The national football team of Uzbekistan will hold a friendly match against Syria on October 1 in Tashkent.
The match between Uzbekistan and Syria is scheduled for October 1 at 19:00 at the Pakhtakor stadium in Tashkent.
The national football team of Uzbekistan in the U-15 youth category has learned its opponents in the group stage of the first FIFA U-15 World Cup Festival 2026, which will be held in Azerbaijan.
Uzbekistan has been placed in Group W along with teams from Kazakhstan, The Bahamas, Ghana, Guam, and Myanmar.
The competitions will take place in Baku from October 22 to 31 of this year. Youth national teams from 191 countries will participate in the tournament, divided into 32 groups.
The group stage is scheduled for October 24 to 26. The competition format is designed for high intensity: each team must play five matches in three days, with some days featuring two matches per team.
To advance to the playoffs, the youth team of Uzbekistan must secure a position higher than its opponents from Kazakhstan, The Bahamas, Ghana, Guam, and Myanmar within the group.
Organizers describe the upcoming FIFA U-15 World Cup Festival 2026 as a historic and experimental FIFA tournament, marking the first World Cup in this format for footballers of this age category.
The national football team of Uzbekistan has scheduled a friendly match against the Syrian team. This meeting is set for October 1 and will take place in the city of Tashkent.
The game will be held during the international window established by FIFA. This match is one of the autumn friendly games that the team, under the guidance of Fabio Cannavaro, will play before participating in upcoming official competitions.
The national teams of Uzbekistan and Syria have experience playing against each other. Their last game took place on January 13, 2024, during the Asian Cup group stage held in Qatar. In that match, neither team was able to score against the other, and the game ended with a score of 0:0.
It was previously announced that during the autumn, the Uzbekistan national team will play a series of friendly matches. Among the potential opponents, Fabio Cannavaro's team had previously mentioned Iran, Argentina, and South Korea.
