Why so much madness in Bangladesh about Brazil-Argentina-2022

 Why so much madness in Bangladesh about Brazil-Argentina-2022

football One of the most popular games in the world. The world is now trembling with football fever. The 22nd season of World Cup football started in Qatar. The World Cup comes four years in a row. When the World Cup came, most of the people of Bangladesh, one of the Asian countries, divided into two. The frenzy seen in Bangladesh with the Brazil and Argentina teams is a bit rare in the world.

Why so much madness in Bangladesh about Brazil-Argentina-2022

Why so much madness in Bangladesh about Brazil-Argentina-2022

The issue of our football frenzy has not escaped the eyes of the foreign media, the American media Washington Post has not escaped. In the report published on this last Friday, from the madness about Argentina and Brazil to the news of football fights. It is highlighted for the reader.

The most important thing in the report is the hanging of the flag of the preferred party. There is a detailed description of how the people of Bangladesh hang the flags of Argentina and Brazil when the World Cup comes. The flags of the two countries have been painted or hung on the roofs of houses, balconies and even bridges. Bangladeshis used to argue about Brazil and Argentina during the World Cup. Sometimes it turns into fistfights, throwing bricks and stones, according to the Washington Post report.Why so much madness in Bangladesh about Brazil-Argentina-2022.

Such is the excitement about football in a country that is supposed to be a cricket-mad country. Even most people of Bangladesh have never met Argentines or Brazilians in their lives. The distance from Bangladesh to Brazil and Argentina is thousands of miles. Still such a frenzy about football.Why so much madness in Bangladesh about Brazil-Argentina-2022.

Aked Quader Chowdhury is a resident of Dhaka. Neymar's Brazilian fan Aked Quader Chowdhury works in the telecommunications sector. According to him, it is madness! If you want to sum up the incident, 'But it is insanity, which wakes up the whole country.'

Football World Cup will start on November 20. The World Cup frenzy has already begun. Darji Panna Sardar has arranged flags of different countries for sale at attractive discounts. If you buy one, he is giving another flag for free. If you buy a flag, Lucky Coupons are also offering attractive discounts including football schedule. Bisik area, Bogra city, October 19 Photo: Sowell Rana.Why so much madness in Bangladesh about Brazil-Argentina-2022.

Meanwhile, Nofel Wahid, a resident of Dhaka, who is a fan of Argentina, said, "Bangladesh is a big country in terms of population. But you can divide the country into two parts in terms of various events related to the game of Argentina fans and Brazil fans." He said, it's a funny thing. There is no logic in this case. Why such competition with football in a South Asian country so far from Latin America? It's hard to explain.

Aked Quader Chowdhury and Nofel Wahid agree that the Brazil-Argentina frenzy started in the 80s. In 1971, Bangladesh made its place on the world map. A decade later, the purchase of color televisions increased in the country. That's when they started seeing players wearing the colorful jerseys of Brazil and Argentina. And that's when people started to become fans of these two teams. But in this case, Diego Maradona's words cannot be said separately. People could not forget the two goals in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup. Nofel Wahid said, in fact, Maradona was a mesmerizing footballer.Why so much madness in Bangladesh about Brazil-Argentina-2022.

However, there is also a problem with football in Bangladesh. Even though people love it so much, football in Bangladesh could not develop in the same way. Bangladesh is 7th in ODI ranking in cricket and 192nd in football. However, during the World Cup football, Bangladeshis forget these things and support their favorite two teams. The youth of that time will remember the World Cup of 1990 forever.

How many people used to gather at one place to watch the game is now history in Bangladesh. Argentina and Brazil met in the round of 16 in that World Cup. Huge arrangements were going on from house to house to watch that game. Brazil fan Aked Quader Chowdhury was 10 years old. He said that at that time a big feast was organized in their house. His father's friends and colleagues gathered to watch the game. At least 50 people sat together and watched that game.Why so much madness in Bangladesh about Brazil-Argentina-2022.

He said, I could not understand why my family members were crying, laughing and jumping for two teams who were thousands of miles apart.

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Why so much madness in Bangladesh about Brazil-Argentina-2022

In that game, Claudio Canizia scored in the 82nd minute to give Maradona's country a 1–0 win. Kader Chowdhury does not want to remember that memory of 32 years ago. However, in that World Cup, Argentina lost to Germany in the final. Argentina lost with a penalty goal in the 85th minute of the game. Six-year-old Nofel Wahid said, "I remember it. The penalty clearly went against Argentina. I remember Maradona crying when he received the medal as captain and when I saw it, I just started crying.

I remember mother hugging me. He was saying, "Don't worry, Argentina will win again." Nofel Wahid was saying on the phone, "I am waiting for that."

The football craze of that time is still there. The number of Bangladeshis who know players other than Neymar and Messi from Brazil or Argentina is not very high. But the love for the team does not end there. In this regard, Aked Quader Chowdhury said, "Those who are supporters of Argentina-Brazil, including my mother,

 have support even if they do not know the names of more than three or four players." In 2011, Argentina team including Lionel Messi came to Dhaka. How crazy is he! When the two teams reached the Copa America final in July 2021, most Bangladeshis watched the match. Not much concern is given about which tournament is going on or what is its name. Playing in blue and yellow jerseys (Argentina and Brazil), that's enough for them. 

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