'I am following Portugal for Ronaldo': Sourav Ganguly on his love for football

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly opened up about his love for football and revealed that he is following Portugal for the iconic forward Cristiano RonaldoThe fever of football continues to grow all over the world after the group stage of Euro 2024 concluded and teams are gearing up ahead of the round of 16 on SaturdayAhead of the next phase of the competition Ganguly revealed that he closely follows England Portugal Germany and France who have been backed to lift the coveted prizeExcept for India Euro I have watched the tournament very very closely I follow England I am following France I am following Portugal for Cristiano Ronaldo I am following Germany as well I find Germany very strong I follow football very closely because I love it Ganguly said during an event in KolkataEngland topped Group C with five points and will face Slovakia on Sunday at the Veltins Arena The Three Lions clinched a 10 victory over Serbia to kick off their campaign with Jude Bellingham slotting the ball into the back of the net in the 13th minute of the gameIn their second groupstage game Denmark managed to hold the Three Lions to a 11 draw Harry Kane fired England into the lead in the 18th minute of the gameAfter taking the lead England sat in their defensive half and eventually got punished for it Morten Hjulmand brought the game on level terms with a rocket from 30 yards Their final groupstage campaign against Slovenia ended in a goalless drawPortugal managed to seal their spot in the next round of the competition by topping Group F with six pointsSpearheaded by Ronaldo Portugal defeated Turkey and the Czech Republic But Georgia left them speechless with a 20 win in the final game of the group stage In the round of 16 they will be against Slovenia at Deutsche Bank Park on TuesdayThe hosts Germany have been almost flawless in the first three games They won their first two games but got held for a 11 draw against Switzerland Germany will need to beat Denmark on Sunday to secure a spot in the quarterfinalsOne of the tournament favourites France have struggled to find their rhythm throughout the group stage They drew two games and finished in the second spot with five points below table toppers AustriaFrance will face tough opposition in the form of Belgium in the round of 16 at Dusseldorf Arena on July 1This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever