Why India Turned Down A Place At The FIFA World Cup
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ย. 2020
- With over 1.3 billion inhabitants, India is the second most populous nation on Earth, and in regions such as Kerala and Kolkata, there is a lot of support for association football / soccer.
However, the Indian national team hasn't really been a force in international football since their golden generation 70 years ago, when they featured at the 1948 and 1952 Olympic Games, but turned down a place at the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
It has long been claimed that India did so due to FIFA banning barefoot players, but in this brief documentary, HITC Sevens takes a look back at the history of Indian football, the true reason why India didn't go to the World Cup, and the long term impact of that dreadful decision. - กีฬา
3 professions confidently supported by parents in india
1. Engineer
2. Doctor
3. Cricketer..
True af
No thats not true its because indian gov don't give any opportunities to footballers
No not many parents support cricket
Because the competition is very very tough
If you are a middle class man and you know that football has almost no career in India , would you want your child to play football as a professional?
Crona lockdown is a proof that parents are right though 🤔
Meanwhile, the Irish Guy is willing to sell his first born for even a sniff at a World Cup Spot
Something something weetabix mashed potatoes Jack Grealish
@@man4437 it's the same tired shtick over and over again, right?
Unbearable.
*Euro Cup spot
@@bigc181 it's his thing tho
@@man4437 absolutely mind numbing stuff isn’t it.
"you play bootball, while we play football" , you gotta at least praise the Indians for playing bare footed against teams wearing boots. I don't think I myself can take such a risk.
Damn i got 4 stitches when the boots pierced my stockings
We do it all the time in amateur matches here in Brazil.
Im from India. I used to play bare foot but I got an Adidas nemeziz on my bday
Funny enough, serious injuries are few. Playing bare foot means you are 100% cautious on who is around you. When tackles fly, you make sure to escape them.
But 50/50 challenges are safe as long your foot touches the ball
Played with guys on the field who casually take out nail that got pierce in their foot. They start running as if nothing ever happened. When I used to train I trained bare footed because pele and other great local players used to play in same way. It increase your strength and ball control immensely. Boots however give you certain edge but if you can drill in 30 yard free-kick easily barefooted (even a bullet) then with boots on it will be more impactful.
Back in my school days I used to play as CF,CDM,CAM,CB and GK. My dad used to take me to train for GK practice on uneven grounds where bounce are really unpredictable to work on my reflexes. Players in Africa, India, South America can be world class players if they get proper honest coach and opportunities.
fact about Iceland, 1 in 30,000 people in Iceland are currently in the Iceland international squad
Hhhhh
the Point is iceland Plays in Europe against some of the Best Teams in the World since the foundation , 90 % of Icelandic Footballers play in England , Germany , Italy etc. so in the best leagues the world can offer , dont compare the size of the Population this is ridiculous .
@@liars6495 ok, this is not some revolutionary research I (I am @Eli Griffen's channel we are the same person) am just saying that there are not many people and an international team
1 in 70 niueans play for the unofficial team of niue, do you take issue with that
@@challengeaccepted4065 if you are the same person why do you refer to yourself as we ? Where is Niue in Polynesia ? you can`t have a good team if you are at the other end of the world without a professional League or Football association , i mean look if Iceland plays a hundred times against teams like france , england , Germany or Italy in their history then you can be sure they will become better than Niue who plays against teams like micronesia .
@@liars6495 you have a point and ill answer in order. 1. This is a channel and I represent all of us. 2. Look it up. 3. I agree
Love you making a video on the misconception that we were thought to have been denied entry for not wearing shoes. Love from India!!!
no sane man would believe that. i admin i thought this myth was true but as i grew up as began to realise its too stupid to be true.
Also, the ISl looks promising on the front page but it is possibly the thing that has made football in India worse. Corruption, Money, and a Lack of Youth Development are actually the things that plague that league.
Exactly i have heard that story sooo many times
yeah, but its such a fun story and more interesting than reality.
Indians: "We play football, you play bootball"
Americans: "We play handball that resembles rugby and call it football"
Yet, USA in top 30 in the world but India not even in 100 lol 🥺🤦♂️😂, I didn’t knew India play football/soccer
Me too america had football or hand ball,calling hand ball., rugby as foot ball, changing the concept of Cricket into base ball
@@musicfriend2051 and usa aint even there for cricket clown
@@LoneWolf6063 tbh, nobody cares about cricket, here we’re talking about Football/Soccer
@@musicfriend2051 wdym, no one cares about cricket it's the second most popular sport in the world unlike some handball shit which u people call American football
ISL is going on and Star Sports is still showing IPL highlights.Thats sums up the ignorance.
