Tajikistan’s Wildest Football Dreams
The DiplomatThere was a brief moment last month when Central Asia’s wildest football dreams – an Asian Cup game between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, essentially guaranteeing the region its first cup – existed in the realm of possibility. The quarterfinal loses, however, won’t erase the moment of pan-Central Asian joy that was evident in the stadium during the January 28 Round of 16 game when Tajikistan, whose national team is referred to as the Lions, ousted the UAE in penalties and punched its first-ever ticket to the quarterfinals. Tajikistan’s football federation acted quickly, imposing sanctions on five FC Ravshan players. In recent years, Rickleton reports, Tajikistan’s football federation’s work “has been guided by a program called Orzu 2026, which aims to get Tajikistan qualified for a World Cup.” That journey begins soon.
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