O desastre aéreo que dizimou uma geração de talentos e atrapalhou o sonho do Uzbequistão

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A 1979 tragic mid-air collision over Ukraine killed 17 players and staff of Pakhtakor, the leading Uzbek football club in the Soviet First Division, decimating a generation of talent. The tragedy is cited to explain Uzbekistan's delayed qualification for their first FIFA World Cup in 2026, with memorials honoring the lost team.

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