Uzbekistan's national team lost to Colombia in the opening match of the 2026 World Cup

The national team of Uzbekistan played the first match in history at the World Championships and lost to the Colombian team, the meeting ended with a score of 1:3 in the game of the first round of the group stage of the tournament, which took place on June 18 at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City.

Daniel Munoz (40th minute), Luis Diaz (65th minute) and Haminton Campas scored in stoppage time with 90+9. Uzbekistan's only goal in the history of the World Cups was scored by former CSKA midfielder Abbosbek Fayzullayev, currently a player of Turkish side Basaksehir, who scored in the 60th minute.

It is noted that Krasnodar forward John Cordoba remained in reserve with the Colombian national team. The national teams also play in Group K. In the next round, Uzbekistan will face Portugal on June 23, and Colombia will face DR Congo on June 24.

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