Channel partners high on football mundial

Football is the one sport that excites Indians as much, if not more than

cricket. With the 2006 World Cup finals just around the corner there is much

speculation and betting going on about who the winners will be this time around.

The DQ Week got in touch with channel partners across the country to take a poll

on which team they are betting on to win the World Cup.

While the most sought after teams were Germany, Brazil and Argentina. It was

Brazil that took the cake for scoring the most votes amongst partners, both as

their favorite team as well as the team they were banking on to win the match.

In fact partners from Bangalore went all out in favor of Brazil to the extent

that almost all partners we spoke to are placing their bets on Brazil.

However, it was a different case when it came to choosing their favorite

player. While as expected Ronaldo toped the list as the mass favorite, there

were many partners rooting for Lionel Messi also with some even harking back to

all time favorite Maradona.

Here's what a few channel partners think:

Baijesh K, Guru Infosys, Calicut



Betting on? Argentina


Why? Team Strength.


Favorite player? Ronaldo

Jaimon Joseph, Zenicon Group, Cochin



Betting on? Brazil


Why? So far their team

performance has been good.


Favorite player? Klose

R Ramesh, Commercial Control, Hyderabad



Betting on? Brazil


Why? Right team with perfect

forward, mid-field and defend. In fact their bench players are also good and can

win the World Cup.


Favorite player? Messi

G Suresh, E Caps Computers, Coimbatore



Betting on? Germany


Why? Perfection in the game.

Germany is the only team with less number of fouls.


Favorite player? Ballack

Jitendra Shah, EyeVision, Mumbai



Betting on? Argentina


Why? They have put up a tough

fight so far and are playing their best.


Favorite player? Ronaldo

Hitesh

Mody, Jaydee Electronics, Mumbai



Betting on? Germany


Why? They are playing like a

well oiled-war machine.


Favorite player? Kaka

Ashwin Kukreja, Real Time Computer, Mumbai



Betting on? Brazil


Why? They are the champion

defenders and I have an old attachment towards Brazil.


Favorite player? Ronaldinho

Madhav Diwanji, Orian Enterprise, Pune



Betting on? Germany


Why? They are playing really

well.


Favorite player? Ballack

Vikram,

OptiLink, Mumbai



Betting on? Brazil


Why? There is no doubt about

their winning. They have been the world champions four times.


Favorite player? Ronaldinho

Ajay Khurana, Micro-tech Software, Kolkata



Betting on? Brazil


Why? They have got the best

players by far. Brazil has got a very strong attack, which helps them score

goals at random. Though their defense is a bit poor, but at the end of the day a

team needs to score to win and Brazil can do that efficiently.


Favorite player? Ronaldinho

MK Shah, Pecon Infotech,Kolkata



Betting on? Germany


Why? They have the home

ground benefit and the team has proved that they have got all the ingredients of

a winning team.


Favorite player? Ronaldinho

DQW News Bureau News Delhi, June 30