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India national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Wonder Boys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | All India Football Federation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Bobby Houghton |
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| Captain | Baichung Bhutia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Baichung Bhutia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | IND | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 94 (February 1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 165 (March 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 France 2 - 1 India  (London, England; July 31, 1948) |
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India 7 - 0 Ceylon  (Bangalore, India; December 16, 1963) |
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 USSR 11 - 1 India (Moscow, USSR; September 16, 1955) |
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| AFC Asian Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up, 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The India national football team is the national football team of India and is controlled by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation, and a member of FIFA. The team plays at the Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi and the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkota (Capacity 120,000).
India qualified by default for the 1950 FIFA World Cup as a result of the withdrawal of all of their scheduled opponents. However, they did not take up their place in the competition because FIFA demanded all players at the World Cup finals should wear football boots. A number of the Indian players refused to abide by this rule and the team was forced to withdraw. The team has never since come close to qualifying for the World Cup.
India also finished 4th in the football tournament at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, and won the 1962 Asian Games Gold medal, and reached the semi-finals in the next two Asian Games tournaments in what became known as the golden era of Indian football.
More recent successes have been limited to the South Asian Football Federation Cup, the LG Cup won in Vietnam in 2002 under English coach Stephen Constantine and Nehru Cup in 2007 under coach Bobby Houghton.
Currently, the Indian team is coached by Englishman Bobby Houghton, who was appointed in June 2006. He has plied his trade for around 30 years in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, North America and Europe with considerable success.
India's current kit provider is Nike.
| August 17, 2007 | |||
| India |
6 – 0 |  Cambodia |
Ambedkar Stadium Referee: Kamkanamge (Sri Lanka) |
Pradeep  16'Bhutia 45+2' (pen.)Dias 72' 89'Chetri 82' 84' |
| August 20, 2007 | |||
| India |
1 – 0 |  Bangladesh |
Ambedkar Stadium Referee: Surendra (Nepal) |
| Bhutia 5' |
| August 23, 2007 | |||
| India |
2 – 3 |  Syria |
Ambedkar Stadium Referee: Surendra (Nepal) |
| Chetri 13' Ajayan 81' |
Al Baba 23' Chaabo 45+1' 65' |
| August 26, 2007 | |||
| India |
3 – 0 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Ambedkar Stadium Referee: Surendra (Nepal) |
| Bhutia 39' Chetri 60'Yadav 90+3' |
| August 29, 2007 | |||
| India |
1 – 0 | Syria |
Ambedkar Stadium Referee: Surendra (Nepal) |
| Pradeep 44' |
| October 8, 2007 | |||
| India |
1 – 4 | Lebanon  |
Saida International Stadium, Saida, Lebanon Referee: Al-Fadhli (Kuwait) |
| Chetri 30' |
Antar 33' Ghaddar 62' 76'El-Ali 63' |
| October 8, 2007 | |||
| India |
2 – 2 | Lebanon |
Fatorda Stadium, Margao Referee: Mujghef (Jordan) |
| Chetri 29' Dias 90+2' |
Ghaddar 76' (pen) 88' |
- 1930 to 1938 - Did not enter
- 1950 - Qualified by default, but withdrew
- 1954 - Entry not accepted by FIFA
- 1958 to 1970 - Did not enter
- 1974 to 2010- Did not qualify
- 1964 - Runners-Up
- 2006 - Quarter Finals
- 2007 - Winners
The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.(Second Leg)
(as of October 2007)
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| Preceded by Newly Created |
South Asian Champions 1993 (First title) |
Succeeded by 1995 Sri Lanka |
| Preceded by 1995 Sri Lanka |
South Asian Champions 1997 (Second title) 1999 (Third title) |
Succeeded by 2003 Bangladesh |
| Preceded by 2003 Bangladesh |
South Asian Champions 2005 (Forth title) |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by 1997 Iraq  |
Nehru Cup Champions 2007 (First title) |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
- http://www.the-aiff.com - Official Website of the All India Football Federation
- http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/47687/chak-de-india-in-football-feat-india-lift-nehru-cup.html -India winning Nehru Cup(CNN-IBN).
- http://www.indianfootball.com/specials/india/index.html - Home of the Bhangra Boys - The Indian national team
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