World Football

Asian Cup 2019 Please also see my   All-Time World Cup Team Index . Australia ,  Saudi Arabia ,  Iran , China ,  Japan ,  South Korea . Hong Kong East Asia ,  West Asia(without Iran and Saudi Arabia) , Central Asia ,  South East Asia(ASEAN) . PIO (Player of Indian Origin)/Indian diaspora The team, which was once considered one of the best teams in Asia, had its golden era during the 1950s and early 1960s. During this period, under the coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim, India won gold during the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games, while finishing fourth at the 1956 Summer Olympics. India has never participated in the FIFA World Cup, although they did qualify by default for the 1950 World Cup after all other nations in their qualification group withdrew. However, India withdrew prior to the beginning of the tournament. The team has also appeared four times in the AFC Asian Cup, Asia's top football championship and finished as runners-up in 1964. India also participat...

Aron Winter Please also see my   All-Time World Cup Team Index . Australia ,  Saudi Arabia ,  Iran , China ,  Japan ,  South Korea . Hong Kong East Asia ,  West Asia(without Iran and Saudi Arabia) , Central Asia ,  South East Asia(ASEAN) . India This blog team is about the Indian Diaspora.  Overseas Indians, officially known as Non-Resident Indians (NRI/NRIs) or Persons of Indian Origin (PIO/PIOs), are people of Indian birth, descent or origin who live outside the Republic of India. According to a Ministry of External Affairs report, there are 28 million NRIs and PIOs residing outside India.  According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, India remains the largest country of origin for expatriates and immigrant communities with a 17.5 million-strong diaspora across the world. The largest number of PIOs in the world is located in Saudi Arabia.  They are followed by the United States, United Arab Empires, Malays...

Please also see my   All-Time World Cup Team Index . Brazil 1982 with Careca, etc Oceania All-Time Team Australia Croatian-Australian If Ronaldo and Messi played for Australia in 2006 New Zealand is currently a member of FIFA and Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The team's official nickname is the All Whites.  New Zealand would become one of the founder members of the Oceania Football Confederation in 1966 which was founded between Charles Dempsey and his Australian colleague Jim Bayutti in founding the federation.  The All Whites qualified for the 1982 World Cup, losing all three of its games by multiple goals.  Their opponent included Brazil, which was considered one of the greatest national side that did not won the World Cup.  In 2010, they also qualified for the World Cup Finals.  They went home undefeated with three draws.  They also won many OFC Nations Cup. The rivalry between the Socceroos (Australia) and the All Whites (New Zealand)...