Anirudh

No.

India have made strides on the football field, there is no denying that. But with all the people following the team, there also comes a great deal of exaggerated publicity. For example, we have Sunil Chhetri, who has scored 62 international goals, and is second on the list of top international scorers who are active. Many Indian fans have claimed that he is as good as Messi, or at least the second tier of footballers (Neymar, Hazard, Dybala).

But Chhetri isn’t the only surprising name on that list of top scorers. Clint Dempsey of the United States is in fifth place, above Neymar. And there is also a name no one has heard of! Kuwait’s Bader Al Mutawa takes up eighth place on this list, with 53 goals. But while Chhetri is getting plaudits from fans all over the world (thanks to the influence of Indian admins), Al Mutawa has not received any attention for his exploits at all!

不。

印度在足球领域已经取得了长足的进步，这是不可否认的。但也有很多夸大的宣传。例如，我们有苏尼尔·切特里，他在国际比赛中打入了62粒进球，在国际顶级得分手名单上名列第二。许多印度球迷声称他和梅西一样出色，或者起码也是足球运动员中的第二梯队(内马尔、哈扎德、迪巴拉)。

但是切特里并不是唯一一个在得分榜上大放异彩的名字。美国的克林特·邓普西排名第五，高于内马尔。还有一个人的名字没人听说过!科威特的穆塔瓦以53粒进球位列第八。虽然切特里得到了全世界球迷的喝彩，但是穆塔瓦没有因为他的战绩而受到任何关注!

Coming to the rest of the team, India is just not the finished product yet. This is because of the popularity of cricket. While the government invested all their efforts in cricket, there has been nothing in the field of other sports. Footballers need to be exposed to competition and training from a young age if they want to become good enough to make it into a top European or American club. But the emphasis on cricket in India, coupled with the Indian parenting mentality of engineering being the sole path of life, makes it very hard for budding footballers to fulfill their dreams.

The AFC qualification itself is a tough process. In qualification for the 2018 World Cup, India finished last in their group, below Guam. While they did win a tournament lately, that tournament did not contain stars from other participants who play in Europe, such as New Zealand’s Chris Wood, or Kenya’s Wanyama.

To conclude, India has done well recently, no doubt. But the World Cup is on a whole new level. It is like saving for a $100 million private jet. You earn $10,000 more. It is a lot of money, but it is nothing compared to the 100 million dollars needed.

至于团队的其他成员，印度还需继续打磨。这是因为板球的流行。政府在板球上投入了所有的精力，在其他运动领域却一无所获。足球运动员要想进入优秀的欧美俱乐部，就必须从小就接受竞争和训练。但在印度，对板球的重视，再加上印度人把工程技术作为人生唯一出路的教育心态，使得初露头角的足球运动员很难实现自己的梦想。

在2018年世界杯的资格赛中，印度在小组赛中垫底，落后于关岛。虽然他们最近的确赢得了一场比赛，但那场比赛中并没有来自其他欧洲选手的明星球员，比如新西兰的克里斯·伍德，或者肯尼亚的万亚马。

总之，毫无疑问，印度最近表现不错。但世界杯是另一个世界。这就像为一架价值1亿美元的私人飞机存钱一样。你是赚了1万美元，这是一大笔钱，但与1亿美元相比，这压根算不上什么。

Manasbrata Sarkar, Simply curious

Let us first qualify for the final phase of the tournament, where it is decided who’s the Asian Champion. Then let us qualify for the Olympics. That too is a big football tournament worth discussing.

This question is akin to asking - Can a 4 feet 10 inches tall basketball player be in the wng team of NBA, which is largely dominated by 6 feet 10 inches tall players? Well, why not? But it could take some time….

