🇺🇿 Uzbekistan — Country Guide, World Cup 2026

The White Wolves

How They Play

Technically developing and increasingly competitive — Uzbekistan has invested heavily in football infrastructure and produced a generation of technically capable players.

Star Player

Eldor Shomurodov

Fun Fact

Uzbekistan has never appeared at a World Cup before 2026 — their qualification marks the arrival of Central Asian football on the global stage.

World Cup 2026 Outlook

First-ever World Cup appearance — Shomurodov brings Serie A quality, but the step up to the global stage will be enormous.