Kazakhstan's press secretary: "Enough, I'm moving to Uzbekistan!"

The head of the press service of the Kazakh national team, Yermuhammed Maulen, reacted to his country's defeat in the match against Belarus, while at the same time emphasizing the historic achievement of the Uzbek national team.

"In the 31st minute of the friendly match against Belarus, the score was 0:2, we are losing. I did not know whether to laugh or cry, sitting in the stadium, seeing the strange mistakes on the field. I think that in this situation you need to laugh, because there is no use in crying," Maulen writes.

He notes that at that time he learned about a historic event for the football of the neighboring country: "I have wonderful news for you: the Uzbek national team has qualified for the World Cup for the first time in its history! I sincerely congratulate the Uzbek brothers!"

Maulen says that it is time to admit that Uzbek football is now far ahead of Kazakh football.

“I once said it on a podcast, but for some reason we don’t want to admit that our football is lagging behind Uzbek football. Today is a clear proof of this. Now you can compare it for yourself: we are losing 0:2 in the match with Belarus, and Uzbekistan is going to the World Cup. It seems that none of our players on the field now wants to score. After all, how can we endure this?! I want to move to Uzbekistan now!” the press secretary jokes.

It should be recalled that the friendly match against Belarus ended in a major defeat for Kazakhstan with a score of 1:4. On the same day, the Uzbek national team recorded a very important draw (0:0) on the field of the UAE, and received a direct ticket to the 2026 World Cup, which will be hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico. This victory gave Uzbekistan the opportunity to participate in the World Cup for the first time in the history of football.