As football fever takes over screens across the country with the FIFA World Cup 2026, India's singles are proving they don’t have to choose between catching the match and catching feelings.

Indian dating app happn surveyed over 3,000 users in India to understand the place football holds in their dating lives this season. The results point to a clear shift: far from competing with romance, football is becoming part of how Indian singles meet, bond and flirt, turning late-night kick-offs into date nights, and football opinions into the newest compatibility cue.