Claim: A viral image claims that the Indian football team played barefoot in the 1948 Olympics. It also claimed that FIFA banned India from the 1950 World Cup.
Fact-check: Viral image claims that Indian footballers played the 1948 Olympics match barefoot because the Govt could not afford shoes | DigitEye India
Verdict: only eight indian players played barefoot in the 1948 olympics simply because they were used to playing without shoes. the other players wore shoes. india had the opportunity to participate in the 1950 fifa world cup but they backed out of it.
Organisation: DigitEye India | Fact Checkers
Author: Snigdha Nalini
Date published: 2023-12-28T00:00:00