Group
Group K
Uzbekistan
Central Asia's quietly rising football program, built on a generation of technically trained players who grew up in the shadow of bigger AFC nations. Top-level international exposure is minimal and the physical demands of a World Cup will be new. Organized defensively, limited everywhere else. Getting here is already the story.
This profile summarizes Uzbekistan's World Cup 2026 simulation path from the latest current-state snapshot: group outlook, finish distribution, possible knockout routes, opponent pools, squad context, and title chances.
This profile is based on 10k current-state simulations using the WC26 simulator engine. The numbers are a model snapshot, not a guarantee. Team ratings, squads and injury updates may change over time.
Latest result included: France 0-2 Spain
Guide
How to read this team profile
Group finish and stage reach values are model outputs from the latest current-state team profile snapshot. Path sections show how Uzbekistan's route changes by group finish, while opponent pools summarize the teams most often appearing in each round.
This page uses Knockout-phase current-state snapshot using latest committed Match Updates, official locked results, current ratings, and fixed knockout bracket state as of 15 Jul 2026 1:47 PM UTC+3. Other public forecast pages may still use root compatibility datasets until they are updated separately, and custom Team Strength settings can change future tournament paths in the live simulator.
Tournament
Stage reach probabilities
Conditional path
Path by group finish
| Finish | Sample | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | Final | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | No longer possible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | No longer possible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | No longer possible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Overall opponent pool
Most common opponents by round
If reached shows the opponent split among this team's matches in that round. All sims shows how often the matchup happens across the latest current-state snapshot.
R32
No opponent samples.
R16
No opponent samples.
QF
No opponent samples.
SF
No opponent samples.
Final
No opponent samples.
Finish 1st
Uzbekistan opponent pool if finishing 1st
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
No longer possible
R16
No longer possible
QF
No longer possible
SF
No longer possible
Final
No longer possible
Finish 2nd
Uzbekistan opponent pool if finishing 2nd
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
No longer possible
R16
No longer possible
QF
No longer possible
SF
No longer possible
Final
No longer possible
Finish 3rd
Uzbekistan opponent pool if finishing 3rd
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
No longer possible
R16
No longer possible
QF
No longer possible
SF
No longer possible
Final
No longer possible
Squad
Current squad
| Pos | Player | Age | Height | Club | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Abduvokhid Nematov | 25 | 1,82m | Nasaf Qarshi | €1.5m |
| GK | Utkir Yusupov | 35 | 1,85m | Navbahor Namangan | €500k |
| GK | Botirali Ergashev | 30 | 1,92m | Neftchi Fergana | €500k |
| CB | Abdukodir Khusanov | 22 | 1,86m | Manchester City | €35.0m |
| CB | Rustam Ashurmatov | 29 | 1,86m | Esteghlal FC | €750k |
| CB | Jakhongir Urozov | 22 | 1,90m | Dinamo Samarqand | €600k |
| CB | Avazbek Ulmasaliev | 26 | 1,87m | FC OKMK Olmaliq | €500k |
| CB | Umar Eshmurodov | 33 | 1,85m | Nasaf Qarshi | €450k |
| LB | Sherzod Nasrullaev | 27 | 1,83m | Pakhtakor Tashkent | €1.2m |
| LB | Farrukh Sayfiev | 35 | 1,83m | Neftchi Fergana | €225k |
| RB | Khozhiakbar Alizhonov | 29 | 1,80m | Pakhtakor Tashkent | €1.3m |
| RB | Bekhruz Karimov | 18 | 1,80m | Surkhon Termiz | €350k |
| DM | Odildzhon Khamrobekov | 30 | 1,80m | Tractor FC | €1.0m |
| DM | Abdulla Abdullaev | 28 | 1,81m | Dibba SCC | €500k |
| CM | Aziz Ganiev | 28 | 1,80m | Al-Bataeh CSC | €2.0m |
| CM | Otabek Shukurov | 29 | 1,83m | FC Baniyas | €1.5m |
| CM | Akmal Mozgovoy | 27 | 1,80m | Pakhtakor Tashkent | €1.4m |
| CM | Sherzod Esanov | 23 | 1,90m | FC Buxoro | €450k |
| AM | Jamshid Iskanderov | 32 | 1,71m | Neftchi Fergana | €1.0m |
| CF | Azizbek Amanov | 28 | 1,81m | Dinamo Samarqand | €500k |
| LW | Oston Urunov | 25 | 1,81m | Persepolis FC | €2.0m |
| LW | Jaloliddin Masharipov | 32 | 1,72m | Esteghlal FC | €1.0m |
| RW | Abbosbek Fayzullaev | 23 | 1,70m | Basaksehir FK | €7.0m |
| RW | Dostonbek Khamdamov | 29 | 1,80m | Pakhtakor Tashkent | €900k |
| CF | Eldor Shomurodov | 30 | 1,90m | Basaksehir FK | €7.0m |
| CF | Igor Sergeev | 33 | 1,86m | Persepolis FC | €1.2m |
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