Uzbekistan captain Server Djeparov is optimistic over the country's chances of reaching the 2014 World Cup.

• Asian World Cup qualifiers round-up

Uzbekistan, whose first match came in 1992, have yet to reach a World Cup but have been making encouraging progress in recent years.

Having reached the semi-finals in January's Asian Cup tournament in Qatar, Uzbekistan are currently top of Group C in their World Cup qualification group - three points ahead of ...

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