Order of all the players and electric cars...Uzbekistan to the World Cup for the first time ever, shot wide!
Jun 12, 2025
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It's shabu-kartPresident Yev Uzbekistan presented Chinese electric cars as well as national medals and honorary titles to all the players at the celebration of their advance to the 2026 North-China World Cup finals at Buñodkor Stadium in Tashkent on the 11th (Korea time).In his congratulatory speech, President Mirziyoyev praised the advance to the World Cup finals as a victory achieved by courage, resilience, and dreams of the whole people. "The World Cup will inspire the younger generation and raise Uzbekistan's international status."
Uzbekistan won the ticket to the finals with six wins, three draws and one loss in Group A of the third qualifying round for the North-China World Cup, ranking second after Iran (23 points) with 21 points. He was in the same group with Iran, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Qatar, but won points in all nine other games except for a 2-3 loss in Game 5 against Qatar, making it to the finals.
After gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Uzbekistan joined the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Uzbekistan, which has participated in World Cup qualifiers since the 1998 French tournament, has always been pointed out as a dark horse, but has repeatedly failed to cross the threshold of the finals. He stood out in his own way, ranking fourth at the 2011 Qatar Asian Cup and advancing to the 2024 Paris Olympics, but failed to make a connection with the World Cup. However, he was able to enjoy the joy of advancing to the finals for the first time in his history by achieving a great victory in this tournament. In addition, he became the first Central Asian country to reach the finals after becoming independent from the Soviet Union.
As a result of the third qualifying round, Korea, Iran, Uzbekistan, Japan, Australia, and Jordan succeeded in going straight to the finals. Jordan, which was included in Group B along with South Korea, was also thrilled to go to the finals for the first time in history, just like Uzbekistan.
The UAE, Qatar, Iraq, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, which ranked third and fourth in the third qualifying round, will compete for the remaining 2.5 tickets to the finals through the fourth qualifying round. They will be divided into two groups of three teams and play a full league in a third country. The first-place team in each group will advance to the finals, and the second-place team will determine the teams that advance to the intercontinental playoffs with a single game.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
