This Indian Girl Made It To FIFA, And Here’s Why We Can’t Keep Calm About It!

This Indian Girl Made It To FIFA, And Here’s Why We Can’t Keep Calm About It!

Okay, the dream of watching India at FIFA is very, very far off at this point. But we may have made a small step in that direction. Albeit, not actually on the playing field, it’s got us all excited, ’cause maybe this could encourage a whole generation of people to actually take this up as a sport. 

Nathania John K is an 11-year-old from Tamil Nadu who just became India’s first FIFA ball girl when she led Brazil on to the field in their game against Costa Rica at Arena St Petersburg. A footballer herself, she was beyond excited about this opportunity. Of course, what threw a spanner in the works was the fact that she wanted to lead the Argentina game because she happens to be a fan of Lionel Messi. 

Nathania plays as the centre forward for her senior school team. Nathania got the opportunity to travel to the FIFA World Cup after winning a contest organised by FIFA sponsor KIA. She was selected as OBMC along with a 10-year-old boy Rishi Tej, who hails from Karnataka.

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