The Kazakhstan national football team represents Kazakhstan in international men's association football and is directed by Football Federation of Kazakhstan. They split from the Soviet Union national football team after independence in 1991 and joined the Asian Football Confederation's Central and South Asian Football Federation. After failing to qualify for the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup they joined UEFA, but are yet to qualify for a World Cup or UEFA European Championship.
Since 2011 they have been managed by Miroslav Beránek from the Czech Republic.
Read more about Kazakhstan National Football Team: World Cup Record, UEFA European Championship Record, AFC Asian Cup Record, Coaches, Current Squad
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