Shaadi.com World Cup 2010 Poll Results

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For Love of the Game – Over 70% of Indians prefer to marry a Football enthusiast – Shaadi.com survey

Finding a partner now will depend on whether you have been crazy about the Football World Cup, as revealed by the recent Shaadi.com trend survey, the world’s largest matrimonial service.  According to the poll, over 70% of Indian respondents will not marry a partner who doesn’t share their passion for football. The poll was conducted during the semi-final phase of the World Cup 2010 fever to understand the partner preference of its members from over 70,000 Shaadi.com members.

Shaadi.com’s World Cup 2010 Poll reveals that now-a-days it is compatibility of hobbies and interests that play a vital role in the decision to marry in India.

Commenting on the Poll, Gourav Rakshit, Business Head, Shaadi.com says, “The poll reflects the mindset of today’s Indian youth. We wanted to see the impact of large sporting events on the lives of our member base. Although cricket is the people’s sport of India, football too seems to be gaining ground. The responses show that people believe it is important to find someone who shares one’s interests. This conclusion has been consistent across all our previous surveys.”

Moreover, the poll shows that nearly 46% of female survey takers would like to watch the final World Cup match with their girl friends, unlike men where only 18% would want to watch the finals with their male friends. The World Cup also seems to bring families together with 34.8% female respondents and 46.0% male respondents would like to watch the finals with their respective family.

As part of the Shaadi.com Football World Cup Poll, Spain was rated as the most popular team of 2010 with 38.3% favouring it. Spain was followed by Brazil (24.7%), Argentina (18.5%) and Germany (12.3%). When asked about the best looking couple among the footballers, not surprisingly, 35.1% voted for David & Victoria Beckham as Shaadi.com’s Football Couple of 2010. Not lagging far behind was Ashley & Cheryl Cole with 27% followed by Kaka & Caroline Celico with 24.3%.