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Road to Final - Uzbekistan
Doha: Uzbekistan will be appearing in their third AFC U23 Asian Cup™ final in four editions when they play Japan in the Qatar 2024 decider on Friday.
Timur Kapadze's side have been in scintillating form throughout the tournament as they look to become the first side to lift the trophy twice.
 
The-AFC.com takes a look at Uzbekistan's impressive run to the final.

Group D
v Malaysia - 2-0 
#AFCU23 | Group D : Uzbekistan 2 - 0 Malaysia

#AFCU23 | Group D : Uzbekistan 2 - 0 Malaysia

Malaysia tried their best but Uzbekistan were in a class of their own as goals from Jasurbek Jaloliddinov and Ulugbek Khoshimov secured them a winning start to their campaign. 

v Kuwait - 5-0 
#AFCU23 | Group D : Kuwait 0 - 5 Uzbekistan

#AFCU23 | Group D : Kuwait 0 - 5 Uzbekistan

Up next were Kuwait but in an impressive display of attacking football, five players scored as Uzbekistan cruised to a 5-0 win against the West Asian side. 

v Vietnam - 3-0
#AFCU23 | Group D : Uzbekistan 3 - 0 Vietnam

#AFCU23 | Group D : Uzbekistan 3 - 0 Vietnam

A repeat of the 2018 final but Uzbekistan were far more dominant this time, the 3-0 win confirming them as the group winners with a perfect nine points.

Quarter-final 
v Saudi Arabia - 2-0
#AFCU23 | Q-Final : Uzbekistan 2 - 0 Saudi Arabia

#AFCU23 | Q-Final : Uzbekistan 2 - 0 Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia had denied Uzbekistan the title on home soil two years ago but the Central Asian side were simply too good in the rematch, with Husain Norchaev and Umarali Rahmonaliyev delivering the goals. 

Semi-finals
v Indonesia - 2-0 
#AFCU23 | S-Final : Indonesia 0 - 2 Uzbekistan

#AFCU23 | S-Final : Indonesia 0 - 2 Uzbekistan

Tournament debutants Indonesia simply had no answers as Uzbekistan produced a dominant performance, scoring twice and hitting the woodwork four times to cruise into yet another AFC U23 Asian Cup final.