Uzbekistan at the FIFA World Cup

Uzbekistan appeared in the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2026.^[1] On 5 June 2025, they qualified for the finals for the first time after an 0–0 away draw with the United Arab Emirates.^[2] This makes Uzbekistan the first Central Asian nation, as well as the third former Soviet republic after Russia and Ukraine, to qualify for the World Cup.^[3]

Overall record

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Campaign
1930 to 1990	Part of the Soviet Union									Part of the Soviet Union
1994	FIFA member from 1992. Not admitted to the tournament.^[a]									Not a FIFA member^[a]						1994
1998	Did not qualify									14	6	4	4	33	21	1998
2002										14	7	3	4	33	19	2002
2006										14	6	5	3	24	15	2006
2010										16	8	1	7	33	17	2010
2014										18	11	5	2	28	9	2014
2018										18	11	1	6	26	14	2018
2022										8	5	0	3	18	9	2022
2026	Group stage	46th	3	0	0	3	2	11	Squad	16	10	5	1	27	11	2026
2030	To be determined									To be determined						2030
2034	To be determined									To be determined						2034
Total	—	1/8	3	0	0	3	2	11	—	118	64	24	30	222	115	—

List of matches

Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Uzbekistan scorers
2026	Group K	Colombia	1–3	Fayzullaev
		Portugal	0–5	—
		DR Congo	1–3	Shomurodov

2026 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colombia	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Portugal	3	1	2	0	6	1	+5	5
3	DR Congo	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
4	Uzbekistan	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0

Source: FIFA

June 17, 2026

8:00 p.m. UTC−6

Uzbekistan	1–3	Colombia
Fayzullaev 60'	^{[Report 1]}	Muñoz 40' Díaz 65' Campaz 90+9'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 80,824

Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

June 23, 2026

12:00 p.m. UTC−5

Portugal	5–0	Uzbekistan
Ronaldo 6', 39' Mendes 17' Nematov 60' (o.g.) Leão 87'	^{[Report 2]}

NRG Stadium, Houston

Attendance: 68,777

Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

June 27, 2026

7:30 p.m. UTC−4

DR Congo	3–1	Uzbekistan
Wissa 68' (pen.), 90+1' Mayele 78'	^{[Report 3]}	Shomurodov 10'

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Attendance: 68,239

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Goalscorers

On 17 June 2026, Abbosbek Fayzullaev scored Uzbekistan's first-ever FIFA World Cup goal, coming in the 60th minute of their opening match against Colombia in Mexico City.

Player	Goals	2026
Abbosbek Fayzullaev	1	1
Eldor Shomurodov	1	1
Total	2	2

Notes

1 2 FIFA adopted a decision not to allow the national teams of those former Soviet republics that did not participate in the qualification draw on 8 December 1991 to participate in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.^[4] A proposition by Ukraine, supported by Georgia and Armenia, to arrange a separate tournament for all successor states of the Soviet Union was blocked by Russia.^[5]

References

↑ "'Asia's chokers' smile at last: Uzbekistan's hurt over as they reach first World Cup". The Guardian. 2025-06-06. Archived from the original on 2025-06-06. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
↑ "Jordan, South Korea, Uzbekistan qualify for '26 WC". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2025-06-05. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
↑ Millar, Colin (5 June 2025). "Uzbekistan, Jordan qualify for World Cup for first time". The Athletic. The New York Times. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
↑ At the crossing (На переправе) Archived 14 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Kopanyi myach.
↑ We hacked window to America (Прорубили окно в Америку). Komanda newspaper (by Fanat)

Reports

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- "Uzbekistan vs Colombia | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- "Match Report – Group K – Uzbekistan v. Colombia". FIFA. June 18, 2026. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- "Post match summary report – Group K – Uzbekistan v. Colombia". FIFA. June 18, 2026. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
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- "Portugal vs Uzbekistan | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- "Match Report – Group K – Portugal v. Uzbekistan". FIFA. June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- "Post match summary report – Group K – Portugal v. Uzbekistan". FIFA. June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
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- "Congo DR vs Uzbekistan | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
- "Match Report – Group K – Congo DR v. Uzbekistan". FIFA. June 28, 2026. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
- "Post match summary report – Group K – Congo DR v. Uzbekistan". FIFA. June 28, 2026. Retrieved June 28, 2026.

