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

Did you know India played against 13 of these participating nations in FIFA World Cup?
Did you know India played against these participating nations in FIFA World Cup?

#4 Uruguay

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India has played against Uruguay twice but lost both times. As of this writing, Uruguay is ranked 23 and most of their players play in established European clubs. It is highly unlikely that we would ever get an opportunity to play against them.

Their first encounter came at the 1982 Nehru Cup when India lost to them 3-1. Manas Bhattacharya again scored the only against the superior Uruguayan team. The Uruguayan team would go on to win the 1982 Nehru Cup beating China comfortably in the final.

They would meet again at the 2001 Sahara Cup but this time they didn't send their first team. Nonetheless, they managed to beat India 3-0 and qualified to the quarter-finals. But, in the quarterfinals, they would lose 2-3 to Bosnia and Herzegovina and bow out of the tournament.

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