Uzbekistan’s World Cup dream realised: Tears, near-misses and making amends for ‘stolen goals’

“As the enormity of what they had achieved started to sink in, the emotions of Uzbekistan’s football squad became too much to bear. This was the greatest moment of all of their careers. The players were crying, the staff were crying, even the unused substitutes were in tears. Heroic goalkeeper Utkir Yusupov, who made several outstanding saves including one in the eighth minute of added time, was on his knees, blubbing like the rest of them. …”
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