But what’s wrong with Commonwealth Games Shooting Competition, or World Badminton tournaments or IPL and other short versions of Cricket? We have modified all these games to suit us. We are doing quite well in all these. Why think about Qatar 2022? An Asiad is in the offing too, where we surely win a few Gold Medals. Why not think about these tournaments? There is ISL too, where you’ll find those retired players from some of the top leagues of Europe and the Bollywood Stars too, dancing, screaming and celebrating (I’m not very sure though, for whom and for what do they do that).

Be happy and content with what you already have. Enjoy being on your terrace. Don’t suddenly start dreaming about being on the top of Mount Everest or on Moon. Think of taking the next step, when you first get to see some light on the horizon.

Good luck….

我们得先进入决赛阶段，看谁是亚洲冠军。再获得参加奥运会的资格。这也是一个值得讨论的大型足球赛事。

这个问题就好比——4英尺10英寸高的篮球运动员能成为NBA的冠军吗?好吧,为什么不能呢?但可能需要一些时间....

但是英联邦运动会射击比赛、世界羽毛球锦标赛等比赛怎么了?我们在所有这些方面都做得很好。为什么眼里只盯着卡塔尔2022世界杯?亚运会也即将开幕，我们肯定能赢得几枚金牌。为什么不想想这些比赛呢?还有ISL，在那里你会看到一些欧洲顶级联赛的退役球员和宝莱坞明星，他们跳舞、尖叫、庆祝(但我不太确定，他们是为了谁，为了什么)。

应该对你已经拥有的感到快乐和满足。不要心血来潮做梦想着登上珠穆朗玛峰或登上月球。看到地平线上的曙光后，再考虑下一步怎么走。

祝你好运....

Mohammed Hassan, BE from Jerusalem College of Engineering Chennai

Well we don't really have a chance.

There is a big difference in standard between India and other top countries in Asia. In 2014 WC Qualification we finished last in out group behind a small country like Guam.

The standard of our league is pretty poor yesterday Kerala Blasters with 2 of India's starting Center Backs conceded 6 goals against Melbourne City FC of A-League despite playing in their home ground. This pretty much shows the standard of Indian football.

We haven't progressed since ages and our recent results are against relatively smaller sides.

PS - I have been following Indian football for a long time

我们真的没有机会了。

印度和亚洲其他顶尖国家有很大差异。在2014年的世界杯资格赛中，我们位列关岛这样的小国之后，最后一名。

昨天喀拉拉邦的得分很低，有2个印度的首发中锋在对阵澳大利亚甲级联赛的墨尔本城的比赛中丢了6个球。这很客观地反映了印度足球的水平。

我们已经很久没有进步了，我们最近的比赛都是对阵相对较弱的球队。

我关注印度足球已经有很长一段时间了

Saswat Swarup, A Desi Football Fan

Football has been neglected in India from the very start. You can hardly find a well equipped academy for professional football training in India. Footballing nations of Europe and Latin America start training children at the age of 6. So by the time they are adult they are faster, stronger and skilled as compared to Indian football players who hardly join academies at the age of 14–15.

Ofcourse now there have been significant development in this field after introduction of ISL and new foreign football club academies have started establishing training schools in India.

Years of negligence will take few more years to rectify it. After looking at the current U20 and U17 Indian team all I can say is that they need to work harder to qualify for the 2022 WC.

足球在印度从一开始就被忽视了。在印度，你很难找到一个装备精良的职业足球培训学院。欧洲和拉丁美洲的足球国家从6岁开始训练儿童。因此，当他们成年后，比印度足球运动员速度更快、更强壮、更有技术，而印度足球运动员在14-15岁的时候都很难进入足球院校。

当然，在引进了ISL之后，已经有了很大的进步，新的外国足球俱乐部学院已经开始在印度建立培训学校。

多年的疏忽需要几年的时间才能纠正。在看过目前的U20和U17印度队之后，我只能说他们需要更加努力才能获得2022世界杯的参赛资格。

Sanket Nandkumar Patil, Proprietor at Treble Entertainment (2014-present)

2022 seems tough, but we have a real chance for the 2026 WC.

