The football-crazed neighborhood of Faqeer colony Karachi

Flags of some nations competing in FIFA World Cup fluttered overhead as boys in a dusty alley in Pakistan’s western city of Karachi kicked a ball around in a fever of excitement.
The football-crazed neighborhood of Faqeer colony is also known as “Mini Argentina,” and this year a mural featuring the game’s stars, from Argentina’s Lionel Messi to Brazil’s Neymar Da Silva Santos Júnior and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, is taking centerstage.
Pakistan has never qualified for a World Cup tournament, but many young people still enroll in football academies to train for hours each day in faqeer colony, one of the port city’s poorest areas, hoping to take to an international pitch one day.
“We want FIFA to get involved in football activities in faqeer colony”. “They should have an event here because there is a uncountable number of players and spectators here.”
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Thats good for FC