When did INDIA played soccer at any high level and what was the most interesting part about INDIA?

When did INDIA played soccer at any high level and what was the most interesting part about INDIA?

there was this most interesting thing about india in it's only presence at the highest level in the soccer history ....(its either olympics or fifaworld cup)

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1. The Indian team has enjoyed some level of success in the past. India qualified by default for the 1950 World Cup as a result of the withdrawal of all of their scheduled opponents. However, they did not take up their place in the competition because FIFA demanded all players at the World Cup finals should wear football boots. A number of the Indian players refused to abide by this rule and the team was forced to withdraw; the team has never since come close to qualifying for the World Cup. India also finished 4th in the football tournament at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Neville D'Souza became the only Indian player to score a hat-trick in the Olympics, against Australia, at the tournament. India also took part in the 1948, 1952 and 1960 Olympics. India won the Asian Games Gold medal in the year 1962, in 1966 they finished 4th and in 1970, 3rd. This was known as the golden era of Indian football. India won their first major trophy outside the sub-continent when they clinched the LG Cup in Vietnam in 2002 under English coach Stephen Constantine. India also managed to finish in the 2nd position at the first ever Afro-Asian Games held in India in the year 2003.
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