Uzbekistan Women's National Team Learns Opponents for 2027 World Cup Playoffs

The match schedule has been announced for the Iranian women's national football team as they begin their campaign in the AFC U17 Women's Football Cup 2026 qualifiers. All matches in Group C have now been confirmed.

Iran has been placed in the same group as Taipei, Laos, and Cambodia. All Group C matches will be held in Laos.

The young Iranian players will start the qualifying round against the host nation, Laos, on October 5, followed by a match against Cambodia three days later. They will conclude the group stage with a match against Taipei on October 11.

As part of their preparation for the qualifiers, the national team will hold a series of training camps. The coaching staff aims to form a competitive squad capable of securing a spot in the continental tournament.

The Uzbek team FC Olympic Phygital successfully passed the stage and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 'Games of the Future – 2026' event in the phygital football discipline.

The ticket to the playoffs was won by the team after facing the South African club Orlando Pirates Fives. During the digital stage, the Uzbeks achieved a convincing victory with a score of 4:0. However, on the traditional field, they suffered a defeat, losing 2:6.

Since the aggregate score was equal, the decisive moment was determined in a penalty shootout, where the team from Chirchik managed to win 3:2.

In the upcoming quarterfinal, the Uzbek team will play against the FFK 'Rotor CISS' team. The phygital football competitions are being held at the Qazaqstan sports complex and are scheduled to conclude on August 9. The total prize fund for this discipline is estimated at 625 thousand dollars.

Earlier, a representative of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Kazakhstan explained to Podrobno.uz correspondent the reason why participants in the Games now represent clubs, and their achievements are not counted in the national medal tally.