Having yet got implicit the enactment successful AFC qualifying, debutants Uzbekistan volition commencement their World Cup 2026 campaign successful Mexico City, meeting Group K rivals Colombia connected Wednesday.
The Central Asian federation are managed by erstwhile satellite champion Fabio Cannavaro, who is expected to tract a cautious 3-4-2-1 enactment that tin besides beryllium interpreted arsenic 5-4-1.
An integral portion of Cannavaro's defence, 21-year-old rising star Abdukodir Khusanov has impressed for Manchester City successful caller months, while Sherzod Nasrullaev is a cardinal fig connected the near flank.
Eldor Shomurodov - his country's skipper and all-time apical scorer with 44 goals, 5 of which came successful qualifying - volition pb the White Wolves' attack.
Shomurodov's teammate astatine Turkish nine Istanbul Basaksehir, Abbosbek Fayzullaev is simply a speedy winger who scored 4 goals during the qualifiers; the brace are acceptable to nexus up again successful midweek.
However, 74-cap forward Jaloliddin Masharipov may miss retired connected his long-awaited World Cup debut owed to a backmost wounded that caused him to beryllium retired some pre-tournament friendlies.
As Khojiakbar Alijonov is besides struggling with a calf problem, seasoned full-back Farrukh Safiyev is apt to commencement connected the close wing.
Uzbekistan imaginable starting lineup: Yusupov; Khusanov, Abdullaev, Ashurmatov; Sayfiev, Shukurov, Mozgovoy, Nazrullaev; Fayzullaev, Urunov; Shomurodov
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