No Indian football at Asian Games
The 2018 FIFA World Cup does not feature India but there is a lot of interest surrounding the mega event in Russia. India has never played in any of the World Cup Finals till date and there is no bright hope of making it to the upcoming editions in Qatar in 2022 and the next one in the Americas. Forget the World Cup, India, which once was a force to reckon in Asia has slipped down the ladder after winning the Asian Games titles in 1951 and 1962 and bronze medal at the 1970 Games. Currently the 'Blue Tigers', currently ranked 14th in Asia, have turned to be the whipping boys of Asian giants like Japan, Iran, South Korea- the teams which featured in the ongoing edition of the World Cup. But of late, thanks to the All India Football Federation smart move to utilize the loopholes in the ranking system and a string of good performances in international matches, India have jumped from 173 to 97 in a couple of years. But the records and rankings have no effect on the Indian