football we are ranked 132nd in the world the main drawback is the lack of stamina in our players they are unable to sustain robust and fast football till the end of 90 minutes and if demanded another 30 minutes of extra time something drastic needs to be done in order to improve the standard of football in our countrythe government the associations and individuals who are genuinely interested in the welfare of football must act now with determination there is no dearth of talent in our country what are lacking are the will and the motivation to perform bettercreation of required infrastructure at the grassroots level is the need of the hour efficient coaching will go a long way in identifying talent and training the players focus should be on the youth of the countryyouth categorized as under u14 u17 and u19 should be given scientific football education they should be moulded in modern trends in the universal football arena nutrition should be taken care ofin fact the future of the selected youth should be made secure in other words they should be encouraged to concentrate on football only without putting on them the pressure to perform well in academics the selected players must have job security as well so that they can devote their time and energy to football alonethe players will definitely display a greater sense of discipline and responsibility and produce excellent results once they know that their future is protected statelevel and nationallevel football associations should be revamped immediatelywe have football associations in india which have the same office bearers for years together unfortunately holding on to power has become more important than improving the quality of the game politics too plays its ugly role in the development of football in india in reality we do not need politicians but professionals to run football in indiathe task is difficult but not impossible we can dream of seeing india playing in the world cup finals in the near future what are required are visionary eye and missionary zeal let us concentrate on longterm planning with commitment of resources and dedicated leadership i am confident our country will make it to the finals of world cup 2022 if not in 2018