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Sentiment doesn’t score goals, but it creates the ecosystem where future goal-scorers are born and supported.

India winning a FIFA World Cup will need infrastructure, coaching, talent dev, governance reform — but sentiment matters because it fuels all of these things. If the pulse of the nation shows football is trending, emotional, demanded → resources, talent, and attention naturally follow.

1. Core Pillars of a World Cup Team

For any country to realistically win a FIFA World Cup, four things are non-negotiable. Without these, it’s impossible to compete at the top level.

  1. Infrastructure → proper pitches, academies, facilities.
  2. Coaching → high-level tactical + technical training from grassroots up.
  3. Talent Development → scouting, nurturing kids from age 6–7, feeding them into pro clubs.
  4. Governance Reform → efficient, corruption-free football bodies that prioritize long-term development.

2. Where Sentiment Fits In

Now, you might ask: what does fan sentiment have to do with these technical things? Here’s the connection:

  1. Sentiment drives demand. If millions of Indians are showing interest, passion, and emotional connection to football → government & private investors are more likely to pour money into infrastructure and academies.
  2. Sentiment shapes accountability. When fans are loudly frustrated about governance failures, it forces football bodies (AIFF, ISL clubs) to take reform seriously.
  3. Sentiment inspires talent. Kids are more likely to dream of being footballers if they see football is celebrated and not treated as a niche sport.
  4. Sentiment attracts sponsors & media. Positive hype = brands spend more money, leagues get more coverage, which leads to better salaries, better coaching, and higher professionalism.

3. The Chain Reaction

So the line basically means: India will only win a World Cup if we fix the hard football things (infrastructure, coaching, governance). But fan sentiment is the fuel that makes these fixes possible.

  • No sentiment → no demand → no resources → no progress.
  • Strong sentiment → strong demand → resources, reforms, and talent follow naturally.

Developer Guide

Install sentimeter in Development mode

# Make sure sentimeter package is installed in development mode.
$ pip install -e .

# Make changes under nbs/ directory.
# ...

# Compile to have changes apply to sentimeter.
$ nbdev_prepare