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The India national football team represents India in men's international football and is governed by the All India Football Federation. The team, which is considered as the best team in South Asia , won two gold medals at the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games while finishing fourth at the 1956 Summer Olympics .
The India national football team represents India in international football and is controlled by the All India Football Federation. Under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and governed in Asia by the AFC , the team is also part of the South Asian Football Federation .
The history of the India national football team dates back to the 1920s. They have never played in the World Cup although they qualified in 1950. They have had no entries in the tournament from 1950 onwards. Indian football team won the Asian Games in 1962 in Jakarta, against S Korea. [1] They have only made three appearances since then.
Opponents the India men's national football team has played against. The following represents the recent [ 1 ] as well as the past [ 2 ] results of the India national football team . [ 3 ]
The India senior national team was ranked 18th in Asia, but FIFA does not rank under–age national teams. [113] [114] Indian football fans began a campaign on social media, with hashtags supporting their cause. India team coach Igor Štimac reached out to the government of India for intervention with an open letter on social media.
The first captain to lead India in their first AIFF organised international tour was Karuna Bhattacharya, [2] [3] who captained India in their first international match against Australia on 3 September 1938. The following table includes players who have captained the India national football team, along with the vice-captains and the ...
This is a list of Indian international footballers, who have played for the India national football team since its foundation in 1938, before the country's independence. Players with 22 or more official caps are listed here. [1] [2] [3] Bold denotes players still playing international football.
The India national football team is governed by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA , the international governing body for world football.