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- Published: March 28, 2022 20:03
New Delhi: India’s Football team may have lost against Belarus by 0-3, the three Indian footballers are winning hearts on the internet today. These three players were seen praying to their respective religions as per their faith prior to the start of the match on Sunday.
The heart-warming picture was originally shared by the official Indian Football Team on Twitter and was later widely shared by the netizens.
See the post here:
All warmed up and ready! ??
Watch LIVE ? here ? https://t.co/b9t6aw12aO#BLRIND ⚔️ #BackTheBlue ? #BlueTigers ? #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/Lbz3p6fZiR
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) March 26, 2022
The picture in one word showed unity in sport despite the diversity present in it. Netizens flooded the social media with praises and lauded the secularity practiced within the team.
One of the users wrote, “This is what we should strive for as a nation. Love this,” while another one wrote, “This is rare. Love and kindness (spread it since it’s contagious).”
See some of the reactions here:
— दीपक नेगी/Deepak Negi (@DeepakNegi9999) March 27, 2022
This photo of @IndianFootball is all things great about our nation that binds us together. What an absolutely great capture! pic.twitter.com/MJUiBkfeoF
— Sreyashi Dey (@SreyashiDey) March 26, 2022
Meanwhile, Belarus scored three in the second half and defecated India by 3-0 in an international friendly played in Manama on Sunday.
The three Belarusian players who scored against India are Bykau Artsem, Andrei Salav, and Hramyka Varely.
Reportedly, this was India’s first match against the UEFA side. They last played against Azerbaijan in 2012.
Initially, India’s match against Belarus was in doubt as to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) wished to avoid playing against the East European country considering its support to Russia amid the Ukraine invasion. Besides, the world governing body FIFA had banned Russia from all international matches, but nothing so in terms of Belarus.