Uzbekistan at the FIFA World Cup
International football delegation
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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]
FIFA World Cup Record
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | — | |
| 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 |
2034 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | — | 1/8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 118 | 64 | 24 | 30 | 222 | 115 | — | ||
By Match
| Year | Round | Opponents | Score | 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
Top Goalscorers
On 17th June 2026, Abbosbek Fayzullaev scored the first ever FIFA World Cup goal in the history of Uzbekistan at 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 |
See also
Former Soviet states
- Russia at the FIFA World Cup (records for Soviet Union)
- Ukraine at the FIFA World Cup
Notes
- 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]