Ignorance from people not from broadcasters.
Broadcasters Show what's on demand... I can Play football, volleyball, Cricket, Shuttle but gathering players for Football is very Hard for me.
@@bvz2565 Nope, he is actually pretty right in most parts of India same thing happens, if one group trying to play football (locally) and other group is gathering for cricket, almost 80% people will go for cricket.
The reason being they just wanna swing the bat for sixes and fours that's all.
still isl is not indian football league it is foreign super league
@@blueirondragon8059 kerala is full of football, you'd rarely find people playing cricket
The captain of the team Dr. Talimerem Ao is still remember and celebrated in our land Nagaland. The popularity of the sport in our state can be credited to him.
👍
If Northern Ireland can send their National team - why can't Nagaland?
R u basketball fan
He was a doctor, but he let them play without boots.
@@marcusmees4625 because the can directly play for India in our country's national league they play for Nagaland
Love from Gujarat, India. Childhood lover of football 🇮🇳
Love from UP
Same
Kemcho
@Sri charan Akella Even me from Karnataka
Love from bengal
Hello Alfie!
India has actually hosted an U-17 World Cup in 2017: of course, the competition ended up being a spot for rising stars such as Sancho, Ferràn Torres, Foden and Paulinho, but the young Indians showed promising glimpses of talent, especially when they lost 2-1 against Colombia.
Maybe, it was one of the first fruits of progress... I hope so for India.
Thank you for your works from Italy! 🇮🇹🏴🇮🇳
It is the dream of every Indian football fan to hear it's national anthem at the World Cup finals. ❤️😭
I just want them to play in the world cup even if they finish last in group stage 😭
They don't even qualify for the AFC Cup never mind the World Cup no offence.
Never gonna happen sorry
@@tonyh7994 🙄
@@tonyh7994 THEY QUALIFIED FOR AFC CUP AND ALMOST REACHED THE KNOCKOUT STAGE. INDIA ALSO WON THE AFC CHALLENGER AND INTERCONTINENTAL CUP
Iceland's 2016 Euro Squad : Where they are now?
Just got wrecked by Hungary for a spot for the 2021 Euro
@@majomhaha5026 How the notmighty have fallen T_T
@@youssefremy6173 shouldve said beaten, it was a very close game, with most of their euro squad probably retiring after, they presumably wouldve waited out the euros. Hungary concedes a goal in the 11th minute, equalizes in the 88th minute after dominating the 2nd half, then a beautiful long range goal to win it in the 90+1 minute
Valhalla
Two days ago Iceland got relegated from the A level in the Nations League in a group with Belgium, Denmark and England. They got 0 points from 6 games (though their next to last match, against Denmark had a 94th minute winning goal by the Danes). Still... one needs to consider that Iceland only has around 100 professional football players to select from, they've got a lower population than Luxembourg , which plays in the C level of the Nations League... Hats off to their achievements in the recent big tournaments, they did what quite a few bigger nations were unable to do.
Your research is amazing! 👏👏👏👏
@Captain Obvious An football fan of Indian descent?
@Captain Obvious who tf are you
@@reintaler6355 She is a Brazilian who record videos about football too.
@@gabbriel66 who tf are you
I know this shit since 2012
Thank you HITC sevens, one of your subscribers from Kolkata.
Same ;)
Subscibers from India will either be Bengali or Keralite, it's simple.
@@sudippaul2876 That is so not true.
@@sudippaul2876 I am from Bangalore
@@aniketkamble3967 I have seen the attendance of U17 WC in YBK and other stadiums, so....
It's just sad that we boycotted the WC qualifiers from 1954 to 1986, despite mising the chance in 1950. AIFF was just sleeping, allowing Football to be overtaken by Cricket. It's just very sad...
It's actually sad how just cricket is the focus in our country and football is mostly ignored.
It's heartbreaking
You could slighty make it up by showing interest in Indian football. ISL has just started
Same thing in the Philippines, chicken fighting is more popular than futbol lol
@@jamchavez3330 haha I'll definitely have to see that myself one day
@@talljib just search sabong on youtube you will see a pack coliseum lmao
@@jamchavez3330 no way dude
From Kerala to the North-East. Don't forget the North-East of India. It is a footballing hotbed but opportunities are hard to come by.
