a quick look on that list tells me that some countries simply don´t have the population, the terrain or the space for this future you portray.

 

Afghanistan = 30 million

Pakistan = 180 million

India = 1 billion

Bangladesh = 154 million

Sri Lanka = 20 million

Nepal = 27.47 million

Judging on paper none of these teams look likely to ever even contend for a qualifying round yes, but I'm asking in the future/ I understand money is being used by the government to fund there own needs or they simple don't pay as much as attention to football, but is there an untapped world of football out there?

Majority of India team were born in India, whilst half Pakistan team were born in Europe, particullary in Scandanevia.

Afghanistan most were to born in Afghanistan, but many developed in Germany and some even born in Germany. Bangladesh only one player plays abroad and he is born in Denmark, he is Jamal Bhuyan

Sri Lanka and Nepal it's the same story as India and Bangladesh, many are homegrown/

Perhaps it's time for academy to be started up in these countries?

 

Okay, when I say making I mean atleast recognised as a World Cup qualifying team. Many are in Europe, but however I don't get how nations like India which have over 1 billion population and Montenegro has 621, 000 population, how have teams like those in Southern Asia, particullary Afghanistan as I believe there is a possibility for a huge array of talent not been exploited. I understand certain issues such as conflicts, but however football has a lot of potential in those countries.

When I say Southern Asian I mean Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Would any one from those countries also like to give me there opinion on how football will progress and the current rate at the moment.

Good Lord no. There are a few southern Indian states where the people love the game but overall I have to disagree with you in that I see no potential here whatsoever.

 

good post of OP

India federaton got one stenderd they dont like to take players of Indian origin of europe and latins as other country do.

They had chance to call michel chopra of EPL and few more stars of europian legues but we didnt done that. Our home talent is rising these days but we still have long way to go.

In one thred I have discuss it in detail you can see it in here

We have won Nehru cup in which we defet Cameroon which in that time was 100 rank better to us in penalty shootout.

This is project 2022 WC of India. It is our dream India vs Brazil final in this WC.

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This is trailer of movie on youth football in India

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In Homes (senior poster of XT) side of India they are expert in football and he can tell more on this than me.

 

Well in North eastern India there is a lot of passion regarding football but there is not enough support from government especially the financial security. Hence the players who are talented enough dont go far as after some point they cannot continue. Plus we do suffer from a very notorious nepotism issue.

 

I just find this in youtube for all

18 passes then goal

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Sorry to burst your bubble Piyali but I've played in teams that have scored goals like that. They happen at all levels, even at Sunday League level over here. They're no barometer of success.

 

I have done some online research into this question over the last few weeks (motivated by the WC coming onto the horizon and thinking of the countries who are, regularly in these cases, not present) and the common factor seems to be the lack of development, particularly the lack of an efficient way of identifying talented young players and developing them through quality coaching and providing a sufficiently competitive environment in which to develop.

It seems to me that resolving this problem will lead to growth and, ultimately, performance improvement in the major international competitions (WC, Olympics, Asian Cup) and that India has already started this process thanks to help from FIFA and the hosting of the U-17 WC in 2017.

 

Great replies guys!

 

Football is not popular in that area of the world. Kids don't play it in streets and schools and in return there is no talent pool. More importantly, people don't watch it on TV or go to stadiums, companies won't spend money to advertise, clubs and federations are piss poor and can't nurture the very small talent pool they already have.

Someone told me that football player makes less than taxi driver there. You make the conclusion.

 

I don't think the interest is as low as it's made out to be because when big euro clubs go on tours in those countries the interest fans show is incredible. Those clubs are greeted as if Jesus came to town, from the airport all the way to the stadium.

Manchester United has more fans in Indonesia than in the whole Europe and Americas put together. Sure maybe it's not the #1 sport but there is definitely interest and it helps that most of those countries have huge populations.

There is definitely potential. Football is technically a poor man's sport because everyone can afford to play it however, to become a true professional it's a lot more complex.

 

Some of the worst footballers I've ever played with were students from India it was good to have them play though. Better than those who didn't mingle at all.

Chinese or Korean students were far better. They had the never stop running attitude too.

Still seems clear that cricket is the only sport in India despite the Indian FA trying to improve the game there.

