India National Football Team at the Olympics wearing shoes had to make and the Indians finally settled on wearing shoes if the conditions were wet (rainy) and if they had to play on soft grounds and when the conditions were dry, most players opted to play without shoes and instead wore bandages to protect their feet though fine weather, out of 11 players who took the field eight players were bootless and three were in boots. While the 1-2 loss to France and first round elimination was a huge disappointment to the team and the public alike, the quality of football that the team displayed had captivated
Football at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games – Men's tournament /><section end=groupa /> <section begin=groupb /><section end=groupb /> If necessary, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner. <section begin=knockoutstage /> <section end=knockoutstage /> Football at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games – Men's tournament The men's football tournament at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Barranquilla from 20 to 31 July. Men's teams are allowed to augment their squads with three players over the age of 21. The date of birth for male athletes is from January 1, 1997 (U21). Each team may enter a maximum of three (3) male athletes