The Biggest Sporting Event on Earth happening in Qatar ,Over a period of 29 days ,World is coming together and enjoying beautiful game of Football .32 nations are participating in this mega sporting event ,All the teams will fight to become the world champion ,This is the first time FIFA World cup is being hosted by middle east country. Each Football fan is celebrating 29 days of Football even those countries which are not qualified for the final 32 teams for World Cup has made huge arrangement in their county for their people to enjoy this mega event .
India is one of those countries which is not qualified for FIFA World Cup 2022 but Their people are excited about the World Cup .India ,A country over 1.4 billion population was not able to make through for the world cup but India have huge football fan base ,Even Bollywood celebrities, Sports Persons and Influencing personality follow international football players and team .Virat Kohli, a renowned cricket player is a supporter of Cristiano Ronaldo ,John Abrahim ,A bollywood actor who follow both Messi and Ronaldo and wishes for success in World Cup 2022 .Millions of people in India follow many international players and team and watch English Premium League and Many other league matches .
Recently India has hosted Under 17 Women’s FIFA world cup In Mumbai ,Navi Mumbai And Goa . During the Opening ceremony of Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022,vice-president of India was invited for the ceremony.
Do You Know When India Beat Australia In Olympic Games ?
The Golden period of Indian Football Team was when they reached to the semi-Finals of 1956 Melbourne Olympic game’s .In this Olympic games India Beat Australia by 4-2 with a hat-trick by centre Forward Neville D’Souza to reach the semi finals but lost semi final match against Yugoslavia by 4-1 ,Even India lost Bronze match against Bulgaria by 3-0 and India was on the fourth place in this Olympic .Soviet Union won the gold medal ,Yogoslavia got Silver Medal while Bulgaria received Bronze medal .
Do You Know The Name Of Third Highest Goal Scorer In World Football .
Sunil Chhetri is the indian football team caption and plays as forward,He has scored 84 goals in his 133 International appearances since his debut on 12th June 2005 against Pakistan .He is the third highest Goal Scorer in the world just behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi .
When Did India Qualify For FIFA World Cup And Why India did not participate in the World Cup
India received invitation to play in the FIFA World Cup 1950 after many countries refused to participate in south America ( Brazil ) after Second World War .Only 13 Countries reached Brazil for the World Cup .You may heart many stories about India did not participate because India Players wanted to play barefoot in the tournament but the real reason was All India Football Federation (AIFF ) did not find a good reason to send the team via ship to Brazil ,The host brazil was ready to sponsor the travelling cost of Indian Team But AIFF declined the proposal.
Who has taken Broadcasting Rights of FIFA World Cup 2022 in India ?
In India All the Broadcasting rights of FIFA World Cup 2022 are with Viacom Network 18 ,Football fans can watch all matches live on Sports 18 And Sports 18 HD while fans can watch live streaming of All Matches on OTT platform also ,They have install JioCinema app in thier devices and enjoy live streaming .
Conclusion : FIFA President Gianni Infantino has recently said in an interview : India is a hidden gem for football ” Indian government and Indian football association have working hard to uplift the standard of football in India . In recent years Indian Football has been doing great and Indian Super league is organized in Indian every year which also help domestic players to play with international players