Uzbekistan Football

The FIFA World Cup, first staged in 1930 in Uruguay, has grown into the most widely watched sporting event in the world. What began as a 13-team competition has evolved into a truly global tournament, and from 2026 onward, the World Cup enters a new era of expanded participation with 48 nations.

Over the decades, the tournament has reflected the worldwide growth of football across different continents. While South American and European nations dominated the list of champions for many years, recent World Cups have highlighted a changing landscape, with the rise of competitive teams from Asia, Africa, and North America gradually reshaping the traditional balance of power.

The expansion to a 48-team format continues this vision of offering more countries the opportunity to compete at football’s biggest event. Few stories better represent this shift than Uzbekistan’s debut at the FIFA World Cup 2026. Their qualification not only reflects the nation’s progress in the sport but also symbolizes the World Cup’s transformation into a more inclusive and truly global tournament.

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Uzbekistan’s qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup stands as one of the most significant achievements in the country’s football history. After years of narrowly missing out despite strong and competitive performances in Asian qualifying campaigns, Uzbekistan have finally secured their place at the world’s biggest football event.

This breakthrough is the result of a sustained focus on youth development, improved domestic football infrastructure, and regular competition against Asia’s strongest teams in continental tournaments. Long regarded within Asian football as a technically and tactically well-organized side, Uzbekistan’s World Cup qualification represents the reward for steady and purposeful progress over time.

As this marks their first appearance at the World Cup, expectations are naturally measured, yet the expanded 48-team format offers a genuine opportunity. It provides Uzbekistan not only with a global platform and valuable exposure, but also with the possibility of reaching the knockout stages. For Uzbek fans, the 2026 World Cup is about more than results; it is a moment of arrival, progress, and long-awaited recognition on football’s greatest stage.

For fans watching in Uzbekistan Time (UZT), most matches will take place during the late night and early morning hours, due to the tournament being hosted in North America. However, many high-profile knockout matches are scheduled at more accessible late-evening times.

The opening match of the tournament will kick off on 12 June 2026 at 12:00 AM (UZT), while the final will be played on 20 July 2026 at 12:00 AM (UZT).

Below is the complete list of all 104 matches, with kick-off times shown in Uzbekistan Time. Filters allow you to quickly find matches by team, venue, or stage.

