The year 2017 will see India host its first FIFA event i.e. U-17 World Cup.But the big question is ,can this Event change the fate of Indian football.
Football,the most popular sport in the world, has not been able to gain that amount of popularity in India.The likes of cricket,badminton and kabaddi have overshadowed Indian football.Although people do follow the big events like FIFA World Cup ,Champion's League etc.One reason for the poor condition of football in our country is that there has not been an outstanding performance by Indian football since the time it started.The major performances of India in world stage are
Football,the most popular sport in the world, has not been able to gain that amount of popularity in India.The likes of cricket,badminton and kabaddi have overshadowed Indian football.Although people do follow the big events like FIFA World Cup ,Champion's League etc.One reason for the poor condition of football in our country is that there has not been an outstanding performance by Indian football since the time it started.The major performances of India in world stage are
- Indian team qualified for the 1950 World Cup.
- Indian team finished fourth in the 1956 Olympics.
Finally the All India Football Federation (AIFF) should make its goal to win this event rather than just organising this event.The task would be very difficult but there can not be any better ocassion of performing in world stage than this event.For Indian football to grow they need to give a performance similar to what the crickters did when cricket was facing the same problem i.e. something similar to winning the 1983 Cricket World Cup.I am happy to see people from all sports promoting the U-17 FIFA World Cup.The day Indian footballers win a big FIFA event,the golden days of this wonderful sport will start.
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