![FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Pakistan football needs more than luck to go past global goalposts [Geo News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Pakistan-vs-Tajikistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-3-1160x535.jpeg "FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Pakistan football needs more than luck to go past global goalposts [Geo News]")
Pakistan has always had a complicated relationship with football, be it toxic discourse over local and diaspora players, lack of facilities or turmoil surrounding PFF.
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![Zavisa underlines factors behind football team’s poor show [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Zavisa-Milosavljevic-960x535.jpg "Zavisa underlines factors behind football team’s poor show [The News]")
November26November 26, 2023
Zavisa underlines factors behind football team’s poor show [The News]
Former Pakistan boss Zaviša Milosavljević of Serbia identified key problems that restricts Pakistani football from competing properly with higher ranked Asian sides like Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan.
![Below-par in all aspects of the game [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Amadoni-Kamalov-scores-for-Tajikistan-against-Pakistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpeg "Below-par in all aspects of the game [TNS]")
November26November 26, 2023
Below-par in all aspects of the game [TNS]
Despite heavy defeats against Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan in Pakistan's first ever WCQs Round Two campaign, the team has enough time to show much better performance for remaining fixtures in March and June.
![Football can match cricket in popularity [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Jinnah-Stadium-crowd-for-Pakistan-vs-Tajikistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Football can match cricket in popularity [The News]")
November24November 24, 2023
Football can match cricket in popularity [The News]
More than 22,500 spectators attended the 2pm kickoff on Tuesday between Pakistan and Tajikistan in Islamabad's Jinnah Stadium.
![Tajiks teach Pakistan football lesson in 6-1 drubbing [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Imran-Kayani-Pakistan-vs-Tajikistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpeg "Tajiks teach Pakistan football lesson in 6-1 drubbing [Dawn]")
November22November 22, 2023
Tajiks teach Pakistan football lesson in 6-1 drubbing [Dawn]
Pakistan crumble to 6-1 loss against Tajikistan despite loud support of over 18,000 fans at Jinnah Stadium Islamabad.
![Furious Constantine exposes Pak football [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Stephen-Constantine-in-post-match-presser-1160x535.jpeg "Furious Constantine exposes Pak football [The News]")
November22November 22, 2023
Furious Constantine exposes Pak football [The News]
Stephen Constantine was furious at his Pakistan team for playing poorly and making repeated mistakes that allowed Tajikistan to hammer them 6-1 at Jinnah Stadium Islamabad.
![Kamolov Amadoni takes Tajikistan to new heights [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Pakistan-vs-Tajikistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpeg "Kamolov Amadoni takes Tajikistan to new heights [The News]")
November22November 22, 2023
Kamolov Amadoni takes Tajikistan to new heights [The News]
Tajikistan stun home side Pakistan 6-1 at a packed Jinnah Stadium to win their Group G clash in 2026 WCQs.
![Familiar foes Constantine, Segrt meet as Pakistan face Tajikistan test [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Stephen-Constantine-and-Petar-Sgert-Pakistan-vs-Tajikistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Familiar foes Constantine, Segrt meet as Pakistan face Tajikistan test [Dawn]")
November21November 21, 2023
Familiar foes Constantine, Segrt meet as Pakistan face Tajikistan test [Dawn]
Both managers had faced each other twice in SAFF Championship finals with different national teams. Now they clash today in Jinnah Stadium for WCQs Round Two fixture.
November21November 21, 2023
Odds against Pakistan as yet another stiff challenge awaits hosts [The News]
Tajikistan boss Petar Šegrt aims for the away win given his side's quality, Pakistan boss Stephen Constantine wants to cause an upset at Jinnah Stadium with home crowd backing.
![Facilities are best around, says PSB boss [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jinnah-Stadium-Pakistan-vs-Cambodia-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpeg "Facilities are best around, says PSB boss [The News]")
November21November 21, 2023
Facilities are best around, says PSB boss [The News]
DG PSB Shoaib Khoso on Jinnah Stadium, "I have directed all the concerned to make top-class arrangements for the team’s practice and changing rooms. Wherever there was room for further improvement I ordered that also."