Uzbekistan has made its way to the World Cup: how was the performance of our players evaluated?

The Uzbekistan national team has secured a direct ticket to the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico. In the crucial match in Abu Dhabi, the score against the UAE was 0:0. With this result, our team, led by Timur Kapadze, scored 18 points, retained first place in the group and fulfilled its long-awaited dream.

The performance of our players in this match was specially evaluated by the "SofaScore" platform. The level of play of the players who played in the main squad of Uzbekistan was as follows:

Our goalkeeper Utkir Yusupov was noted as the best player of the match with 8.4 points. Yusupov's play was highly appreciated by experts, as he saved the team from dangerous situations several times.

From our defense, Hozhiakbar Alijonov (7.4) stood out with his mobility and determination. Rustam Ashurmatov (7.1) and Husniddin Alikulov (7.0) also performed reliably. Abdukodyr Khusanov (6.8) and Farrukh Sayfiev (6.8) were able to adequately resist the opponent's attacks throughout the game.

On the central line, Odil Khamrobekov scored 7.1 and Otabek Shukurov scored 7.3. These two players played an important role in controlling the game of our team and successfully repelled the opponent's attacks in a number of situations.

Of our leaders in attack, Jaloliddin Masharipov was the most active, receiving 7.5 points. Oston Urunov (6.5) and Eldor Shomurodov (6.1) also tried to keep the opponent's defense under pressure, but today their shots could not find the net.

Substitutes Abbosbek Fayzullaev scored 6.7, Khojimat Erkinov scored 6.5, Sherzod Nasrullaev scored 6.4, and Abdurauf Buriev scored 6.3. They helped our team increase its attacking speed.

Thus, today a new page in the history of Uzbek football has been opened. The next match of our team, which has won the opportunity to participate in the World Cup, will be held on June 10 in Tashkent against the Qatar national team. This match is expected to become a small celebration for our team in front of its fans before the championship.

We congratulate our national team once again on this historic success!