When a Bengali gives up his daily dose of fish, you know he means business. Pannalal Chatterjee and his wife Chaitali are leaving no stone unturned in preparation for their trip to the Brazil World Cup and this includes giving up on "Maach"!

The 81-year-old and his 70-year-old wife are preparing for their 9th World Cup excursion. They have attended every football World Cup since the 1982 edition in Spain. And no, they are not the wealthiest people around. Pannalal is a retired clerk of the Kolkata Port Trust and his monthly pension is just Rs 7,500. His wife sells sarees in her spare time. Having given up on fish, and sometimes even sleeping on a half-empty stomach, they are putting together enough to fund their trip to South America.

“Come what may, we have to be there even if it means having to go without fish for months and spending the least on our food. We have to save for each World Cup,” says Pannalal.