The Indian team captain was also from the northeastern state of Nagaland
@@imliakum Its sikkim still Northeast
Being from Kolkata, this video is a great surprise. Well done, mad respect for making this video and make it historically correct too. Cheers.
Just makes me sad tbh
Start then by watching and taking interest in ISL or Indian football in general
@@keeganaquino2561 Why are you taking me out of context, I said that because of how our government gave more focus on developing infrastructure for cricket and not football. My uncle Surinder Singh was the head coach of previous I-league winners Minerva Punjab and I’ve represented their youth teams. So yeah, I bet i know more about Indian football then a petty prick like you.
@@raghavchopra3771 lmao man calm your tits mate. No need to get so touchy. All I did I was suggest you to watch Indian football of you haven't as yet.
@@keeganaquino2561 unsolicited assertive suggestions and Indians 😇
@@nitishsaxena1372 he is just telling the truth. Most of Indian football fan don't even care about Indian football and then they call themselves Die hard Barça, Real Madrid, Chelsea,etc fan. All are plastic
Ayyy! You actually made a video on us, cheers Alfie. And my goodness have you done your thorough research. Most of our own football fans don't know as much as you explained in 17 minutes. India is an untapped market for football. There's plenty of passionate fans in the 10-30 age group. Hopefully the coming generations will produce a solid teams that can compete in major tournaments and the people can get behind.
I think ISL, and specially the crowd of Kerala Blasters and Kolkata Derby has helped in promotion of Indian football very much.
North east india too!
God I love football still waiting for the day a full Indian international plays in the top 5 leagues. Great video
Im tryna get there😂😂😂
Just wait for me then
@@yashpokhriyal3604 We have the same name lmaoooo😂😂
@@yk100 Ohh!! so there will be two Yash's in the team 😂 😂
@@yashpokhriyal3604 Ill see you there bro, good luck😂😂
*India qualifies for world cup*
India: “No, I don’t think i will.”
We will
We definitely gonna be there
@@helloppl7876 by 2030 we will unless our players don't go abroad
@@whyareyouusinglightmode2098 let's see
Only aiff will say that
Thank you mate lots of love from Lucknow, UP, India.
Being an Indian myself, when he started talking about what the Indian football team COULD have been I just felt so uncomfortable thinking about the huge talent we got but still not being able to use it
what huge talent in football is that? how many Indian players play in Europe or south America?
@@PimpDaddyStyles because no one takes priority in it
Cricket is so huge and lucrative they choose it eventually
they didn't consider world cup important and now everyone would die to play in the world cup
Dude thanks a lot
Have been asking for this for a long time
Thanks Alfie for making this video. Really sad to think about what could have been if the things have happened otherwise!!
What an incredibly accurate and honest video. You have surpassed yourself this time.
Would love you to do a video on the Zambian national team that won the Africa Cup of nations in 2012 in Libreville, Gabon against Drogba's Ivory coast. The significance of the location being that's where their team lost their lives in a plane crash 19 years earlier en route to a world cup qualifier that would've seen them qualify for the 94 tournament with only a point needed.
That national team was one of the best in Africa during the 70s- the 90s and beat Italy in the olympics in Seoul 88. Everything about that country's journey is quite a story and I'd love if you did something given that was the highest point of their football team and it's been a joke since they won the AFCON in 2012
Love You And Your Videos @HITC Sevens From India
Fantastic video James.. I am a massive football fan from India and all of us clearly recognise the large pool of talent here.. It is just that there is no definite hierarchical path to follow to the top
Thanks Jegadeesan, although my name is Alfie, James is on HITC Sport!
the timing for this is perfect as the isl starts today
Thank you so much for this!
Lots of love and respect from India!
Informative video. Thanks
Thanks Alfie for doing this video. Love your content from New Delhi
The history runs deep and it is much more complex than it appears. But I am happy to see HITC Sevens taking the efforts to dive into this history and making a video out of it. As an Indian I am very proud to see our footballing history being talked about to the World once again.
Loved The Video😀But I Feel So Sad As A Young Aspiring Teen From India,Who Laments What 'Could Have Been' For Indian Football As A Whole....
