When will India be the part of
FIFA World Cup?
The FIFA World Cup has been attracting people from
all over the world since a long time. The current edition has been particularly
transfixing. This has been a World Cup committed to attacking. The tournament has also had a wealth of storylines.
It had intense pressing and ruthless
counter-attacking. It also proved
that football often makes fools of the very intelligent, and occasionally,
millionaires of the very foolish.
The number of football followers all around the
world is more than for any other game. Particularly this edition has attracted
a lot of people with the goal rates and the act of cannibalism. The game has
such a huge fan base it bothers billions around the world. Since, even low fan
base games like cricket has adapted to some high end technologies to avoid
umpiring errors, FIFA could think of some means to reduce bad referee calls. This
time the tournament witnessed underdogs getting top the table, which is also
one of the reasons why this edition has been more interesting than its
predecessors.
Football is a simple game. The team which sends more
balls into opponents goal, wins the match. So simple that so many intentional
and non intentional wrong calls by umpire and/or his line men can make many
fans feel disgusted, budding players suffering and intelligent men wonder about
the waste of money for a manipulated game. The technology or intelligent techniques
are not still being employed by the FIFA. A three judge panel with TV cameras
can over rule and help the judge of the field when he is likely to make wrong
calls in penalty calls, expulsions and yellow cards. People may think this will
kill the dynamism of the football. But it will not happen as the game can continue
and only called back when the penalty or expulsion is made. Yellow cards can be
made invalid if the referees are provided with electronic notebook.
Another great thing about the current edition of
this tournament is that this is the first time that two African teams have
entered the quarterfinals. Nigeria and Algeria went through. Ivory Coast and
Ghana had a close chance Kudos to the continent, which are called third world
countries. There is war, hunger and so many problems. Yet they managed to stand
shoulder to shoulder with the developed nations. That is the beauty of football
- the spirit of the game. Exit of some big names from this world cup has made
it more exciting; it will be nice to see how others perform. It will be very
exciting to watch teams who outperformed to outcast some big names. Lets see
how good challenge they throw against some big names who are still there in the
tournament. But still the game remains so thrilling as usual. This has been the
best world cup. Even the so called underdogs did so well.
Football too has become a game of glorious
uncertainties, thanks to the intense competition, strategies the teams are
adopting and the technology, making the field wide open and all the more
interesting. With all this, If the performance of some of the players is still
not unpredictable, it is because of their out of the world talent and
consistency, which are legendary. The intense competition not withstanding,
hope the game will bring the world together!
It is long cherished desire of many Indians to see India
play the FIFA world cup. Wish India also makes a foray into football. Here
there is too much attention and money into cricket alone.
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