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Dhaka Drenches Streets with Argentine Flags, Screens for World Cup

7/19/2026

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Citizens in Dhaka flood the city with Argentine flags and giant screens for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Bangladesh, a 175-million-strong nation that has never qualified, becomes obsessed with the tournament four years.
Journalist Shamim Chowdhury, a 30-year sports reporter, credits Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup performance for sparking Bangladesh’s love of Argentina.
Historians say Argentina’s 1986 defeat of England held symbolic meaning for Bangladesh, a former British colony.

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Citizens in Dhaka flood the city with Argentine flags and giant screens for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Bangladesh, a 175-million-strong nation that has never qualified, becomes obsessed with the tournament four years.
Journalist Shamim Chowdhury, a 30-year sports reporter, credits Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup performance for sparking Bangladesh’s love of Argentina.
Historians say Argentina’s 1986 defeat of England held symbolic meaning for Bangladesh, a former British colony.