Head coach Igor Stimac on Thursday reckoned that the Intercontinental Cup will be a good preparatory event for India for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup, however, the opponents may not be as tough as the ones they will come across in the continental showpiece.

India's real build-up to the Asian Cup will begin with their Intercontinental Cup opener against Mongolia here on Friday. The hosts won the inaugural edition of the tournament but Korea emerged victorious in the second season, before the pandemic broke.