Thousands in Bangladesh's Capital Cheer Argentina's FIFA World Cup 2022 Win

Argentina and Bangladesh: two nations united by football

Argentina and Bangladesh Unite

The FIFA World Cup fever has gripped the world with excitement and Bangladesh is no exception. The greatest show on earth brings our people together unlike anything else and creates a festive mood all over the country.

Bangladeshi Argentina fans have managed to get the world’s attention by showing their passion for Argentina during the World Cup this year. While many already knew about Argentina’s massive fan base in Bangladesh, this may be the first time people all around the world took notice of it.

It all started after the official FIFA Twitter account shared a video of Bangladeshi fans wildly celebrating Messi’s goal against Mexico in the World Cup group stage. The video quickly went viral and former England and Barcelona forward Gary Lineker even replied to the video saying, “Fantastic.”

After the video went viral, the story of Bangladesh and Argentina snowballed into a trending topic on the internet. More pictures and videos of Bangladeshi people wearing Argentina jerseys, hoisting flags, going to rallies, and watching Argentina’s match late at night started circulating on the internet.

As the topic started trending, Argentine media picked up on it as well. Various Journalists and Argentine news outlets started sharing the story. Later, Argentina’s national football team’s official Twitter account tweeted about Bangladesh saying, “Thank you for supporting our team!! They are crazy like us!”

Alongside media and journalists, the people of Argentina also took to social media to show their appreciation for Bangladesh. Argentinians were also seen with Bangladeshi flags and chanting “Bangladesh! Bangladesh!” in the stadium during their World Cup games.

One of the Argentina fans, Tawsif Imran said he had come with friends to watch his favorite player, Messi, play in his final World Cup.

“When I was young, my father used to tell me Argentina is a great team. But when I grew up and finally started understanding football, I became a big fan of Messi,” he said during the half-time break.

“I hope we will win, he (Messi) deserves it,” he added.

Earlier, after Messi missed a penalty shot, the cheering crowd fell silent.

But when Alexis Mac Allister of Argentina scored the first goal, the campus erupted with the sound of blasting vuvuzelas and firecrackers.

Another Argentina fan, Shamsul Arefin, said it was his third day watching World Cup matches on the giant screens.

“God willing, we will go through to the final and eventually win (the World Cup),” he said.

The cacophony reached fever pitch when Julian Alvarez scored the team’s second goal, the sound of revving motorbikes filling the air alongside the cheers.

Argentinians were mesmerized by the fact that people of a country they barely know, thousands of miles away on another continent, were just as passionate as them about Argentina’s national football team.

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The origin of the craze Bangladesh has for Argentina or World Cup, in general, can be traced back to the eighties. With color TV starting to become more available in the country, the World Cup was more accessible.

Then, during the 1986 World Cup, Bangladesh witnessed a magician by the name of Maradona, who stunned the world with his skills and led Argentina to its second World Cup victory.

It was love at first sight. Maradona and his team instantly made a place in the hearts of many Bangladeshi people with their sheer footballing brilliance. The support for Argentina here continued long after Maradona retired and later his legacy was carried on by another magician, Lionel Messi.

The relationship between Bangladesh and Argentina is special. Two countries coming together in the name of football like this is rarely seen. The support Bangladesh has for Argentina will never fade away. Maybe this is what they mean by the “Power of Football”.

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