Neville D’Souza scored a hat-trick in this match, becoming the first Indian and the first Asian to achieve the feat at the Olympics. He also finished as the joint top scorer at the 1956 Olympics.
Fast forward to 2026, and the Neville D’Souza Ground in Bandra is being converted into a convention centre by the BMC.
What a way to honour one of India’s greatest footballing pioneers. @Dev_Fadnavis@mansukhmandviya@praful_patel
Tanta güevonada que se habla de este país y mírenlos, pura gente seria y comprometida, la próxima vez que hablen de la India recuerden que esa gente en pleno mierdero envió un hospital de campaña
𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐎'𝐒 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐄 🤯
In 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo took this photo with Uzbek football players. Among them were Dostonbek Khamdamov and Rustam Ashurmatov, who were both 13 years old at the time. 🇺🇿
Now, 17 years later, they are both 29 years old, making their World Cup debuts — and Ashurmatov even featured in the game against Portugal.
And Cristiano? He is still there, still scoring, and still delivering — even scoring a brace against them. 😅
Cristiano's longevity is 𝙏𝙍𝙐𝙇𝙔 unmatched. 👑