“It will be difficult for the Uzbekistan football team to beat the Qatar team at the Asian Cup, but anything can happen” – Nepomniachtchi

Former head coach of the Uzbekistan national football team Valery Nepomniachtchi assessed the prospects of this team at the Asian Cup, which is being held in Qatar.

The Uzbekistan national team reached the quarterfinals of the tournament, where they will play against the Qatar national team on February 3.

— Historically, it turns out that the Uzbekistan national team performs well in the Asian Cup. Back in Soviet times, the Uzbeks reached the finals in this tournament. Such a successful performance this year did not come as a surprise to me. The youth team of Uzbekistan is also playing well. It will be difficult to get through Qatar, but anything can happen.

Uzbekistan takes football quite seriously. The situation is getting better and better: the teams have become richer than before. It is difficult to predict whether European teams will pay attention to players from Uzbekistan. There is one example that everything is possible for them – (Eldor) Shomurodov. Unfortunately, he is not playing right now. And Abbos (Faizullaev) performs well for CSKA,” the Championship quotes Nepomniachtchi.