President congratulates members of Uzbekistan national team

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev sent a congratulatory message to the members of the Uzbekistan national football team. This was reported by the Presidential Press Service.

A short time ago, the Uzbekistan national team secured a spot in the World Cup.

My dear children!

First of all, I sincerely and wholeheartedly congratulate you, dear ones, on achieving a truly great victory by demonstrating true courage and steadfastness in the qualification matches where Asia’s strongest teams participated — for winning a World Cup ticket for the first time in the history of our Homeland.

Undoubtedly, such a bright result — which will be written in golden letters into the annals of our national sport — was the dream of millions of football fans and the entire people of our country for many years, and saying this would be absolutely correct. You have turned this dream into a real reality through your professional knowledge and skills, experience and mastery, and most importantly, your strong will and belief in victory — and this is worthy of all praise and admiration.

On this radiant evening — on this sacred day of triumph — if we say that our entire multiethnic nation of Uzbekistan is justly proud of you, we will be speaking the truth.

Despite the fact that the qualification matches were held in conditions of intense competition, fierce and tough struggles, and despite various pressures on our national team, you gathered the necessary points and once again practically proved what great heights the determined and courageous youth of New Uzbekistan are capable of achieving.

Your worthy participation in such a highly responsible tournament is also extremely valuable to us as another great practical result of the enormous attention being paid in recent years to sport in our country — especially to football, the most popular sport.

I am convinced that this historic victory will further unite our people on the path of noble goals, become a source of inspiration and an example for thousands upon thousands of our youth, and serve to further raise the international prestige of New Uzbekistan.

I believe that, drawing new strength and spirit from such a glorious victory on the football fields, you will show even greater activity at the World Cup, which will take place next year in the United States, Mexico, and Canada — with a deep sense of the great honor of being not only the representative of Uzbekistan, but the first and only representative of the entire Central Asian region.

On this joyous day, I warmly congratulate, in my own name and in the name of all our people, your kind and demanding coaches who have always supported you, all members of our national team, and your parents, brothers, sisters, and all your close ones who have been praying day and night for your success and happiness, and I express my sincere gratitude to them.

May this unforgettable historic victory, which you are bringing to our people during the sacred days of Kurban Hayit as a festive gift, be blessed for all of us!

May your victorious steps continue, my dear children!