I Would Love To Practice Football,But There Are A Disproportionate Amount Of Football Grounds As Compared To Cricket,Which Is Really Disappointing😢
Wow, okay
What a thorough vid. Very in-depth, well researched. Great job!
Loves these videos about the history of the game and the stories from around the world. Keep it up.
You should talk about Kuwaits National team they used to be one of the deadliest force in Asia back in the day but they've fallen from grace
Forreal like 1982
@Burhanuddin Bhinderwala bro i know much about countrys and Football
@Burhanuddin Bhinderwala bro Kuwait won 1980 the Asia Cup, they were good in early 80's
@Burhanuddin Bhinderwala I’d argue that quite a lot of people know about Kuwait, probably from an incident in the early 90s
Love from India man❤️❤️ Thanks for covering this topic
Thanks for the video alfie ♥
Thank you for the video. It was way better than I expected. You did your research thoroughly. Thank you for taking interest in Indian football 🙏🏽
loved it as always
Thank you for making a video about Indian football ❤️
Thanks for this video....
Great video Alfie!
I’m half indian, but from england and damn this is sad
@Dr Munna Bhai MBBS he's British
What about other half
@Dr Munna Bhai MBBS autobot
your not half indian, your fully indian in blood your just born in England doesn't mean your half half you just don't change blood and your gynes so yeah. and I know because you said half indian and half British which doesn't make sense it would not even make sense if one of your parents were white or indian because you get most of your gynes from one parent and a little bit of gynes from the other parent meaning you are over 98% indian.
@@sock2856 jeez mate that's nothing of your business... Let him live his life
Never thought I'd see Princess Margaret appear on the channel 4:29.
You stole the words from my heart
who ?
Thank u so much for this!!!
Thanks for the latest great clip. Please make an episode looking at Australia's World Cup qualification campaign for the 1966 and 1970 World Cup, which, amongst other things, involved playing in neutral nations such as Cambodia during the Vietnam War era, the legend of the witch doctor's curse in Maputo, Mozambique, their tournament debut in 1974, and 32 years of near misses before returning in 2006.
Wow... Deep research... He even mentioned Dr. Talimeren Ao 👍👍👍
Thank you elfie i hope you also make a video on kolkata derby and also on recent merger of atk and mohun bagan which was controversial to say the least.
Why did they merge?
Ps- I'm Indian but I've not watched isl for years now
No merger everything is mohunbagan just 3letter which will go away next season. U can take ss of my comment
@@devaduthsajith8708 Mohun Bagan failed to find an investor, ATK did not have a lot of genuine fans.
@@aishikpanja3931 expected only those plastic cricket fans who came over would support them why would a local kolkata guy whos a loyal football fan support atk if they would support a local team it would be mohun bagan or east bengal
@@devaduthsajith8708 ATK didn't have supporters and Mohun Bagan didn't have money so ATK bought 80% of Mohun Bagan it's now ATK Mohunbagan problem solved.
Fascinating what if thought in this video. Thanks Alfie.
Great video, fantastic reasearch. Thanks for making this. Love from india
1.7 billion likes and hearts for you , I'm lost of words mate 💙💙💙💙
This was so depressing to watch man. What could have been.
love these types of videos my bro
Thank you for posting about Indian football Alfie, appreciate your effort very much and thank you!
Yendha meme page bro neega !
@@kiranp5611 tamilfooty2.0 in Instagram bro
It might not get many views, but can you do a doc on the fall of the Malaysian national team? In the 70s, they were one of the best in Asia, with Malays, Chinese, Indians and other races all playing together. Now it's nothing short of a disgrace.
id second tht
Cus mokhtar dahari died
its because of match fixing scandal in the 90s and most of the country's best player involved. some were exiled from the states by the kings.its actually a really interesting topic, atleast for me as Malaysian
@@NoName-nq8us Does anyone actually know how he died?
@@abangnazhan As a Malaysian myself, I'd also love to learn more.
Thank you Ailfie for this wonderful video.
Love from a Mohun Bagan fan ❤️🧡
This was super interesting, thank you
Love these type of vids!
Sorry if you have done a video like this already but I'd find a video on why so many young talents "fail" or even an xi of "failed" players to be very interesting.
everything should be given importance bro🤷♂️ just wait, watching this too will give you more information about world football
I think this misconception comes from the media, which name every guy who's under 21 and can kick a ball "great talent" or "new Messi/Ronaldo". It's just not possible for all of them to end up in world class teams.
