About the game that brought Uzbekistan closer to the World Cup

Today we will talk about football. Recently, there has been a lot of news in Uzbek football. Our national team played one of the best games in the qualifying round and drew in Tehran. Abdukоdir Khusanov, who moved to Manchester City in the most sensational event in the history of Uzbek football for two centuries, played for the first time in the national team of Uzbekistan after moving to the best league in the world. We will think about these two cases.

Tehran is no longer scary

In our youth, we loved reading the novel "Terrible Tehran" by Mushfiq Kazimiy. The plot of the novel, which actually has a political meaning, is another matter. The novel is very artistically written, and when you read it, you feel as if you are walking through the streets of Tehran, its countless alleys. Since the work is popular among Uzbek readers, it has become a tradition to use its name as the title of articles about upcoming football matches in Iran with the participation of Uzbekistan.

In addition, the fact that 100 thousand people watch the matches at the "Ozodi" stadium makes Tehran a formidable opponent for any opponent in football matches.

However, the Uzbek national team, coached by Temur Kapadze, turned "Ozodi" into a formidable field for Iran itself on March 25. And so it happened. The Asian giant Iran played in the role of a real pursuer at home. That day, Temur Kapadze showed that the level of Uzbek football on the field is truly high. Everyone played well in Tehran. Utkir Yusupov, who plays in the Iranian championship, saved many goals, Abbas Fayzullaev once again proved that he has already reached the top five, and Farrukh Sayfiev, who is watched by many on a whim, assisted an important goal. I especially liked Eldor Shomurodov's game. Our captain has been creating chances in recent games, and in Tehran he made an important pass for the first goal.

In short, Uzbekistan played a great game in Tehran and won an important point, and their chances of qualifying for the World Cup have increased dramatically. Now, even a draw will take Uzbekistan to the World Cup. However, the next two opponents are not stronger than Uzbekistan. Therefore, the chances of qualifying are very high.

By the way, here are a few words about the Iranian national team. The draw on March 25 took the Persians to the World Cup. They officially became the 6th team to qualify for the World Cup. Iran managed to get the result they wanted even in a game that went badly for them against Uzbekistan. That's what real top teams do, they get the result they want even in games where they're not playing well and the opponent is clearly strong. Mehdi Torimi, who scored two goals for us, was a hero even when he was on the bench at Inter and was not in the best physical condition due to injury. There's no way to not admire Iran in this regard.

About Abdukоdir Khusanov

The main star of Uzbek football, Abdukоdir Khusanov, has become a topic of discussion on the Internet. Apparently, he was called up for various events and could not attend training, which is why he played badly against Iran. I don't think this is true. It seems that people who are not very interested in football, who want to say something when everyone talks about Khusanov, are saying that he played badly, or at least that's how it seems to me. Maybe these fans think that since Khusanov plays for Manchester City, he should score 2-3 goals in every match in Asia.

I think that many people probably paid attention to the scores of players published by various portals after the match. Khusanov really received a slightly lower rating than the others. But this does not mean that our defender played badly. It just seemed that Khusanov was a little overshadowed by the fact that other defenders Umar Eshmurodov and Rustam Ashurmatov played well that day, and these two players played more episodes. But Abdukоdir did not make a blunder during the match.

At the same time, it should not be forgotten that Umar Eshmurodov and Rustam Ashurmatov are also strong defenders. With such partners, Khusanov does not need to be heroic all the time.

Now let's talk about the fact that Abdukоdir is being invited to various events, journalists are asking him strange questions, and many are trying to make videos about this player. Comrades, you need to understand all this correctly, because we have never had such a megastar. Naturally, everyone wants to see him, to take a video of him, to get an autograph, to tell so-and-so an acquaintance that I met Khusanov. We are not England, where star players appear at every turn.

And Abdukоdir Khusanov is not a player who will lose his form after participating in 3-4 events. Players of this level will take into account everything. It is better to be happy that we have such a top player and enjoy his games. Pack your bags and save money for tickets, because we are already going to the American World Cup. Let's achieve the desired result in the next two matches and, as they say in the movie "The Legend of 1900", "be the first to see the statue on the ship."

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