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AIFF President Praful Patel: 'I hope India will qualify for 2022 FIFA World Cup'

Speaking at the AIFF awards ceremony in Mumbai, President Patel expressed high hopes for Indian football, targeting World Cup qualification by 2022...

The All India Football Federation awards ceremony took place in Mumbai on Thursday and speaking about high hopes for the nation's football team at the event attended by the mainstays of Indian football was the federation's president and member of parliament Praful Patel.

A proud Patel spoke about the country's foray into the top 100 of the FIFA rankings, terming it as an ongoing revolution in Indan football. "These are times of revolution. India breaking into 100 may sound easy but it itsn't.