Thankyou HTC from all indian fans❤
But my heart cries that how one event changed our football 💔💔
But sleeping giants are awakening ❤
And we will be there in 2026 or 2030 for sure❤
Lol with Reliance running the AIFF forget about it.
U keep doubting we continue supporting ❤ either u can critize or support your nation like Icelands fans do❤🙏 start supporting and boosting them we hold a draw against asian champions only good things to come❤
@@rushipatel2498 agree..
No offence but india won’t stand a chance in the wc
@@rushipatel2498 yes but Iceland had talent india on the other hand has no talent
Love from India 🇮🇳
Subbed to your channel
Excellent work 👍
15:38 Alfie literally used this image from Bangladesh. You can see the BFF emblem on the little girl's jersey.
He possibly googles images and the image result might have been from Bangladesh
0:11 seconds and I've already learnt something new yet again thanks to Alfie.
Had no idea Indonesia have played at a World Cup.
As Dutch East Indies. Not as an independent country.
@@aishikpanja3931 Just as remarkable nevertheless.
& 🇨🇺
@@15HunnetBlockGoon Every day I learn something new
@@nickgrch 🇨🇩 🇹🇬 🇦🇹 🇸🇮 🇰🇼
Yeah this one hurt . But anyway well done Alfie for a vid bout my country. Hope that our future is bright and we qualify one day
Start by showing interest in the ISL which has just started
We will brother
Let's work hard for it!
Your channel is pure class. Hands down🙏
This has to be your most interesting documentary
There's an alternate universe/ alternate history timeline where India was the eastern Brazil. That would be pretty amazing to see!
hey! for things other than football we are way bettr!
@@akash3662 Respect to both nations, I love them both.
@@akash3662 no one said anything other than football. Humble yourself lol.
Another brilliant video
Great video. Think you can make a video as to explain how and why China has not qualified in the World Cup outside of 2002, when Japan and South Korea were already in (as co-hosts) while Australia was in the Oceania federation? Individual sports at the Olympics seem to be a springboard for them in sports, but we haven't seen that in the beautiful game yet. In Asia, we have eyes on countries like Qatar and Vietnam becoming quite interesting for future prospects although Japan, South Korea and Australia still remain top dogs overall.
I wish to see my motherland in the World Cup before i die 🙏😭. Jai Hind❤️🇮🇳
I hope so
I'm from England
“Apologies for that” probably the funniest thing I’ve heard all day
Great video mate
Good video man !
World Cup dream is too far for us right now.
Qualifying for afc Asian Cup, just qualifying is the goal right now. Going past its group stages will be the biggest achievement of recent times.
Cracking video as always Alfie. But the Durand cup is the 4th oldest national competition, not the 3rd. Welsh Cup was first played in 1877
The best explaination 🥺👍
Best HITC Sevens so far.
You might have covered this before, but another case of a team turning down (or rather, boycotting) a World Cup was Ghana, and then all of Africa, in 1966, because FIFA didn’t give Africa a dedicated slot, and because FIFA planned to reintroduce South Africa (but put them in the Asian region)
I was just about to request for this
2:33 Mohun Bagan defeated the British East Yorkshire Regiment in the finals to win the IFA Shield playing barefoot this very day which marks the 110th anniversary
Superb infromative video👍
Great video.
I think you should have included India's spectacular performance in 1956 olympics where India became the first Asian nation to reach semifinals of olympics.
13:33 This pic saved me from depression
Thank you hitc sevens for making video about indian football, love from mumbai.
A football lover and HITC Sevens subscriber from you said place Kerala, India 🇮🇳.
Day 33: Final East German First League teams, where are they now?
Nice idea
Yea
Ngl would be kinda boring
Cant wait for this!
I second that
I love football still waiting for the day a full Indian international plays in the top 5 leagues. Great video
We are growing and will be soon there. 😎
Thanks a lot for all your information.
Dr Talimeren Ao from Mokokchung A small town in the state of Nagaland captained India . We still have a tournament in memory of Him named as Dr T Ao tournament played among the North eastern states of India . An I myself am from Mokokchung Nagaland .
As someone who is half Indian and half British I found this fascinating to find out why given what I have heard
This video made me sad. But love to see a video on my nation. Love from 🇮🇳
thank you hitc
I love these. Please what's your method of research?