From medicine to Oliver Kahn, Bangladeshi farmer’s colossal German flag tells a love story (opens original article in a new tab)

A Bangladeshi farmer displays a 7.5-km German flag to show his devotion to Germany and its football team, inspired by a life-saving medicine and admiration for goalkeeper Oliver Kahn.

• Bangladeshi farmer Amjad Hossain unfurled a 7.5-km German flag to express his love for Germany and its football team
• Hossain's passion began after a German medicine cured him during illness in 2004-2005
• He has expanded the flag's size over World Cups, sometimes selling land to fund larger banners
• Germany's World Cup campaign includes matches against Curacao, Ivory Coast, and Ecuador