INDIA NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM

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.
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
==World Cup record==

★ 1950 - ''Qualified by default, but withdrew''

★ 1954 - ''Entry not accepted by FIFA''
==Asian Cup record==

★ 1964 - Runners-Up
==South Asian Football Federation Cup record==

★ 1993 - 'Winners'

★ 1995 - Runners-Up

★ 1997 - 'Winners'

★ 1999 - 'Winners'

★ 2005 - 'Winners'
==AFC Challenge Cup record==

★ 2006 - Quarter Finals
==Nehru Cup record==

★ 2007 - 'Winners'

Contents

Last and next games

Current Squad '(August 2007)'

Notes

External links

Last and next games

March 1, 2006, New Delhi, India - '0 - 3' Continental Qualifier
August 16, 2006, Calcutta, India - '0 - 3' Continental Qualifier
September 6, 2006, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - '7 - 1' Continental Qualifier
October 11, 2006, Bangalore, India - '0 - 3' Continental Qualifier
November 15, 2006, Sana'a, Yemen - '2 - 1' Continental Qualifier
August 17, 2007, New Delhi, India - '6 - 0' ONGC Nehru Cup
August 20, 2007, New Delhi, India - '1 - 0' ONGC Nehru Cup
August 23, 2007, New Delhi, India - '2 - 3' ONGC Nehru Cup
August 26, 2007, New Delhi, India - '3 - 0' ONGC Nehru Cup
August 29, 2007, New Delhi, India - '1 - 0' ONGC Nehru Cup

Current Squad '(August 2007)'

Notes

External links

★ 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).