Wednesday, 23, October, 2024

Sports

Uzbekistan defeated England 2-1 in 1/8 final of the U17 World Cup in Indonesia. Uzbekistan took the lead inside four minutes when Amirbek Saidov forced a close-range header over the line after England keeper Tommy Setford saved the initial shot.

Uzbekistan drew with Iran 2-2 in Group E of the Joint Qualification-Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and the AFC Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia 2027 on Tuesday.

Eldor Shomurodov and Otabek Shukurov combined to a devastating effect to help Uzbekistan achieve a 3-1 comeback win over neighbours Turkmenistan in Group E of the Preliminary Joint Qualification - Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ at the Ashgabat Stadium on Thursday.

Head coach Srečko Katanec announced the squad of Uzbekistan national team for the first 2 matches of the Round 2 of World Cup qualifiers against Turkmenistan (away, Nov. 16) and Iran (home, Nov. 21).

Chiefs of football associations of Turkic-speaking countries met in Tashkent on Thursday. The leaders of football organizations of Azerbaijan, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, representatives of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) attended the meeting. 

The Uzbekistan women's saber fencing team won the Asian Games in China, the press service of the National Olympic Committee said today.

Srečko Katanec announced the Uzbekistan squad for the friendly matches against the USA (Sep. 9) and Mexico (Sep. 12) during the FIFA window in September.

Uzbekistan national team will play a friendly match against China aa part of the FIFA calendar in October. According to Wikipedia, the match will take place in Xian province.

Uzbekistan were drawn to face Iran and Turkmenistan in Asia's preliminary qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup in November.

French Ligue 1 side and vice champions RC Lens have announced the signing of young Uzbekistan international defender Abdukodir Khusanov, 19. The Uzbek central defender, who played in Belarus, signed up until 2027.

Uzbekistan team won two medals at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint Junior & U23 World Championships in the Italian city of Auronzo di Cadore, the press service of the National Olympic Committee said.

Uzbekistan national team will play a friendly match against the Mexican national team at FIFA calendar in September. The match will also be held on the North American continent.

As part of the FIFA calendar, the national team of Uzbekistan will play a friendly match against the US National Team on September 9, the Uzbekistan Football Association said.

Head coach of Uzbekistan national team Srečko Katanec announced the squad for the CAFA Nations Cup. Abduqodir Husanov and Abbasbek Fayzullaev, who were part of the U20 Uzbekistan at the U20 World Cup received a call-up from the senior national team.

Uzbekistan men's national football team have been drawn with Australia, Syria and India in Group B for the AFC Asian Cup 2023, in a draw that happened in Doha today on May 11, 2023.

The Boxing World Championship among men in Tashkent will kick off on May 1 and will last through May 14. According to the National Olympic Committee of the country, the prize fund of the Championship has beaten the record.

Boxers from the GB Boxing squad will not participate in the forthcoming IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 30 April to 14 May 2023.

Uzbekistan women's team won bronze medal at the Asian Water Polo Championship in Singapore, the press service of the Ministry of Youth Policy and Sports reported.

Uzbekistan won the IIHF 2023 Ice Hockey U-18 Asia and Oceania Championship in Mongolia. Young hockey players beat Turkmenistan (5:0), Iran (14:1), Mongolia (7:4) and Thailand (10:2) and won the tournament on 12 points.

CAFA (Central Asian Football Association) football tournament with the participation of senior national teams will be held On June 9-21 for the first time in Uzbekistan.