Abhijit Ray, Kolkata:As Argentina suffered its opening defeat against weakest Saudi Arabia now have learnt not to underestimate the opponent. The teams that lost, go home. Last evening, Brazil lost against Cameroon although they have somehow managed to reach knockout 16 group. Today also, India’s Buenos Aires, Kolkata will have a sleepless and tensed night. Kolkata’s most of populations are the diehard fans of Maradona and his extension Lio Messi and today, the final countdown starts. By the time Messi and company take the pitch against Australia, mostly full of the Kolkata city will be transported to the football’s battlefield. Many places of Kolkata, football matches are being organised and jerseys are getting divided.
Today’s match prediction is Argentina to be the winning team and will win by two goals. Kolkata is eagerly waiting to have ‘Messi” fiesta.Australia, ranked 35 places below Argentina, have already surpassed expectations in winning and reaching the quarterfinals would be dreamland for Australia, but for Argentina it is a bare minimum national expectation as they seek a third World Cup trophy in 2022.
