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AIFF Indecisiveness Reason Behind India Missing 1950 FIFA World Cup: New Book Debunks 'Barefoot Theory' The reason for India not making it to the 1950 FIFA World Cup despite earning qualification following the withdrawals of Burma and the Philippines was the lackadaisical attitude of the AIFF brass. According to the book 'Box to Box: 75 years of the Indian football team', there was no question of FIFA objecting to Indians playing barefoot