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The Uzbekistan Football Association has unveiled the mascot for the upcoming 2024 Futsal World Championship, which will be held in our country from September 14 to October 6. The mascot for the games is the Turanian tiger Khan, which is considered a symbol of strength and courage.
“Fast movements of the tiger, unique skills, and high speed associate this character with futsal,” noted the Football Association.
The announcement of the Turanian tiger, called the lost treasure of Central Asia, as the mascot of the World Championship once again urges the world to protect wildlife.
The championship games will be held in Tashkent, Andijan, and Bukhara.
Uzbekistan will become the fourth AFC country to host the Futsal World Championship after Hong Kong (1992), Chinese Taipei (2004), and Thailand (2012).
The Uzbekistan national futsal team first participated in the Futsal World Championship in 2016. They reached the round of 16 in the 2021 tournament, losing to Iran with a score of 8-9.
Our team has also reached the finals of the AFC Futsal Championship four times and placed in the top ranks in the last five continental tournaments. In particular, our national team won bronze medals at the 2022 tournament.
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