How Dhaka stars react to World Cup quarter-finals

As the FIFA World Cup nears its conclusion, the level of excitement is likely to rise. And now, as the Brazilian football team has been eliminated from the tournament, while Argentina has advanced to the semi-finals as the only Latin football team, fans have expressed their mixed feelings. Football fever has spread not only to fans but also to celebrities in the entertainment industry. The Business Post’s Purba Zannat brings you the highlights of people in Bangladesh’s entertainment industry and their reactions to the results of this year’s World Cup quarterfinals, which are being held in Qatar

Chanchal Chowdhury

Renowned actor Chanchal Chowdhury is a die-hard fan of Argentine football and he felt relieved after the big win against the Netherlands on December 10. Although he believes that now, as Brazil has exited the quadrennial competition, only half of the excitement remains. However, the actor also acknowledged the fact that it was a tough win and requested not to spread any toxicity.

Amitabh Reza Chowdhury

The Aynabaji-famed director, a die-hard supporter of Brazil, seems to be highly frustrated as his favourite team lost the game against Croatia.

The director even warned everyone not to criticise him about the match. However, he also expressed a bit of joy because Argentina made it to the semi-finals as the only Latin team.

Pori Moni

Argentina supporter Pori Moni was heartbroken when her favourite team lost to Saudi Arabia in the group stages. To console her, her husband, actor Sariful Razz, who is a Brazil supporter, wore the Argentine jersey for a day. Now, after Brazil’s exit, the actress decided to wear Brazil’s jersey for a week for Razz.

Ziaul Faruq Apurba

The popular actor was really hopeful about Brazil’s win against Croatia. He got disappointed at Brazil’s exit.

Mizan Mahmud Razib

The singer is an Argentina fan and now feels relieved as his team secured the semifinals. Furthermore, about Brazil’s match, he thinks they should have played a defensive game after the first goal, and only then the match wouldn’t require a tiebreaker.

He also mocked Brazilian supporters by saying he can’t find his Brazil supporter friends.

Zohad

Zohad Reza Chowdhury is the enigmatic frontman of renowned band ‘Nemesis’ left speechless because of the unexpected loss of Brazil. He posted crying emoticons from his verified Facebook handle to express his feelings.

Putul Sajia Sultana

Argentina supporter Putul Sajia Sultana cried with joy after her favourite team made it to the semifinals. However, she did not watch any tiebreaker as it was a breathtaking moment for her.

She literally thought Argentina lost the match after the last-minute goal from the Netherlands. She thinks that even after the win, the next level became much harder for the team because Argentina was plagued by yellow cards.