India national football team players

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Since only allowing under sides to compete in the Olympic Games in , India have never qualified for the summer games. The under side participated in their first ever tournament during the Asian Games in Busan , South Korea. They were put into a group with China , Turkmenistan , and Bangladesh. Their first match was against Bangladesh. India won 3—0 through a brace from future senior captain Baichung Bhutia and a strike from Renedy Singh. India played their second match two days later against Turkmenistan.

India national football team players

Talimeren Ao captained the team with Balaidas Chatterjee as the coach-cum-manager. France overcame the stern Indian challenge Sahoo Mewalal scored the winner against Iran in the final. India followed that up with a fourth-place finish at the Summer Olympics in Melbourne where Neville D'Souza scored a hat-trick against hosts Australia, thus becoming the first Asian to attain the feat at the Olympics. The team went on to finish fourth at the Asian Games in Tokyo. But four years later, they went on to win a second Asian Games Gold in Banerjee and Jarnail Singh scored within three minutes of each other to seal the victory for India. Two years later, India participated in the AFC Asian Cup where they finished runners-up, losing out to the hosts, Israel, by two points. The team began the s by winning the inaugural SAFF Championship in , a feat they repeated in and However, they went down to Uzbekistan in the final. The squad followed that up with an impressive performance at the AFC Challenge Cup, which was initially hosted in Hyderabad and saw the final shifted to Delhi. India breezed through the group stage before defeating Myanmar in the semi-finals. Sunil Chhetri then lit up the final with a scintillating hat-trick to secure a victory against Tajikistan.

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The team, which is considered as the best team in South Asia , won two gold medals at the and Asian Games while finishing fourth at the Summer Olympics. India has never participated in the FIFA World Cup , although they did qualify by default for the World Cup after all other nations in their qualification group withdrew. However, India withdrew prior to the beginning of the tournament. The team has also appeared four times in the AFC Asian Cup , Asia's top football championship and finished as runners-up in They have won the tournament record eight times since its inception in

He is known for his link-up play, goal scoring abilities, and leadership. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian footballers of all time for his contributions for the country. Chhetri began his professional career at Mohun Bagan in , [10] [11] moving to JCT where he scored 21 goals in 48 games. He scored six goals in that tournament including a hat-trick against Gujarat. Delhi lost to Kerala in the quarter-finals and he scored in that match too. Chhetri has also been named AIFF Player of the Year a record seven times in , , , , , —19 and — Chhetri received the Arjuna Award in for his outstanding sporting achievement, the Padma Shri award in , India's fourth highest civilian award.

India national football team players

This is a list of Indian international footballers , who have played for the India national football team since its foundation in , before the country's independence. Players with 20 or more official caps are listed here. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history.

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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 and Asian Games while finishing fourth at the Summer Olympics. India has never participated in the FIFA World Cup , although they did qualify by default for the World Cup after all other nations in their qualification group withdrew.

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