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'Nearly men of Asian football' - Uzbekistan's rise to the World Cup

BBC Sport 17 June 2026, 13:57 UTC 17 Jun 2026

'Nearly men of Asian football' - Uzbekistan's rise to the World Cup — BBC Sport

Uzbekistan are the first nation from Central Asia to qualify for the Fifa World Cup. Here is how they got to North America.

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