Timeline for Why didn't Asian teams participate in the 1950 World Cup?
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| Jun 12, 2018 at 23:05 | comment | added | Lars Bosteen | @colmde Yes, it does back that theory but as the article doesn't cite anyone at the time saying that, I think the indiatimes article's statement "Nowhere in any of the discussions at the time was the barefoot issue" is pertinent. That said, the All India Football Federation's decision was taken behind closed doors so who knows what was said? I doubt we'll ever know for sure. | |
| Jun 12, 2018 at 22:53 | comment | added | komodosp | @LarsBosteen - Interesting though it backs the theory that they had enough money but the reason was they weren't allowed to play barefoot. | |
| Jun 12, 2018 at 14:15 | comment | added | Lars Bosteen | @colmde Have a look at THE RISE AND FALL OF FOOTBALL IN INDIA | |
| Jun 12, 2018 at 11:34 | comment | added | komodosp | OK now I'm curious about why they didn't wear boots! | |
| Jun 11, 2018 at 19:54 | comment | added | T.E.D.♦ | This goes for India, but the question was about all of Asia, not just India. So what about Burma and Philippines? I'm trying to see if there's some common thread, or its just a huge coincidence that an entire region dropped out. | |
| Jun 11, 2018 at 19:37 | history | answered | Pieter Geerkens | CC BY-SA 4.0 |