Uzbekistan to play Russia in Tashkent on November 12
The national football team of Uzbekistan will play a friendly match against the Russian team on November 12 at the Pakhtakor stadium in Tashkent, the Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA) reported.
The game will take place during the November international window of FIFA. During these days, teams can play both friendly and official matches. The start time of the match has not been announced yet. The Uzbekistan team is being prepared by Italian coach Fabio Cannavaro.
The last time the opponents met was on November 20, 2022, in Tashkent. That friendly match ended without goals, 0:0.
In previous friendly matches, the Uzbekistan team defeated Syria (4:1) and Iran (3:1). The game with Iran took place in Fergana. The team's last match was on October 6: they lost away to South Korea with a score of 0:2. The Russian team won recent friendly matches against Iran (2:0), Namibia (6:0), and Trinidad and Tobago (3:0). On the same day, October 6, they played a draw with Nigeria 3:3.
In the FIFA ranking published on October 7, Uzbekistan is in 59th place. Russia occupies the 35th line.
What it means
The match will take place on November 12 at the Pakhtakor stadium in Tashkent. The start time has not been announced yet.
Sources
- Gazeta.uz: Футбол: Узбекистан сыграет с Россией в Ташкенте media outlet
- Podrobno.uz: Сборные Узбекистана и России сыграют товарищеский матч в Ташкенте media outlet
- Uznews: Узбекистан проведет товарищеский матч против России в Ташкенте media outlet
- Anhor.uz: Сборная Узбекистана сыграет с Россией в товарищеском матче 12 ноября media outlet
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Published 20 October 2026, 15:31 · No updates · Russian original
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