Japan’s Long‑Term Vision Offers Blueprint for India’s World Cup Dreams

Robin Singh praised Japan’s decades‑old football strategy, describing it as a model that India can emulate. Japan’s “Mission 100 World Cups” later reshaped into “Mission 50” demonstrated a commitment to nurturing talent, building infrastructure and fostering a football culture that keeps the national team regularly at the finals. Singh emphasized that India needs a similar long‑range plan, continuous youth engagement and systematic qualification campaigns rather than occasional, short‑term pushes.