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Uzbekistan

World Cup 2026 · Group K · AFC · FIFA Rank #50

UnderdogCoach: Fabio CannavaroBest result: First appearanceAppearance #1

⚙️ Tactical Profile

Debutants and Central Asia's breakthrough, grown from a golden U-20 generation: a tidy 4-2-3-1 with real technique, Shomurodov up top, Manchester City's Khusanov behind, and Fabio Cannavaro — a World Cup-winning captain — arriving to organize the defence.

🔮 Expectations

History is already made; now they want a souvenir. Portugal and Colombia make advancement a long shot, but the stage is a launchpad for Khusanov and Fayzullaev, and a first point would justify the entire project. 2030 is the real horizon.

⭐ Key Players

Abdukodir KhusanovCentre-Back · Manchester City — Central Asia's first Premier League superclub defender — recovery speed like a sports car.80Eldor ShomurodovStriker · AS Roma — The target man and record scorer who carried a nation to its first World Cup.76Abbosbek FayzullaevAttacking Mid · Istanbul Basaksehir — 'The Messi of Central Asia' — the entire creative budget in one left foot.76Otabek ShukurovDefensive Mid · Gulf league — The veteran conductor; every set piece carries his signature.73Khojimat ErkinovWinger · Overseas club — The wide sprinter completing the counter-attack's pincer.73

📋 Full 26-Man Squad

Utkir YusupovAbdukodir KhusanovKhojiakbar AlijonovFarrukh SayfievRustam AshurmatovAkmal MozgovoyOtabek ShukurovJamshid IskanderovOdiljon HamrobekovJaloliddin MasharipovOston UrunovAbduvohid NematovSherzod NasrullaevEldor ShomurodovUmar EshmurodovBotirali ErgashevDostonbek KhamdamovAbdulla AbdullaevAzizjon GanievAzizbek AmonovIgor SergeevAbbosbek FayzullaevSherzod EsanovBekhruz KarimovAvazbek UlmasalievJakhongir Urozov

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