5 Glorious Matches In Indian Football History

BENGALURU: Most of the sports in India are 'overshadowed' by cricket and yes! Football is on the list. At present, 40 International teams are playing in the qualifying tournament for 2018 world cup to be held in Russia.

In the league matches, India took on Oman and will face the mighty Iran in the coming match. With the presence of Sunil Chhetry, the 2^nd highest goal scorer in the tournament, currently, Indian hopes are not forlorn yet.

So let’s take a look at some of the past 5 success stories of Indian football, which will leave you amazed as compiled by Sportskeeda.

Indian storm in Asiad (1951): It was the first Asian Games, held in Delhi, also known as ASIAD. ASIAD witnessed the first international football tournament success of India, India beating Iran, with 1-0 lead in the finals. The tournament had 5 contenders namely, India, Japan, Iran, Indonesia and Burma. India entered finals by beating Afghanistan and faced the vigorous Iran in the final game. India finished the game with 1-0 lead and was crowned as the first football champion of Asia. Sahu Mewala was the star of the tournament, by scoring 4 goals in the whole tournament and was the only goal scorer in the finals.
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