‘They’re defeating nations who occupied’: inside Bangladesh’s World Cup love affair with Argentina and Brazil
•The nation of more than 170 million people – and its diaspora – have long supported the South American giantsWhen Shahidul Partha was growing up in Kulkandi, Bangladesh in the early 2000s, many of the...
•Upwards of 80 people piled into his front yard to watch the action on a 14in black-and-white TV, run by battery and one of the only sets in the area.
•To calm themselves, they sipped on milk tea and ate biscuits.
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المصدر: The Guardian Sport | Source: The Guardian SportThe nation of more than 170 million people – and its diaspora – have long supported the South American giants
When Shahidul Partha was growing up in Kulkandi, Bangladesh in the early 2000s, many of the villagers watched World Cup matches on his family’s property. Upwards of 80 people piled into his front yard to watch the action on a 14in black-and-white TV, run by battery and one of the only sets in the area. To calm themselves, they sipped on milk tea and ate biscuits. The crowd cheered whenever Brazil or Argentina scored.
“It was a very nice moment and it was like they were playing with the players,” 35-year-old Partha says. He now lives in Hatfield, Pennsylvania and works as a software engineer, as well as a commissioner for the township and other local governments.
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