Football in India
Association football is a highly popular sport in India, next to cricket and Kabaddi. According to a 2024 survey, 305 million Indians, 21% of the population, are considered as football fans. It is the dominant sport in the states of Assam, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and West Bengal. The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the first FIFA event the country hosted. It was called the most successful FIFA U-17 World Cup ever, with a record-breaking attendance of 1,347,133, exceeding China's record of 1,230,976 from 1985. India also hosted the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and bid to host the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The Indian national football team qualified for the 1950 FIFA World Cup but did not participate.
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