Ghulam Shabbir

Pakistani soccer fans celebrate a Brazil victory in Lyari, one of the oldest and most densely populated parts of the city, plagued by street crime, drugs, and unemployment.

Some of Brazil’s most fanatic soccer fans are in a Pakistani slum

July 1, 2014Sports

Cricket is king in Pakistan, but one downtrodden neighborhood is mad for soccer — and the Brazilian national team. Lyari has produced some of Pakistan’s biggest soccer stars, and its residents feel a special kinship with the World Cup host country. Cricket is king in Pakistan, but one downtrodden neighborhood is mad for soccer — and the Brazilian national team. Lyari has produced some of Pakistan’s biggest soccer stars, and its residents feel a special kinship with the World Cup host country.