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In the opening round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage, Uzbekistan will face Colombia at Banorte Stadium in Mexico City. The tournament debutant has played nine friendlies since October, recording six wins, one draw, and two defeats. Ahead of the World Cup, Fabio Cannavaro’s side lost to Canada 0-2. During the same period, Colombia defeated Mexico 4-0, New Zealand 2-1, Australia 3-0, and Costa Rica 3-1. At the same time, the South American team shared the points with Canada and also lost to Croatia and France.

Uzbekistan is preparing for its first FIFA World Cup appearance in its history. Previously, the team’s best achievement in qualification campaigns was elimination in the continental playoff stage. In sixteen qualification matches for the current tournament, the national side suffered only one defeat, losing to Qatar 2-3. The main attacking threats for the squad remain forwards Eldor Shomurodov and Abbosbek Fayzullaev. The players recorded nine and six goal contributions, respectively, during the qualification campaign.

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Colombia has qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the seventh time. In the current cycle, the national team finished in third place in the South American qualifiers. The brightest moments of the campaign for the squad were the matches against Argentina and the comeback 2-1 victory over Brazil. The team's leaders remain winger Luis Díaz and midfielder James Rodríguez. Each of these players collected ten goal contributions during the previous qualification campaign.

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