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] 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]
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.
![Odds against Pakistan as yet another stiff challenge awaits hosts [The News] Odds against Pakistan as yet another stiff challenge awaits hosts [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Stephen-Constantine-and-Petar-Sgert-Pakistan-vs-Tajikistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg)
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.
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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."
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Constantine laments conceding at ‘worst times’ after Saudi loss [Dawn]
“Considering where we were two months ago, we didn’t deserve to lose 4-0,” said Pakistan boss Stephen Constantine. Saudi Arabia boss Roberto Mancini praised Pakistan for playing a good match.
![Saudi Arabia blank Pakistan 4-0 in World Cup qualifying game [The News] Saudi Arabia blank Pakistan 4-0 in World Cup qualifying game [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Rahis-Nabi-and-Alamgir-Ghazi-Saudi-Arabia-vs-Pakistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1024x535.jpeg)
Saudi Arabia blank Pakistan 4-0 in World Cup qualifying game [The News]
Pakistan bravely endured Asian giants Saudi Arabia in 2026 WCQs Round Two debut in rainy Al-Ahsa.
![Pakistan show grit but go down 4-0 to Saudi Arabia [Dawn] Pakistan show grit but go down 4-0 to Saudi Arabia [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Saleh-al-Shehri-scores-for-Saudi-Arabia-vs-Pakistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpeg)
Pakistan show grit but go down 4-0 to Saudi Arabia [Dawn]
Saleh al-Shehri's brace and further goals deep in stoppage time by Abdulrahman Ghareeb and Abdullah Radif made Saudi Arabia overcome a dogged Pakistan defence in WCQs Round Two.
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Pakistan face Saudi Arabia test in World Cup qualifying [Dawn]
Al-Fateh Stadium in Al-Ahsa to see hosts Saudi Arabia face Pakistan in Group G fixture for 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup joint qualifiers Round Two. 36 teams spread across 9 groups.
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Pakistan take on Saudi Arabia in first WC qualifier today [The News]
Pakistan boss Stephen Constantine knows how tough it will be to face Roberto Mancini's Saudi Arabia in Al-Ahsa, but was hopeful his players would deliver a good performance to honour the country and also impress foreign club scouts.
![Pakistan football: The British players starring on the world stage [BBC] Pakistan football: The British players starring on the world stage [BBC]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Harun-Hamid-scores-for-Pakistan-vs-Cambodia-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg)
Pakistan football: The British players starring on the world stage [BBC]
Last month against Cambodia in Islamabad, Harun Hamid scored what's probably the biggest goal in Pakistan's footballing history.