We're in the World Cup: European clubs are celebrating with us!

The Uzbek national team has opened a new page in the history of football. Our players, defending the honor of our country, have fulfilled their long-standing dream and have earned the right to participate in the World Cup for the first time. This historic event was recorded in the decisive match against the United Arab Emirates as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, which will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

A draw was enough for our national team for this match. However, the only goal for the hosts was only victory. Therefore, the UAE team made serious changes before this match. In particular, the management of the Emirates national team was entrusted to Romanian specialist Cosmin Olariu. In addition, 5 high-level players who were localized from Brazil joined the team. This was assessed as an attempt to give our opponent an additional advantage before the match.

A very tough and nervous fight took place in the match, which lasted more than ninety minutes. The hosts created several dangerous situations, but the tactics carefully thought out by the coach of the Uzbek national team Timur Kapadze and the fighting spirit of the players ensured the desired result. In particular, the team's goalkeeper Utkir Yusupov made a great contribution to the team's preservation of the draw with several excellent saves. He was rightfully recognized as the best player of the match in this match.

Naturally, this victory has become a great celebration for our country. This great success of our national team is causing a lot of excitement not only in Uzbekistan, but also in the international arena. Football fans, prestigious clubs and experts from all over the world are paying attention to this news. In particular, the European clubs of our team's leading players did not remain indifferent to this event.

The famous Italian club "Roma" congratulated the captain and striker of our national team Eldor Shomurodov and published the following statement on its official website and social media pages:

"We sincerely congratulate Eldor Shomurodov on this historic result! He has qualified for the World Cup for the first time in the history of our country's football as part of his team, and we are proud of his success."

Eldor Shomurodov truly played an important role in the decisive matches for the national team. He scored goals against Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Hong Kong in the qualifying stages, bringing the team important points. In the qualifying matches, he scored a total of 4 goals and 4 assists, directly influencing 8 goals in total. Eldor Shomurodov is the top scorer of the Uzbek national team - he scored 41 times in 81 matches for the national team.

At the same time, another leading player of our national team, midfielder of the Russian CSKA club Abbasbek Fayzullaev, also received warm congratulations from his club. The Moscow club congratulated our young player through its official channel with the following words:

"We sincerely congratulate Abbasbek Fayzullaev and the national team of Uzbekistan on this historic result! Abbas and his team made us all happy by qualifying for the World Cup for the first time in their history!"

Although Abbasbek Fayzullaev was first called up to the national team in 2023, he quickly became one of the main players. During the qualifying round, he scored twice against Qatar, once against North Korea and once against Iran, and provided two assists. He has played 26 matches for the national team, scoring 8 goals.

Currently, Uzbek football fans are savoring the historic result. Now they are looking forward to the national team at the World Cup, which will be hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico, with great hopes. This participation of the Uzbek national team in the international arena will mark the beginning of a new era in the football of our country. For both fans and players, this is just the beginning, and more great victories await them on the road ahead.

For now, our national team is celebrating this great victory, and our country's football fans are in a festive mood with them! Read 'Zamin' on Telegram!