As the World Cup fever continues to sweep across the globe, we decided to ask our very own lecturers and students for their views on the tournament. Here is what some of them have to say:
Ms. Nabillah
Supports: South Korea
Why: She said the World Cup is a global event and that it is a rare chance to see an Asian team proceeding to the next stage. Additionally, she also expressed hope that South Korea would be able to make to finals.
Ashreena Pillai
Supports: Argentina
Why: I've always like their style of play. They are no "Brazil" but these South Americans bring their own brand of flair and flavour to the beautiful game. Plus, they've always had such colourful, iconic character too. From Kempes to Maradona, Batistuta and now Messi. They won their last World Cup back in 1986, the year I was born! So maybe there is some allegiance there too.
This time around with Diego Maradona at the helm and Lionel Messi spearheading the attack, it would be really special to see them winning the World Cup. It just seems like a fairytale. However, it's been an unpredictable tournament so far and I feel like they have not really turned in their best performance. The game against South Korea was just a glimpse of their potential.
Messi has yet to score but as long as he creates opportunities and turns provider for the goal scoreres and they win their games, I don't see why anyone would complain. What worries me is their defensive weakness and Juan Sebastian Veron's fitness. If they can work those problems out, Argentina are going to have a fine World Cup, win or lose. Well, I'm hoping it's a win!
Ms. Brenda
Supports: England
Why: It is because her nephew is supporting them as well and she also uses the tournament as a chance to increase bond with her nephew as they watched together on TV. At the same time, she is also impressed with Argentinean coach, Diego Maradona’s enthusiasm in leading the team.
Ms. Khao
Supports: Depends on who is playing
Why: She is currently more interested in the off-pitch news such as the rumoured fate of the North Korean team after losing to Portugal 7-0. In addition, she also mentioned that she would start to catch up on the scores when the quarterfinals kick off.
Lim Chee Keong
Supports: North Korea
Why: As a supporter of the North Korean team, he had only one response when they did not make it to the next stage of the tournament, “very sad lo, North Korea fail gao gao.”
Stay tuned for more in Part 2!!
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