Pakistan vs Tajikistan Highlights, FIFA World Cup 2026 Asian Qualifiers: PAK 1-6 TJK at FT, Amadoni Kamolov scores brace to humiliate Pakistan at home

Pakistan vs Tajikistan Live Coverage folds

An unexpected 6-1 loss for Pakistan at home against Tajikistan after a fighting 0-4 loss to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. Pakistan continue to remain at the bottom of Group G with back-to-back defeats. Tajikistan, meanwhile, go top of the table with Saudi Arabia facing Jordan later in the evening.

Pakistan will play Jordan next in March with four more games left to play in the second round of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

That's all from our Live coverage, do join us for two further matches this evening as Bangladesh host Lebanon at 5:15 PM IST followed by India vs Qatar at 7 PM IST. Goodbye till then!

Full Time!

The referee finally blows the final whistle to put Pakistan out of their misery in front of the home fans as Tajikistan end the match following another attack, It's Pakistan 1-6 Tajikistan at Full Time!

GOOOOOALLLLL!

90' Samiev taps it in from close range after a curling effort byPandzsanbe from outside the box hit the post before falling to the goalscorer, who probably was in an offside position but the linesman thought otherwise! PAK 1-6 TJK

Abdullah Iqbal with a brilliant tackle!

89' Tajikistan almost scored their sixth of the afternoon as substitute Khasanov was about to pull the trigger to the goal!

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88' Tajikistan have dropped their intensity in the closing minutes while Pakistan players seem to be running out of steam to combine for a late consolation goal. PAK 1-5 TJK

Pakistan vs Tajikistan Live

Tajikistan use their bench as Shervoni Mabatshoev comes on for Kamolov, who ends his afternoon with two goals.

Pakistan vs Tajikistan Live

83' A point worth pondering about has been Pakistan's over-reliance on Otis Khan, who often is tasked with doing things on his own. However, the player hardly manages to shake off his marker, something that has been evident since his debut for Pakistan earlier this year.

Meanwhile, Pakistan and Tajikistan are lining up more changes! PAK 1-5 TJK

Abdullah Iqbal with a wild shot!

79' Otis Khan delivers the indirect freekick inside the box and following a confused set of play, the ball fell to Abdullah Iqbal, who took a wild shot and the ball ballooned over the bar for a goal kick! PAK 1-5 TJK

Yellow card for Tajikistan!

78' Call it commentators curse as Amirbek is booked for a foul on substitute Fareed Ullah! Meanwhile, Pakistan will have an indirect freekick opportunity to find another consolation goal! PAK 1-5 TJK

Pakistan vs Tajikistan Live

Attendance for the match: 18, 316 Pakistan fans have turned up at the 48,000-capacity Jinnah Sports Stadium to cheer the Falcons. An encouraging numbers for Pakistan football!

Pakistan vs Tajikistan Live

73' Amirbek Juraboev continue to boss the midfield for Tajikistan and his spraying passes from the midfield for his forwards, who have been too much to handle for Pakistan's defense. Amirbek has been an exemplary midfielder, shows what Pakistan lacks in the heart of the field!

Substitutions

A couple of substitutions by both sides! Youngster Sohail Khan makes his Pakistan debut and replaces Mamoon Khan in defense. An indication by the coach that he is not happy with his centre-back.

Meanwhile Samiev and Aldizhony Aiyni come in for Dzhalilov and Soirov in attack for Tajikistan. PAK 1-5 TJK

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67' The last goal sums up Pakistan's performance on the day as with key players missing in their defense and forced to play makeshift players in defensive positions, Pakistan are getting run over by the Tajikistan forward. The goal came from a counter after Pakistan failed to utilise their corner! PAK 1-5 TJK

GOOOOOALLLLLLLLL!

66' Amadoni Kamalov scores a screamer from outside the box! It's Tajikistan 5-1 Pakistan!

Substitution by Pakistan

64' Pakistan coach Constantine makes his second change of the match Mohammad Saddam comes off for right-back Mohib Afridi! Saddam, a centre-back, made his debut against India during the SAFF Championships earlier this year. Meanwhile, Waleed Khan wins a rare corner for Pakistan! PAK 1-4 TJK

Yellow card for Pakistan!

