TASHKENT: Uzbekistan manager Mirdjalal Kasimov said he plans to step down after his World Cup jinx continued in a dramatic play-off marked by a floodlight failure and a marathon penalty shoot-out.
Kasimov, robbed as a player by contentious officiating when Uzbekistan last reached the Asian eliminator in 2005, was again left heartbroken following an extraordinary loss to Jordan in Tashkent.
And the former star midfielder said it was time for a new start.
“I accept responsibility and I will discuss with the management about my retirement from this post,” said Kasimov, according to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) website. AFP