Was India Part Of The World Cup?
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Hmm. I wonder this is probably a World Cup fact you have never heard of before, but India actually withdrew from the World Cup competition in 1950. It is said that the main reason being that they were not allowed to play barefoot in the tournament.
India had previously played barefoot at the Olympics in 1948. You may wonder how did India even qualify for the World Cup in the first place? Well, visa decided that one Asian team should be offered a spot at the World Cup. Therefore, four Asian teams were sent for qualification.
However, three outta the four teams withdrew from the competition leaving India to be the only ones to qualify.