Messi magic and spirited Iranians
Monday, 23 June 2014
Argentina needed Messi magic to overcome their spirited, under-dog opponent Iran which nobody had thought would give any competition to the South American football giant. But at the end Iran almost snatched a point from two times champion Argentina. When the whole Iran was waiting to erupt in a joy of a historical draw, Messi delivered. I wonder what would happen to Argentina when Messi will not be able to show his magic.
Our Bangladeshi football fans are divided in two clear groups, Brazil and Argentina. We also see there are supporters of Germany, France or Italy, but they are far outnumbered by the Brazil and Argentina fans. I was very proud to see the Iranians playing such a wonderful game against team like Argentina. This makes me optimistic that Asia too has bright prospect in football. Surely the game of Iran will inspire other Asian teams to do well in the big tournament like the World Cup and who knows one day one Asian team will not win the World Cup.
Mohamed Sohel hara
Shahjadpur, Dhaka