India’s footballers failed to make their tryst with destiny in the Olympic qualifiers. The 62-yearold jinx remains. Since 1959 India has never gone beyond the second round of qualifiers in the pre-Olympics. In 1959, India beat both Afghanistan and Indonesia (home and away) and qualified for the Rome Olympics.
![Jewel (left) with Shilton](https://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1308811601Jewel-left-with-Shilton.jpg)