Uruguay is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.4 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area- equivalent to our Mumbai or Delhi.
Slovakia,korea,Uruguay,Paraguay,Denmark,.. these tiny coutries playing world cup.
It implies that here " Size doesnt matter". Most of these countries(baring Africans) are developed economies.Unless our economy becomes developed, with people sure about basic amenities and employment, we cant became a sporting nation.
With some prosperity in cities like Bangalore we have started to witness parents stressing more on sports with tennis lessons starting at age of 4 & formal cricket coaching,taekwondo and swimming classes.When this generation grow, they wont leave sports after class 8th, they will aim big with parents support and no fear of economic instability.