been 60 years since India last made it past the group stage of the Asian Cup, and the wait will be even longer if they lose to Uzbekistan today at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Uzbekistan is the highest ranked team in the tournament The India-Uzbekistan match can be watched live from anywhere with a VPN

Indian team Gurpreet, Rahul, Jhingan, Mishra, Thapa, Suresh, Manvir, Chhetri, Naorem, Apuia, Poojary

Uzbekistan team: Yusupov, Seifiev, Shklov, Shamrobekov, Masharipov, Ulunov, Nasrullaev, Eshmurodov, Sergeyev, Faizullaev, Kusanov

Igor Stimac's tactic of sitting deep and absorbing pressure worked beautifully in the first 45 minutes against Australia

Skipper Sunil Chhetri was energetic up front, but was too isolated and could have used a leg up

Uzbekistan will be disappointed to have finished the match against Syria with only one point after dominating the game The team's 23-year-old protégé, Oston Ulunov, is being touted as a potential star of the tournament, but he will need to make up for lost time if that is to come to fruition

Keep reading for a live stream of India vs Uzbekistan and where to watch the AFC Asian Cup matches

Free-to-air options are available in Indonesia through RCTI+, and in the UK and US through free trials of Triller TV+ and Paramount Plus, respectively

If you normally live in one of these countries and are abroad when the India-Uzbekistan match is broadcast, you will find that your usual streams on the above services are blocked

But thankfully, with a VPN, you can live stream the India vs Uzbekistan match as if you were at home Here's how

A VPN, or virtual private network, makes it appear as if you are surfing the web from your home country, not the country you are in This means that you can access the streaming service you have already paid for from any country on the planet

For example, a Brit currently out of the UK can watch a live stream of India vs Uzbekistan on Triller TV+

VPNs are inexpensive and easy to use We tested a lot of the best VPN services and our favorite is ExpressVPN It's fast, works with a variety of devices, and has a 30-day money-back guarantee

Using a VPN is incredibly easy

1 Install the VPN of your choice As we have mentioned, ExpressVPN is our favorite

2 select the location you want to connect to with the VPN app If you are in Canada and want to watch a UK service like Triller TV+, select "UK" from the server list

3 Watch a live stream of India vs Uzbekistan on Triller TV+

In the US, the streaming service Paramount Plus will broadcast India vs Uzbekistan along with all the Asian Cup matches The match will begin at 9:30 am ET/6:30 am ET on Thursday

If you don't already have a subscription, prices range from just $599 per month for the basic package to $1199 per month ad-free Paramount Plus currently offers a free 7-day trial for new users

If you are outside the US, a VPN like ExpressVPN will allow you to access the blocked India vs Uzbekistan live stream

You can watch the India vs Uzbekistan live stream and all other 2023 Asian Cup matches on the lesser known Triller TV+ platform

Triller TV+, known for airing combat sports, works on a wide range of streaming devices and costs £799 per month or £6999 per year, with a 7-day free trial for those who have not yet used it

India vs Uzbekistan kicks off at 2:30 pm Japan time on Thursday

India vs Uzbekistan will be televised on Paramount Plus in Australia It is available starting at $999/month, but note that kickoff is set for early Friday morning at 1:30 AM Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)

It is also worth noting that thanks to Network 10 and the 10Play streaming service, all Australian matches, including the final, are available for free

Not available in Australia right now; with ExpressVPN, you can watch all the matches as if you were at home while traveling

India Amrinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Vishal Kaith, Akash Mishra, Lalchungnunga, Mehtab Singh, Nikhil Poojary, Pritam Kotal, Rahul Bheke, Sandesh Jhingan, Subhasish Bose, Anirudh Thapa, Brandon Fernandes, Deepak Tangri, Lalengmawia Ralte, Liston Colaco, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Sahar Abdul Samad Sreesh Singh Wanjam, Udanta Singh, Ishan Pandita, Lalianswara Chhante, Manvir Singh, Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Sunil Chhetri, Vikram Partap Singh

Uzbekistan Utkir Yusupov, Abdubahid Nematov, Botilari Ergashev, Muhammadkodil Hamraliev, Aliyonov Koziakbar, Farukh Saifiev, Rustamjon Ashurmatov, Sherzod Nasrullaev, Eshmurodov Umarbek, Abdullah Abdullaev, Kusnidin Aliclov, Abdukodil Kusanov, Zafarmrod Abirakhmatov Diyor Kholmatov, Otabek Shklov, Jamshid Iskanderov, Odiljon Shamrobekov, Jarodin Masharipov, Oston Urnov, Jamshid Boltaboev , Azizbek Turgunboev, Khodzimat Erkinov, Abosbek Faizlaev, Bovil Abdisholikov, Igor Sergeev, and Azizbek Amonov