7 Non-Asian FIFA World Cup 2018 teams against whom Indian senior football team played

#2 France

The 1960 Olympic squad against whom France played

France and India had locked horns with each other twice, and both of them came in the Olympics. In both these matches, India didn't win the game but won the hearts.

The first encounter came in the 1948 London Olympics. The young and vibrant Indian national football team took on France in the first round of the Olympic football competition. The French Equipe Tricolore won 2-1, but the Indians won the hearts of the public with their display. If they hadn't missed the two penalties in the match, they could have caused a huge upset

Their second encounter came in the 1960 Rome Olympics with the France team that had finished 3rd in the World Cup two years ago. India had taken the lead through the legendary PK Banerjee, who rattled the net in the 71st minute. Even though France would equalize and the game would end in a 1-1 draw, the European media praised India for their wonderful performance.