Wednesday, 04, March, 2026
Wednesday, 04, March, 2026
As reported earlier, Uzbekistan will host the FIFA Series 2026 in March. Uzbekistan as a host has been grouped with Gabon, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela, with matches to be played at the Pakhtakor and Bunyodkor stadiums.
VAR equipment has been installed at the Bukhara and Andijan stadiums, the Uzbekistan Football Association reported. Thiese efforts were implemented in line with the presidential decree on centralized VAR system at the Uzbek stadiums. The VAR systems installation and configuration at the teams' home stadiums has now been fully completed.
Opening ceremony of the World Aquatics regional center took place in Tashkent’s Olympic Village during a visit by a World Swimming Federation delegation.
FIFA has confirmed the full line-up of hosts and the composition of the groups for the FIFA Series 2026. Following the announcement of the expanded format in November 2025, the FIFA Series 2026 will feature 48 national teams competing in 12 groups of four teams each during the international match window in March and April.
Uzbekistan men’s national team head coach Fabio Cannavaro has announced a list of players for January training camp in the UAE starting Jan. 20.
According to the Uzbekistan Football Association, Uzbekistan national team, in preparation for the FIFA World Cup, is now scheduled to play a friendly match against Canada in Edmonton on June 1.
The head coach of Uzbekistan national team Fabio Cannavaro announced the squad for the international friendly tournament in the United Arab Emirates.
Three former assistant coaches of the head coach of Uzbekistan national team Srečko Katanec filed a lawsuit to the Dispute Resolution Chamber of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) against the Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA) demanding €350,000.
Fabio Cannavaro verbally agrees to become new Uzbekistan head coach as part of World Cup 2026. Agreement in place on contract terms with formal documents expected to be reviewed and signed in 24/48h.
The FIFA Council has selected Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan to host the FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2027, a historic tournament that will unite Europe and Asia while showcasing sport’s brightest young talent.
Uzbekistan’s PFC Nasaf (Sevinch) were drawn alongside People Republic of China’s Wuhan Jiangda FC, Islamic Republic of Iran's Bam Khatoon FC and India’s East Bengal FC in Group B of the AFC Women's Champions League 2025-26 on Thursday.
Uzbekistan defeated Iran in the second edition of CAFA Nations Cup, with Xojiakbar Alijonov scoring the goal goal of the match in the 120th minute at the Olympic City Stadium in Tashkent. However the result was overshadowed by a series of controversial refereeing decisions.
Surprisingly fired as coach of the United Arab Emirates last March, in spite of being the second-best-performing coach in the history of the UAE team, Paulo Bento has been offered the Uzbekistan head coach role.
The group stage draws for the AFC Champions League Elite and the AFC Champions League Two took place on Friday at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA) announced a kit switch deal with 7Saber, sending shockwaves throughout the football community with the surprise decision, while everyone was expecting a switch for a global brand, the likes of Nike, Adidas or Puma.
The Cricket Federation of Uzbekistan (CFU) has been officially welcomed as a member of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), marking another milestone in the country’s growing engagement with world cricket.
The Uzbekistan women’s national team was handed a tough draw alongside Korea DPR, China and Bangladesh in Group B for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 in Australia.
The taekwondo athlete and two-time Olympic champion Ulugbek Rashitov has been suspended for two years from all competitions for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV), the International Testing Agency (ITA), on behalf of World Taekwondo (WT) said.
Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan have officially submitted a joint bid to host the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2027, with FIFA having commenced evaluating bidding countries for the tournament.
Uzbekistan booked a place at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 with a dramatic 4-2 win on penalties against Nepal after their concluding Group F tie ended 3-3 at the end of 90 minutes on Saturday.