For hardcore Argentina football fan Dr Hameed Fazal Gafoor, who was going to his first World Cup in Brazil in 2014, watching the banners of every one of the 32 taking part nations flying high on either side of the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro was an exceptional ordeal. Alongside him, a great many fans were trusting and supplicating that their group wins the World Cup. Hameed’s petitions were nearly addressed when his most loved player Lionel Messi drove them to the finals, just to lose to Germany. Be that as it may, the competition displayed a fortune trove of recollections, he says.
Like the 28-year-old specialist who has recently finished his post graduation in radiology, the World Cup has offered endless such recollections for some resolute Malayali football fans. While for some, it’s a rare affair, some are currently outfitting to twofold that with the up and coming competition, set to start on June 14 in Russia. We follow along as they take us through their esteemed minutes from the past releases.