Olympic Games
Their historical qualification was sealed after finishing runners-up in the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 and the young White Wolves will have to compete with 2020 silver medallists Spain, Egypt and Dominican Republic for one of the Group C quarter-finals slots.
Uzbekistan Factfile
Previous Appearances: Nil
How They Got There: Runners-up in AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2023™
Head Coach: Timur Kapadze (UZB)
Fun Fact: Uzbekistan missed qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games after finishing fourth in the AFC U23 Asian Cup Thailand 2020
Uzbekistan's focus and investment on development has paid off with the Central Asian side earning a well deserved debut appearance at the Olympic Games.
They have consistently challenged for honours at the various age group levels after emerging champions of the AFC U23 Asian Cup (then known as the AFC U23 Championship) in 2018.
The exploits of that squad sparked Uzbekistan's drive and passion with systematic development seeing numerous players coming to the fore.
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Coached by the legendary Timur Kapadze since 2021, the squad will be led by Khusain Norchaev and Abbosbek Fayzullaev, who played a key role in Uzbekistan's runners-up finish in the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024.
Adding valuable experience will be Eldor Shomurodov, Oston Urunov and Khusniddin Alikulov, who have been included as the three overaged players in the squad.
Uzbekistan’s Group C fixtures (local time)
Wednesday 24 July
Wednesday 24 July
Uzbekistan v Spain | 15:00 | Parc des Princes
Saturday 27 July
Saturday 27 July
Uzbekistan v Egypt | 17:00 | Stade de la Beaujoire
Tuesday 30 July
Tuesday 30 July
Dominican Republic v Uzbekistan | 15:00 | Parc des Princes
