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FIFA World Cup: Woman From Argentina Spotted Draped In Indian Flag, Video Goes Viral 

The man, speaking in Malayalam in the video said that the woman told him she was wearing an Indian flag because of the love Indians have for Argentina.

The ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar has drawn fans from across the world in huge numbers. Several sports buffs whose countries are not playing in the tournament have also gathered to witness this beautiful game. Among them are also some Indian fans. One such football enthusiast from Kerala spotted an Argentinian woman with the Indian tricolour wrapped around her and posted it on Instagram after which it went viral.

The post shared a few days back by Instagram user yadil_m_iqbal with the caption "Divided by nation united by football. Thank you @leticiaestevez for loving our nation," has garnered more than 3 lakh likes and several comments.

In the video, the man from Kerala is seen wrapped around in an Argentinian flag, while the woman from the football star Lionel Messi’s homeland is seen wearing an Indian flag. The man, speaking in Malayalam in the video said that the woman told him she was wearing an Indian flag because of the love Indians have for Argentina.

 
 
 
 
 
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A post shared by Yadil M Iqbal (@yadil_m_iqbal)

He also said that whenever he spots a fan from Brazil, Portugal or any other country, he tries to promote Keral's love for football. He show's them photographs from Kerala as proof of the state's craze for the game. He hopes that one day, football greats like Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr or Cristiano Ronaldo will notice the passion Kerala has for football and play for a league in the state.

 People thanked Iqbal for sharing the video and wrote how football is indeed a game that unites nations.

One of the user on seeing the video wrote, "Proud of you mahn. love you lot. you are just amazing."

"Best stage to express our culture and our quality.Lot’s of people United for the World Cup.Show them your best bro," wrote another Instagram user.

"Love you Argentina. love you India. love you kerala. love you Kozhikode," wrote a third user.

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