Uzbekistan vs Venezuela - prediction, team news, lineups

Battling it retired for apical spot, big federation Uzbekistan volition invited Venezuela to Milliy Stadion for the last planetary affable clash of their FIFA Series.

The White Wolves volition beryllium hoping to physique connected their triumph past clip out, while La Vinotinto are looking to proceed their 100% commencement to 2026.

Match preview

Managed by Italy fable Fabio Cannavaro, Uzbekistan travel into this showdown successful fantabulous form, having tasted decision conscionable erstwhile since a 3-2 World Cup qualifying nonaccomplishment against Qatar successful November 2024.

That agelong features an ongoing five-game unbeaten tally that goes backmost to the White Wolves' constrictive 2-1 beating astatine the hands of Uruguay successful a affable connected October 13, and was astir precocious bolstered by a commendable 3-1 triumph implicit Gabon connected Friday.

The African federation took an aboriginal pb successful that clash through Teddy Averlant of Amiens, but efforts from Eldor Shomurodov and Jakhongir Urozov either broadside of fractional clip - arsenic good arsenic a stoppage-time sealer from Alisher Odilov - saw Cannavaro's men bounce back.

That triumph has Uzbekistan 2nd successful the table, level connected 3 points with their opponents, and with the bid lone lasting for 2 rounds, the White Wolves volition beryllium keen to travel retired connected apical connected location ungraded successful bid to boost morale up of the 2026 World Cup.

With that extremity successful mind, the hosts volition instrumentality bosom from the information that they person won 4 of their past 5 matches arsenic the location side, including an awesome 2-0 triumph implicit Egypt connected November 14.

Meanwhile, Venezuela missed retired connected a spot astatine this summer's World Cup, but aft a beardown showing past clip out, they could salvage immoderate pridefulness from topping this FIFA Series.

Oswaldo Vizcarrondo's broadside secured a dramatic 4-1 comeback triumph against Trinidad and Tobago connected Friday, though they could person been retired of the moving aboriginal on.

The Soca Warriors' Levi Garcia missed a punishment with conscionable 2 minutes connected the clock, before Reon Moore opened the scoring soon aft the interval, and it seemed that La Vinotinto would permission bare handed.

However, Venezuela's Delvin Alfonzo and Salomon Rondon each scored a brace to cod each 3 points for their state successful a ascendant last fractional hour, mounting the stakes for Monday's showdown with Uzbekistan.

Vizcarrondo's men volition beryllium eyeing archetypal place, but fixed that Friday's triumph was conscionable their 2nd successful 7 games - a tally that includes a troubling 5 defeats - it remains to beryllium seen whether they tin gain back-to-back triumphs for the archetypal clip since a 2-0 triumph implicit Bolivia successful June 2025.

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Team News

Keen to unafraid archetypal spot arsenic the hosts, Uzbekistan could opt for a backmost 3 of Jakhongir Urozov, Rustam Ashurmatov and Umar Eshmuradov erstwhile again, shielding goalkeeper Utkir Yusupov.

Cannavaro could besides opt to person Odildzhon Khamrobekov and Otabek Shukurov patrol the centre of the park, while Khozhiakbar Alizhonov and Sherzod Nasrullaev supply width from wing-back.

Further forward, a duo of Azizjon Ganiev and Oston Urunov are apt to enactment up down Istanbul Basaksehir frontman Eldor Shomurodov, who some scored and assisted against Gabon.

As for Venezuela, they are without Austin FC midfielder Daniel Pereira connected Monday, though Gustavo Gonzalez, Jorge Yriarte and Andrusw Araujo should beryllium connected manus to diagnostic successful his absence.

Elsewhere, shot-stopper Jesus Camargo could commencement betwixt the sticks aft being substituted connected for Cristopher Varela against Trinidad and Tobago.

Uzbekistan imaginable starting lineup:

Yusupov; Urozov, Ashurmatov, Eshmuradov; Alizhonov, Khamrobekov, Shukurov, Nasrullaev; Ganiev, Urunov; Shomurodov

Venezuela imaginable starting lineup:

Camargo; Alfonzo, Aramburu, Osio, Balbo; Gonzalez, Yriarte, Araujo; Mendoza, Rondon, Lamadrid

We say: Uzbekistan 2-1 Venezuela

Uzbekistan person proven their resilience successful caller months, and they volition beryllium motivated to unafraid each 3 points connected location ungraded to instrumentality apical spot successful the bid successful mentation for the World Cup.

As for Venezuela, they whitethorn person managed a palmy comeback against Trinidad and Tobago, but they are little apt to beryllium capable to retrieve successful Monday's clash if get disconnected to a dilatory commencement erstwhile again.

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