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GROUP B: UZBEKISTAN (FIFA FUTSAL WORLD CUP)

Uzbekistan is one of the best futsal teams in Asia. Uzbekistan qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup as the third-best ranked team on the continent. World Cup in Lithuania will be their second World Cup appearance after Colombia in 2016. Although Uzbekistan is still waiting for a trophy on the big stage, they were second placed in the Asian Futsal Championship four times. During the recent Futsal Continental Championship, a preparatory tournament for the World Cup, Uzbekistan took home the bronze medal but scored more goals than any other team.

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Nickname: White Wolves

Association: Uzbekistan Football Federation
Confederation: AFC (Asia)
FIFA code: UZB
FIFA ranking: 27
First international: Kazakhstan - Uzbekistan 3:2 (5 March 1999)
Biggest international win: Uzbekistan – Qatar 15:0 (12 November 2005)
Biggest international defeat: Brazil - Uzbekistan 13:0 (18 October 2007)
World Cup Appearances: 2 (2016, 2021)
World Cup Best result: Group stage (2016)
Road to Lithuania: Due to Covid-19, Asian qualifiers for the World Cup were played in a different format and Uzbekistan got automatically promoted to the finals as the third-best ranked team in Asia.
Coach: Bahodir Ahmedov 
Star Player: Anashon Rakhmatov