Vadim Abramov praises Uzbekistan after beating Japan

Uzbekistan manager Vadim Abramov expressed his pride following their stunning 1-0 upset of Japan on Wednesday at Toyota Stadium.

The White Wolves, who were without five suspended regulars, employed a tight defence in addition to well-executed counterattacks in order to upend the hosts and end the third round of qualifiers on top of Group C with 16 points.

“It was a…