[omission-6] 1 2 FIFA adopted a decision not to allow the national teams of those former Soviet republics that did not participate in the qualification draw on 8 December 1991 to participate in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.^[4] A proposition by Ukraine, supported by Georgia and Armenia, to arrange a separate tournament for all successor states of the Soviet Union was blocked by Russia.^[5]

[1] "'Asia's chokers' smile at last: Uzbekistan's hurt over as they reach first World Cup". The Guardian. 2025-06-06. Archived from the original on 2025-06-06. Retrieved 2025-08-08.

[2] "Jordan, South Korea, Uzbekistan qualify for '26 WC". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2025-06-05. Retrieved 2025-08-08.

[3] Millar, Colin (5 June 2025). "Uzbekistan, Jordan qualify for World Cup for first time". The Athletic. The New York Times. Retrieved 5 September 2025.

[kmcrossing-4] At the crossing (На переправе) Archived 14 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Kopanyi myach.

[hwta-5] We hacked window to America (Прорубили окно в Америку). Komanda newspaper (by Fanat)

[7] 
"Uzbekistan vs Colombia | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
"Match Report – Group K – Uzbekistan v. Colombia". FIFA. June 18, 2026. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
"Post match summary report – Group K – Uzbekistan v. Colombia". FIFA. June 18, 2026. Retrieved June 19, 2026.

[mwAb8] "Uzbekistan vs Colombia | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 18, 2026.

[mwAcE] "Match Report – Group K – Uzbekistan v. Colombia". FIFA. June 18, 2026. Retrieved June 18, 2026.

[mwAcM] "Post match summary report – Group K – Uzbekistan v. Colombia". FIFA. June 18, 2026. Retrieved June 19, 2026.

[8] 
"Portugal vs Uzbekistan | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
"Match Report – Group K – Portugal v. Uzbekistan". FIFA. June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
"Post match summary report – Group K – Portugal v. Uzbekistan". FIFA. June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 25, 2026.

[mwAcs] "Portugal vs Uzbekistan | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 23, 2026.

[mwAc0] "Match Report – Group K – Portugal v. Uzbekistan". FIFA. June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026.

[mwAc8] "Post match summary report – Group K – Portugal v. Uzbekistan". FIFA. June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 25, 2026.

[9] 
"Congo DR vs Uzbekistan | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
"Match Report – Group K – Congo DR v. Uzbekistan". FIFA. June 28, 2026. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
"Post match summary report – Group K – Congo DR v. Uzbekistan". FIFA. June 28, 2026. Retrieved June 28, 2026.

[mwAdc] "Congo DR vs Uzbekistan | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 28, 2026.

[mwAdk] "Match Report – Group K – Congo DR v. Uzbekistan". FIFA. June 28, 2026. Retrieved June 28, 2026.

[mwAds] "Post match summary report – Group K – Congo DR v. Uzbekistan". FIFA. June 28, 2026. Retrieved June 28, 2026.

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Uzbekistan national football team
General	Uzbekistan Football Association History Managers
Venues	Milliy Stadium Pakhtakor Central Stadium
Statistics	All-time record Asian Cup record
Players	Squad Individual record
Results	1992–99 2000–09 2010–19 2020–present B matches
FIFA World Cup	Summary 2026
Asian Cup	Summary 1996 2000 2004 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 2027
CAFA Nations Cup	2023 2025
Notable matches	1995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 2006 World Cup AFC fourth round qualifier 2014 World Cup AFC fifth round qualifier
Other UFF teams	Olympic U-20 U-17 Women Women U-20 Women U-17 Futsal Beach soccer

Countries at the FIFA World Cup
Team appearances All-time table
AFC	Australia¹ China Indonesia² Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Kuwait North Korea Qatar Saudi Arabia South Korea United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan²
CAF	Algeria Angola Cameroon Cape Verde DR Congo² Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia
CONCACAF	Canada Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao El Salvador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Trinidad and Tobago United States
CONMEBOL	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay
OFC	New Zealand
UEFA	Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic² Denmark East Germany³ England France Germany² Greece Hungary Iceland Israel¹ Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia² Scotland Serbia² Slovakia² Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine² Wales
¹ Have been member of multiple confederations. ² Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). ³ Team and national federation no longer exist.