FIFA World Cup 2022: Brazil or Germany or Argentina, who India's top CEOs and ce
From Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha to cricketer Shreyas Iyer to artist Armaan Malik, who's who of Indian glitterati have picked their favourites ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022 kick-off in Qatar in Novemb
Amitabh MalhotraManaging director and head global banking, HSBCTeam he supports: Brazil My favourite team is Brazil, for the brand of football they play, right from the days of the legendary Zico and Sócrates. A lot of their players play across French, Spanish and EPL, which makes them versatile. Football really brings out a combination of individual brilliance and the team sport. It teac
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Anish AchuthanCo-founder and CEO, OpenTeam he supports: Argentina It&rsquos always been Argentina ever since the Maradona era. If you notice Argentinian fans, you can clearly see that they are different from the others. A lot of people give up on their teams after a series of lacklustre performances and other reasons. An Argentinian fan has seen magic manifesting in front of their eyes in
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Nikhil KamathCo-founder, True Beacon and ZerodhaTeam he supports: Brazil Brazil has won the most World Cup titles in the history of FIFA, and they revolutionised the game of football. Brazilian players, such as Neymar, also have a more refined touch, having played futsal, football&rsquos dizzying-paced counterpart. Globally, Brazil has popularised football more than any other country. It
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Vikram UtamsinghCountry leader and managing director, Alvarez & MarsalTeam he supports: BelgiumBelgium has been witnessing their golden generation over the past 10 years, just as Netherlands did in the 70s and again in the late 1980s. They may almost start out now [at Qatar] as underdogs, and this is their last chance to win a major&hellip their players will be too old next time. I enjoy
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Sunil VachaniCo-founder and chairman, Dixon TechnologiesTeam he supports: Germany At the FIFA World Cup, I&rsquom going to support Germany. What I like about Germany is that they have a solid defence. I feel their style [of playing football] is quite similar to my approach to business. I am quite a conservative entrepreneur, but when needed, I hit the aggression peddle. I have been an avi
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Shreyas Iyer,CricketerTeam he supports: Brazil My favourite international football team is Brazil because of its rich history, the number of World Cups they have won and their amazing team camaraderie. Right from the time of Pele, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos, Robinho to the current group of players, who are outstanding technically, very skillfull and have some amazing tal
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Yannick ColacoCo-founder, FanCodeTeam he supports: BrazilEver since I fell in love with the game as a child, Brazil has been my favourite team. They have always played with flair, and a sense of joy which exudes from everything they do&mdashfrom a simple pass to celebrating a goal. I&rsquove been in awe of their unbelievably skilled superstars over the years from Cafu, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho
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Armaan MalikSinger-songwriterTeam he supports: Germany I&rsquom an ardent supporter of the German team. I love the German style of playing&mdashtheir ability to keep possession throughout the game and score goals in key minutes is what separates them from the others. Also, I&rsquom a massive Bayern Munich fan and the German national squad has most of the leading Bayern players. Germans ha
