Indian Men World Cup Teams (1971-2023)
1971 World Cup
Goalkeepers: Cedric Pereira, Charles Cornelius Fullbacks: Vinod Kumar, Michael Kindo, P. Krishnamurthy Midfielders: Harmik Singh, Vece Paes, MP Ganesh, Ajitpal Singh Forwards: Baldev Singh, Harcharan Singh, Kulwant Singh, Ashok Kumar, Francis D. Mello, Rajwinder Singh, Shahid Noor
Captain: Ajitpal Singh
Coach: Balbir Singh Senior
1973 World Cup
Goalkeepers: Cedric Pereira, Charles Cornelius
Fullbacks: Surjit Singh, Michael Kindo, Virender Singh
Midfielders: Harmik Singh, V Bhaskaran, MP Ganesh, Ajitpal Singh
Forwards: Baldev Singh, Harcharan Singh, Chand Singh, Ashok Kumar, Ajit Singh, BP Govinda, VJ Phillips
Captain: MP Ganesh
Coach: Balkrishen Singh
1975 World Cup
Goalkeepers: Leslie Fernandes, Ashok Diwan
Fullbacks: Surjit Singh, Michael Kindo, Virender Singh, Aslam Sher Khan
Midfielders: Mohinder Singh, Onkar Singh, Ajitpal Singh
Forwards: HJS. Chimni, PE Kalaiah, Shivaji Pawar, Harcharan Singh, Ashok Kumar, BP Govinda, VJ Philips
Captain: Ajitpal Singh
Coach: Gurcharan Singh Bodhi
1978 World Cup
Goalkeepers: Olympio Fernandes, Manual Fredricks
Fullbacks: Gopal Bhengra , Virender Singh, Sylanvanus Dung Dung
Midfielders: Robert Claudius, V Bhaskaran, John Kerketta
Forwards: VJ Philips, Ashok Kumar, Baldev Singh, Vincent Lakra, Sukhbir Singh Grewal, Syed Ali, Zafar Iqbal, Surinder Singh Sodhi
Captain: VJ Philips
Coach: RS Gentle
1982 World Cup
Goalkeepers: MR Negi, Ashok Diwan
Fullbacks: Surjit Singh, Rajinder Singh Sr, Vineet Kumar, Midfielders: MM Somaya, Ravinder Pal Singh, Onkar Singh, Gurmail Singh, Charanjit Kumar
Forwards: Mervyn Fernandes, MK Kaushik, Mohd. Shahid, Syed Ali, Zafar Iqbal, Surinder Singh Sodhi
Captain: Surjit Singh
Coach: Harmik Singh
1986 World Cup
Goalkeepers: RS Rawat, Neel Kamal Singh
Fullbacks: Pargat Singh, MP Singh, Vineet Kumar
Midfielders: MM Somaya, J. Carvalho, Abdul Aziz, Hardeep Singh, Tikken Singh, Mercellus Gomes
Forwards: Mohd. Shahid, Jagbir Singh, Balwinder Singh, Thoiba Singh, Ram Prakash Singh
Captain: Mohd. Shahid
Coach: Harmik Singh
1990 World Cup
Goalkeepers: Ashish Ballal, Mark Patterson Fullbacks: Pargat Singh, Ashok Kumar Jr, B.K. Subramanium
Midfielders: Vivek Singh, Sujit Kumar, Ajit Lakra, Hardeep Singh, Jude Felix
Forwards: Jagbir Singh, Balwinder Singh, Thoiba Singh, Ram Prakash Singh, Edgar Masceranhas, Dhanraj Pillay
Captain: Pargat Singh
Coach: MP Ganesh
1994 World Cup
Goalkeepers: A.B. Subbiah, Edward Alloysius
Fullbacks: Anil Aldrin, KK Poonacha, Harpreet Singh
Midfielders: Shakeel Ahmed, Mohd Riaz, Sanjeev Kumar, Sandeep Somesh, Jude Felix
Forwards: Dhanraj Pillay, Rajnish Mishra, Mukesh Kumar, Sabu Varkey, Gavin Ferreira, Edward Aranha
Captain: Jude Felix
Coach: Cedric D’Souza
1998 World Cup
Goalkeepers: Jude Menezes, Jagdish Pannappa
Fullbacks: Anil Aldrin, Dilip Tirkey, Lazarus Barla
Midfielders: Mohd Riaz, Ramandeep Singh, Baljit Singh Saini, Devinder Kumar
Forwards: Dhanraj Pillay, Thirumal, Mukesh Kumar, Rajesh Chauhan, Sabu Varkey, Samir Dad, Harbhajan Singh
Captain: Dhanraj Pillay
Coach: Vasudevan Bhaskaran
2002 World Cup
Goalkeepers: Jude Menezes, Devesh Chauhan
Fullbacks: Dilip Tirkey, Lazarus Barla, Kanwalpreet Singh
Midfielders: Baljit Singh Saini, Ignace Tirkey, Bipin Fernandez,
Forwards: Dhanraj Pillay, Baljit Singh Dhillon, Thirumal, Daljit Singh Dhillon, Deepak Thakur, Prabhjot Singh, Sabu Varkey, Arjun Halappa
Captain: Baljit Singh Dhillon
Coach: Cedric D’Souza
2006 World Cup
Goalkeepers: Adrian D’Souza, Bharat Chetri
Fullbacks: Dilip Tirkey, Kanwalpreet Singh, V Raghunath Midfielders: Ignace Tirkey, Viren Rasquinha, Vikram Pillay, Probodh Tirkey, VS Vinaya
Forwards: Arjun Halappa, Gagan Ajit Singh, Hari Prasad, Tejbir Singh, Tushar Khandker, Shivendra Singh, Rajpal Singh, Nitin
Captain: Adrian D’Souza
Coach: Vasudevan Bhaskaran
2010 World Cup
Goalkeepers: Adrian D’Souza, Bharat Chetri, PR Sreejesh
Fullbacks: Sandeep Singh, Dhananjay Mahadik, Diwakar Ram
Midfielders: Gurbaj Singh, Sardar Singh, Bharat Chikara, Danish Mujtaba
Forwards: Arjun Halappa, Tushar Khandker, Shivendra Singh, Rajpal Singh, Gurwinder Singh Chandi, Sarwanjit Singh, Prabhjot Singh, Deepak Thakur
Captain: Rajpal Singh
Coach: Vasudevan Bhaskaran
2014 World Cup
Goalkeepers – PR Sreejesh, Harjot Singh
Defenders – Gurbaj Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh, V.R. Raghunath, Birendra Lakra, Kothajit Singh Khadangbam and Manpreet Sing
Midfielders: Sardar Singh, SK Uthappa, Dharamvir Singh, Jasjit Singh and Chinglensana Singh
Forwards – SV Sunil, Ramandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Nikkin Thimmaiah and Mandeep Singh
Captain: Sardar Singh
Coach: Terry Walsh
2018 World Cup
Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh, Krishna Bahadur Pathak
Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh, Birendra Lakra, Varun Kumar, Kothajit Singh Khadangbam, Surender Kumar, Amit Rohidas
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh (capt), Chinglensana Singh Kangujam (vice-capt), Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Sumit.
Forwards:Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Simranjeet Singh
Captain: Manpreet Singh
Coach: Harendra Singh
2023 World Cup
Goalkeepers: Krishan Bahadur Pathak, PR Sreejesh
Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh (captain), Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas (Vice captain), Nilam Sanjeep Xess
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Akashdeep Singh
Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh
Captain: Harmanpreet Singh
Coach: Graham Reid
