When will India be able to play the Football World Cup?

India has been beaten in recent times by teams like pakistan, sri lanka, so what do you expect? I frankly believe that coaching, training facilities, support staff like fitness trainers, physiotherapists, needs to improve by leaps and bounds. The age group under 10's, 13's 15's, 120's and less than 25 teams should be selected and given enough international exposure. That will lay down ground, base for total football. the skill, talentis the physique needs to br worked on. There should be better grounds also. And we might get there by 2020 if everything falls in place right now.

mate,dont worry..the iceage after the next..there will be a maradona born here..forget messi..he will take another iceage

It will take 5 years, provided they start the project from today.

Man i know that you are a huge footbal fan, but i think that the topic should not be when india will play footbal internationally, but when will be a Contender in all the various sports in the world, We are breaking into tennis(kinda), but have lost alll hopes on hokey(our national game), we have so many ppl, am sure there is a bunch of ppl waiting for the right training with which they can excel in the sport they choose....

i don't think india ever play in my lifetime..

2020 ......provided number of teams should be 100!!!!!

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Sorry man! They are playing world Cup. But in dreams. When it will become reality is Top Question without answer. I got doubt, they don't make it posible.

when i am included in indian team, the world cup will be of india....

india is never going to play,as years passes the opponents to are becoming stronger,not only india

2078 bombay wc

when they win their qualifying group. I'd say 2018

as long as they treat the game as cricket or ny other popular sports...itll b in near future..i hope!

As long as politicians sit on top of the governing body.. a big NO

They will never reach the World Cup Finals if they continue this way. Much development needs to be done.

not in the near future for sure

GODS GRACE

Only GOD as a coach can make that happen !! lolz I dnt see India playing in the football WC finals for the next twenty years.

never...

lol.. nothing is impossible, they just need better management.