KHURRAM SHEHZAD: Pakistan will face Tajikistan on 21 November at Pakistan sports complex Jinnah Stadium Islamabad for FIFA world cup qualifier group 2 match.
Pakistan and Tajikistan have faced each other in two previous contests and Pakistan lost both matches. The First match between Pakistan and Tajikistan was played on 4 April 2006 during AFC challenge cup where Tajikistan defeated Pakistan by 2-0.
The Second match between the two countries was took place on 17 march 2013 during the AFC Asian cup. In this match Pakistan lost to Tajikistan by 1-0.
In the FIFA rankings Pakistan is in the 198th place whereas Tajikistan stands at 148, making the match between these two countries very interesting.
According to the Pakistani coach Stephen Constantine
“Pakistan team consists of very talented players we played well against Saudi Arabia in a recent match, but Pakistan defeated Cambodia in the home leg by 1-0.So the confidence of the team is very high. I am hopeful that Pakistan will defeat Tajikistan “