If we see the current form and enthusiasm of Indian Football Team, we can clearly see that there is improvement.

Current Rank is 97 as of June 2018, and it'll only get better.

After ISL and I-League becomes a two tier league we can expect much more competitive sports in Indian Football.

Our biggest chance is definitely for 2026 WC scheduled to be held in USA, Canada, Mexco.

48 Teams will be qualified instead of just 32. That will definitely be the aim as of now.

2022年看起来很难，但我们确实有机会参加2026年世界杯。

如果看看印度足球队目前的状态和热情，我们可以清楚地看到他们确实在进步。

目前的排名是截止2018年6月的第97名，而且只会越来越好。

在ISL和I联赛组成两级联赛之后，我们可以期待在印度足球更具竞争力。

我们最大的机会绝对是将在美国，加拿大，墨西哥的举办2026世界杯。

届时酱油48支球队获得资格，而不是以往的32支。这绝对是我们现在应该设立的目标。

Aniruddha Zimare, Football Coach at Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools (2017-present)

Originally Answered: Will India qualify for 2022 football world cup?

No.

According to me India will have a high level of chances of getting qualified in 2030 , more 12 years to go because,

Indian football culture was revived just 3 years back with ISL getting all the attention.

India has just qualified for the Asian cup and its playing standard compared to the likes of Koreans , Australia and japan etc. can be rated like 5 or 6/10 , it will take a high level of defensive and counter attacking capabilities to defeat such Asian giants , which is where Constantine is working on (Indian football team Manager).

And players who represented the nation in U 17 world cup , As the first global international football generation of India… they'll atleast take 7–8 years to fully become Good players ,

Im saying Good players compared to other players internationally,

不。

根据我的看法，印度在2030年获得资格的机会很大，距离现在还有12年的时间，

印度足球文化在3年前就复苏了，ISL吸引了所有人的关注。

印度刚刚跻身亚洲杯,跟韩国、澳大利亚和日本队相比，10个球队中大概可以排在第5或6名,需要高水平的防守和进攻球员才能击败这样的亚洲强队。

作为印度第一代国际足球一代，他们至少需要7-8年的时间才能成长为好球员。

我的意思是，与国际上其他球员一样，优秀的球员

Sachin Banerji, Playing this game since last 14 years, 365.25 days a year.

First of all, the answer to the question is No.

The reason is that we (Indian football team) are not aiming for the world cup right now. Our main aim is to qualify and compete in the AFC Asia Cup. Not just once, but every time.

We have qualified for the Asia cup just 4 times - 1964, 1984, 2011 and, 2019.

Once, we start qualifying frequently, we would be competing against the big teams in Asia - Iran, Iraq, Japan, Korea, Australia, Saudi Arabia, etc. This would increase our competition levels.

And if we start reaching the quarters or semis of this tournament, we can think of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup™, because then we would be among the top 5 or 6 teams in Asia.

So, the question that should be asked is - “Is the Indian Football Team good enough to qualify again for the AFC Asia Cup 2023? “.

Wait and watch in 2019.

首先，这个问题的答案是否定的。

原因是我们(印度足球队)现在的目标不应该是世界杯。我们的主要目标是亚冠杯。也不是单单这一次，而是每一次。

历史上我们仅仅4次打入亚洲杯——1964年，1984年，2011年和2019年。

一旦我们开始排位赛，我们就会和亚洲劲旅竞争——伊朗、伊拉克、日本、韩国、澳大利亚、沙特阿拉伯等等。这将提高我们的竞技水平。

如果我们打入四分一决赛或半决赛,我们就可以考虑世界杯的预选赛™,因为到时候，我们会在亚洲排在前5或6的位置。

所以，我们应该问的问题是:“印度足球队能否再次晋级2023年亚洲杯?””。

2019年，拭目以待吧。

外文链接：https://www.quora.com/Will-India-qualify-for-the-2022-FIFA-World-Cup