The national teams of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan will play a friendly match

The Uzbekistan national team, which is close to qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, may hold another friendly match with its neighbor, the Kazakhstan national team, in the fall.

Basic information:
The Uzbekistan national team is on the verge of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

According to Nursultan Kurman, an advisor to the Kazakhstan Football Federation, a friendly match with Uzbekistan will be held later this year.

- We will end this year with a match against the Uzbekistan national team. The match will be held at the end of the fall season.

We have a mutual agreement. We plan to organize the match in Turkestan. However, the match may also be held at the Shymkent Central Stadium. The grass is green here, and now an electronic scoreboard has been installed.

Last time, these two teams had a disagreement in a match in Shymkent. Now they will reconcile there again, - said Nursultan Kulman.

When: Autumn 2026 (late autumn)
Where: Turkestan or Shymkent Central Stadium
Purpose: Preparation for the 2026 World Cup

Previous results and events:
The teams have met 7 times:

- Uzbekistan: 3 wins, 3 draws
- Kazakhstan: 1 win (first meeting, 1992)

In 2007, a small disagreement occurred during a match in Shymkent, which led to a long freeze in relations between the two teams.

In 2022, relations were restored, and Uzbekistan won the match in Tashkent with a score of 2:0 (goals scored by Khojimat Erkinov and Eldor Shomurodov).

This friendly match will not only serve as a preparation for the World Cup, but also to further improve relations between the national teams of the two neighboring countries.