Afghanistan and cricket btw

 

Hehe in the Futsal league I play in there was one team that had a Chinese dude playing for them. He was terrible but man they guy never stopped running.

 

no they are athletically inferior

In Philippines I don't think they even have a national footy team...they're basketball mad, in fact have the second-oldest basketball pro league in the world. Even though they're shit in that sport too because they're so genetically unsuited to be successful, bunch of unathletic midgets. Hardly any of their pro players is over 2 metres tall.

I guess the same goes for football as well, in countries like India, Pakistan or Sri Lanka they just don't have the athletic capabilities to succeed. That's why they stick to cricket instead of real contact sports. They will never be a major football force.

 

no they are athletically inferior

In Philippines I don't think they even have a national footy team...they're basketball mad, in fact have the second-oldest basketball pro league in the world. Even though they're shit in that sport too because they're so genetically unsuited to be successful, bunch of unathletic midgets. Hardly any of their pro players is over 2 metres tall.

The Pinoys actually do though. They're recruiting half Pinoy half European players.

Their striker is quite big and half Spanish while they've also got the Younghusband brothers who used to play in Chelsea's academy as well as Cambuur Leeuwarden's Paul Mulders. They're not so good though. Even Indonesia is better but they'd still most of the time beat the South Asian countries.

Philippines and boxing though. Pacquiao, Donaire and Penalosa. Can't diss them on that. Football is a sport for softies compared to boxing

 

Nah, unless one of your shitty countries produce an isane wonderkid who completely dominates and even then.

 

Plenty of contact in cricket. South Africa v Australia, last test match, Pattinson attempted a yorker against Philander but he delivered it all wrong and it flew straight at Vernon's throat. He had to take evasive action and quick smart.

 

oh noes, getting hit by the ball :scared:

 

You have no freakin idea how nasty it can be. Getting struck by a ball - that hard - when it's pitched at 140 - 150 kilometers an hour - and getting struck on the elbow etc etc. it's gonna hurt like hell.

 

The governments needs to step it up and fund the players. Give some young guys some motivation to get active. Without any funding things get more difficult.

 

We are the best in this region, so should be the prime candidate. Only problem is we have very little money and can't even organise international matches on FIFA dates.

 

India plays cricket because like baseball you can be a fat alcoholic and addict and still be good

 

Look here guys this^^^ is Canada university degre thinking level.
Look like you can fail in all logics, other subjects, got IQ of a canadian I mean of farm donkey and still got admissons in canada university.

India one of thin country in world. Canada one of fattest

 

Another point which no one talked of

Most football craze in India is in urban area. That also bigest 3-4 city and few other states. Rural India ( which main popluaton area) got no intrest in football.

And in urban area not enoug grounds and open place to become champoin player in football.

 

Another point which no one talked of

Most football craze in India is in urban area.

It's not just in India, this is the case across the whole world.

Football is an urban sport. Country bumpkins prefer horse riding and tractor racing.

 

All Indians I have personally known couldn't care less for any kind of sports.

 

look like most your firends just studying too much

this group of indians won ICC world cup

 

Shemyy... you're in America... a real hotbed of cricket I see... and Mrkela, Canada, another cricketing hotbed.

The modern day cricketer is a proper athlete, if you actually followed the game you'd know how important good fielding is for one thing. You can't be good at that if you're a fat alcoholic.

 

Are yaaron, they are too busy studying to become Doctors or Engineers. Football khelne ka phursat hi kahan?

Then, there is the sporting religion called Cricket. The day football becomes bigger than Cricket....oh wait, that's never gonna happen in any of those nations.

 

Canada is fat because food is awesome and we can afford it. You on the other hand are thin because you are impoverished and malnourished.

 

You're fat because you have shit cuisine and drink 12 beers a day.

 

Not in our lifetimes.

 

India is one of the thinnest countries in the world... How can you even brag about that

 

Oh and lol about Piyali's constant banging on the Nehru cup drum after beating a Cameroon C team on penalties. That one was dismissed in another thread but she just keeps going on about it despite it having no credibility.

 

Singapore would whoop India.

Piyali, betta check yo self b4 u wreck yo self.

 

you got place for football ground in there?

What your main stadium? That top of biulding swimming pool? hahahaha