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International exposure
It is a well-known factor that Indian national team is going through good times as it is placed in a better position as per latest FIFA rankings and enjoying its best ever undefeated international run, which currently stands at 13 matches.
It seems that AIFF is also serious about the youth teams as it hosted the county’s first ever FIFA tournament, the FIFA U17 World Cup.
The fans are pumped-up post the tournament, even though the Indian team didn’t live up to the expectations. This tournament brought the nation’s affair with the game to limelight as India registered a record high attendance from the stands.
The national team’s underwhelming performance in the FIFA U17 World Cup tournament, which crowned England as champions, taught us the importance of participating in competitive tournaments contending with bigger teams.
Hence, giving the Blue Tigers more opportunities to play in both foreign and home soils may help them to understand their strength and vulnerabilities. This would also pave the way for their technical and tactical development; reduce pressure on their shoulders and be able to present the fans with an amazing show of clean passing, dribbling and set-piece skills by bringing the best out of the young lads.
