Uzbekistan national football team to play against Republic of Korea
The Uzbekistan national football team will play an away friendly match against the Republic of Korea on October 6.
The Uzbekistan national football team will play an away friendly match against the Republic of Korea on October 6. This was reported by UzA.
The match will take place at the Yonigin Mireu stadium and will start at 16:00 Tashkent time (20:00 local time). The game will be the third for Fabio Cannavaro's team in the last two weeks and the final one in the current FIFA international window.
The team approached this meeting after victories over Iran (3:1) on September 24 in Fergana and over Syria (4:1) on October 1 in Tashkent. The Korean national team played a draw with Venezuela (0:0) on October 2.
Throughout history, the national teams have played 16 matches against each other. In 11 matches, the victory was celebrated by the football players of the Republic of Korea, four ended in a draw, and one victory was won by Uzbekistan with a score of 1:0 at the 1994 Asian Games. The last face-to-face game of the teams took place in 2018.
What it means
The match is part of the preparation of the Uzbekistan national team for the 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Sources
- UzA: Футбол: сборная Узбекистана сыграет против сборной Республики Корея news agency
- Uznews: Сегодня сборная Узбекистана проведёт товарищеский матч против Республики Корея media outlet
- Anhor.uz: Сегодня Узбекистан сыграет с Южной Кореей media outlet
- Upl.uz: Сборная Узбекистана сегодня сыграет с соперником, которому проигрывает уже 32 года media outlet
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Published 6 October 2026, 17:31 · No updates · Russian original
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