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#5 Miles to go yet
Yes, India has finally played the World Cup and yes, we have finally scored in them as well. We have made history and gave some of the finest teams a good run as well. And yes, we can be playing the FIFA World Cup again in 2019 as the country looks to bid to host the U20 World Cup.
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But India as a footballing country shouldn't be resting on these laurels of playing as a host country to time and again boost its footballing economy.
What this tournament has taught us is that our boys are there mentally to compete against the very best. But we are still years behind. Our boys have put up a fight and showed resiliency but to say that we have competed at an even keel would be foolhardy.
Both Colombia and USA had the beating of us in terms of physicality, technical ability on the ball and in terms of speed of play.
Our boys have made us proud. We have soaked in the exhilaration. But it's now time to move on.