59' Pakistan players are starting to show frustration as Alamgir Ghazi fouls Kamolov during a duel! The player miserably mistimed the tackle and deservingly sees the card. That's first of the afternoon for the hosts. PAK 1-4 TJK

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56' Umarbaev takes the freekick but fails to keep it on target as the ball goes out for a goalkick!

FIFA World Cup 2026 Asian Qualifiers Live Update

56' Meanwhile Tajikistan have a chance to score from a freekick after winning a foul right outside the box. Three Tajikistan forwards are standing over it while Pakistan line-up their wall of defense! PAK 1-4 TJK

PAK 1-4 TJK

54' Two isolated attacks from either flanks by Pakistan, none resulted in meaningful attack as Waleed Khan, who came in as substitute for Haroon Hamid, and Otis Khan were left to do too much on their own.

Defending too much and leaving their forwards to do things their own has often been the signature of Constantine and was often criticised for the same in India! PAK 1-4 TJK

Soirov misses the target!

51' Rustom Soirov misses the best chance of the half! No. 10 Dzhalilov played a defense-splitting through ball inside the box for Soirov, who found himself in front of a rushing Yousaf Butt. Soirov tried to hit it above the goalkeeper but off target!

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49' Pandzsanbe misses the target! The Tajikistan winger had a chance to score from a corner as the ball nicely fell to him but he shot it way over the crossbar for a disappointing shot! PAK 1-4 TJK

Kick-off!

46' The second half gets underway and Tajikistan are putting early pressure on Pakistan in the hunt for their fifth goal! PAK 1-4 TJK

Pakistan vs Tajikistan Half Time Analysis

Pakistan were the best side for the first eight minutes of the game but things changed right after Tajikistan took the lead against the run of play with a goal from Amadoni Kamolov. Pakistan were at fault for not being potent enough in front of the goal while Tajikistan grabbed their chances.

Raees Nabi's left-footed screamer was the only standout moment for Pakistan while Tajikistan forwards buried their chances to stretch the lead to 4-1. The half time whistle came as a respite for Pakistan, who were reeling with waves of counter-attack by Tajikistan

Half Time!

The referee blows the half time whistle after three minutes of additional play! The home crowd backs their players with a cheer at half time despite going three goals down.

Some of the Pakistan players could be seen arguing with each other in discontent as they head back to the locker room. It's Pakistan 1-4 Tajikistan at HT!

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45+2' A rare attack by Pakistan as Imran Kayani finds some space on the left wing and sends in a cross for Otis inside the box but the ball was cleared away to safety by a Tajikistan defender!

GOOOOOALLLLL!

44' Pandzsanbe makes it 4-1 for Tajikistan! The winger runs on the break from the left wing, beats his marker with pace easily and slots the ball past Yousuf Butt for a clean finish from a tight angle inside the box!

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42' Play is halted momentarily as Tajikistan's Safarov is down on the ground after a collision with Alamgir Ghazi in the midfield during a duel! Safarov showed his studs during the duel and could have seen his second yellow of the day. However, the referee signals no foul PAK 1-3 TJK

Yousuf Butt forced into action!

40' Yousuf Butt is kept busy in the last few minutes as Tajikistan are hunting for their fourth goal. Pakistan players are now struggling to keep up with the pace of the visitors, who are threatening to score on the counter every time they move up!

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36' Four goals in the first half so far and all four of them came out of brilliant strikes! Pakistan, however, needs to show more quality in the final third of their attack as Raees Nabi's wrong-foot strike remains the standout moment.

Worryingly, Pakistan are not showing the intensity they showed in the first 20 minutes, could be running out of steam already with no league football taking place in the country to keep them seasoned! PAK 1-3 TJK

Yellow card for Tajikistan!

35' Second yellow card of the day comes out for Tajikistan as Safarov tackles Otis Khan from behind during a duel after Otis made an 180 degree turn to shield the ball while Safarov was late with his tackle!