would u like india to have a football team and participate in the world cup?why or why not?
483412
India do have a soccer team but did not qualify from their respective area to go to Germany.
1044892
no, no no no \nyou nedd talent for soccer, india has never played it
1101867
Only 32 teams get the chance to play in the world cup. India failed to qualify. Competition on the soccer field is intense, and India excels at field hockey and rounders not soccer.
783292
oh soccer! yea i like to play soccer or football as they call in india! i love it! it so much fun! i played for 3 years then i quit! buti still like it
74676
India qualified for the 1950 FIFA World Cup after a number of teams withdrew from the tournament. However, they declined to participate after FIFA prohibited playing barefoot. \n\nIndia's application for the 1954 tournament was not accepted and they did not compete in a qualifier until the preliminary stages of the 1986 tournament.
574990
football does not have enough exposure in india.. sports like cricket and hockey are emphasized.. india does not have a well organised professional football league..
1084716
yes, FIFA should have the world cup every two years at least
1175214
Dude.......\nThey have a national team but.........\n1)Out of 1 billion population, not even 10% of the population is interested in football.\n2)They like only Cricket\n3)The government is also not interested in this game of football\n4) There is no initiative from the Indian side.\n\nThus, though  India forms a national team it will be of no use.
220733
no cos the game would be boring. to make it enteresting you need to have a team with different people from different cultures.
699885
yup........ why not\n\nbe optimistic\n\nhu ha india aaya india
944315
no it is just that the indian team in cricket is better than any other indian team in another sport \nif india had to enter the world cup of football and win it then may be football can overshadow cricket in india\njust as tennis is being popular because SANIA MIRZA is the only indian woman to have seeded higher
673684
nowhere!!\n\nim a major football fan but i cant get myself to like indian football. mainly because we dont have that much talent and no talented players wanna join the league because its not given much importance except in kolkata and goa. i saw the last match of last season sitting in the 3rd row. yea there were goals, but it just wasnt as exciting as watching european football.\nunless football is encouraged more it'll get nowhere in our country. cheers for that IIM grad who rejected a high-paying job to start his own club. he's prolly done more for footy than our govt has
1170556
First of all ,cricket has overshadowed all other games .People even think that India's national game is cricket! Indians have turned a blind eye to all other games ,hence the dismal picture in football!\n Sunil Gulati,a person of Indian origin who is the head of US SOCCER FEDERATION ,is the only global desi touch to Indian football.And then we have mediocre performance in desi club football,namely Mohan Bagan ,Mahindra united ruling the roost.\nI feel Indians should recruit a latin/prominent european coach.look at australia,tHanks to the splendid coaching of a stellar leader ,namely Hiddink ,they have trespassed a strong team like Japan! Its all in the coach and the players.Next on the cross hair comes the management.It should be meticulously elected such that it agressively promotes football in INDIA ITSELF!! they should also acquaint themselves with modern football techniques and technology,not the faux pas back then when they wanted to play barefooted!\n if they do qualify,which i think will be only after a few more years, their chances of emerging as champions will depend on one critical factor: a perfect orchestration of consistent performance and what all they have imbibed till then!A football team gets better with age they are in the sport,parallel to wine!
657422
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU.\n\nIT MUST BE FAMILIORIZED. IT CAN BE CONDUCTED IN ODI FORMAT AND EVERY TEAM SHOULD BE GIVEN MORE CHANCES TO PLAY.\n\nABOVE ALL NO PARTIALITY SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED.
903652
yes ofcourse...\nthe they play in icc championship trophy.........\nwhey will give a nice challange to any team in world cup....\n\nbut remember india will win the world cup.........\n\nHU.. HAA.... INDIA...... AAYA........ INDIAAAAAAAAA...
1128875
If they do, your countries achievement will not be unappreciated by the world. It takes a great country to produce players continually that can be of the calibre to pull that off. Good luck to you.\n\nHowever I would like to see the Ukraine or Portugal come through and achieve the unexpected as it would renew some hope for others and give a new perspective to the cup. Also to honour the job, commitment and hard work the under dog sides put in to achieve results and lift their standard of play.
1112458
no.  why should it.  World Cup team won't go that far, there is no interest in it professionally here, and there is too much competition for the sports person's attention between football, baseball, basketball, NASCAR, hockey, golf, tennis, etc.\n\nSoccer is a distant thought for most people.