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Date	Time	Team 1 Score Team 2
12 June, 2026 (Friday)	12:00 AM (UZT)	Mexico vs South Africa Mexico City Match No. 1 Group A
	7:00 AM (UZT)	South Korea vs Czechia Guadalajara Match No. 2 Group A
13 June, 2026 (Saturday)	12:00 AM (UZT)	Canada vs Bosnia Toronto Match No. 3 Group B
	6:00 AM (UZT)	USA vs Paraguay Los Angeles Match No. 4 Group D
14 June, 2026 (Sunday)	12:00 AM (UZT)	Qatar vs Switzerland SF Bay Area Match No. 8 Group B
	3:00 AM (UZT)	Brazil vs Morocco New York Match No. 7 Group C
	6:00 AM (UZT)	Haiti vs Scotland Boston Match No. 5 Group C
	9:00 AM (UZT)	Australia vs Turkey Vancouver Match No. 6 Group D
	10:00 PM (UZT)	Germany vs Curaçao Houston Match No. 10 Group E
15 June, 2026 (Monday)	1:00 AM (UZT)	Netherlands vs Japan Dallas Match No. 11 Group F
	4:00 AM (UZT)	Ivory Coast vs Ecuador Philadelphia Match No. 9 Group E
	7:00 AM (UZT)	Sweden vs Tunisia Monterrey Match No. 12 Group F
	9:00 PM (UZT)	Spain vs Cape Verde Atlanta Match No. 14 Group H
16 June, 2026 (Tuesday)	12:00 AM (UZT)	Belgium vs Egypt Seattle Match No. 16 Group G
	3:00 AM (UZT)	Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay Miami Match No. 13 Group H
	6:00 AM (UZT)	Iran vs New Zealand Los Angeles Match No. 15 Group G
17 June, 2026 (Wednesday)	12:00 AM (UZT)	France vs Senegal New York Match No. 17 Group I
	3:00 AM (UZT)	Iraq vs Norway Boston Match No. 18 Group I
	6:00 AM (UZT)	Argentina vs Algeria Kansas City Match No. 19 Group J
	9:00 AM (UZT)	Austria vs Jordan SF Bay Area Match No. 20 Group J
	10:00 PM (UZT)	Portugal vs DR Congo Houston Match No. 23 Group K
18 June, 2026 (Thursday)	1:00 AM (UZT)	England vs Croatia Dallas Match No. 22 Group L
	4:00 AM (UZT)	Ghana vs Panama Toronto Match No. 21 Group L
	7:00 AM (UZT)	Uzbekistan vs Colombia Mexico City Match No. 24 Group K
	9:00 PM (UZT)	Czechia vs South Africa Atlanta Match No. 25 Group A
19 June, 2026 (Friday)	12:00 AM (UZT)	Switzerland vs Bosnia Los Angeles Match No. 26 Group B
	3:00 AM (UZT)	Canada vs Qatar Vancouver Match No. 27 Group B
	6:00 AM (UZT)	Mexico vs South Korea Guadalajara Match No. 28 Group A
20 June, 2026 (Saturday)	12:00 AM (UZT)	USA vs Australia Seattle Match No. 32 Group D
	3:00 AM (UZT)	Scotland vs Morocco Boston Match No. 30 Group C
	6:00 AM (UZT)	Brazil vs Haiti Philadelphia Match No. 29 Group C
	9:00 AM (UZT)	Turkey vs Paraguay SF Bay Area Match No. 31 Group D
	10:00 PM (UZT)	Netherlands vs Sweden Houston Match No. 35 Group F
21 June, 2026 (Sunday)	1:00 AM (UZT)	Germany vs Ivory Coast Toronto Match No. 33 Group E
	5:00 AM (UZT)	Ecuador vs Curaçao Kansas City Match No. 34 Group E
	9:00 AM (UZT)	Tunisia vs Japan Monterrey Match No. 36 Group F
	9:00 PM (UZT)	Spain vs Saudi Arabia Atlanta Match No. 38 Group H
22 June, 2026 (Monday)	12:00 AM (UZT)	Belgium vs Iran Los Angeles Match No. 39 Group G
	3:00 AM (UZT)	Uruguay vs Cape Verde Miami Match No. 37 Group H
	6:00 AM (UZT)	New Zealand vs Egypt Vancouver Match No. 40 Group G
	10:00 PM (UZT)	Argentina vs Austria Dallas Match No. 43 Group J
23 June, 2026 (Tuesday)	2:00 AM (UZT)	France vs Iraq Philadelphia Match No. 42 Group I
	5:00 AM (UZT)	Norway vs Senegal New York Match No. 41 Group I
	8:00 AM (UZT)	Jordan vs Algeria SF Bay Area Match No. 44 Group J
	10:00 PM (UZT)	Portugal vs Uzbekistan Houston Match No. 47 Group K
24 June, 2026 (Wednesday)	1:00 AM (UZT)	England vs Ghana Boston Match No. 45 Group L
	4:00 AM (UZT)	Panama vs Croatia Toronto Match No. 46 Group L
	7:00 AM (UZT)	Colombia vs DR Congo Guadalajara Match No. 48 Group K
25 June, 2026 (Thursday)	12:00 AM (UZT)	Switzerland vs Canada Vancouver Match No. 51 Group B
	12:00 AM (UZT)	Bosnia vs Qatar Seattle Match No. 52 Group B
	3:00 AM (UZT)	Scotland vs Brazil Miami Match No. 49 Group C
	3:00 AM (UZT)	Morocco vs Haiti Atlanta Match No. 50 Group C
	6:00 AM (UZT)	Czechia vs Mexico Mexico City Match No. 53 Group A
	6:00 AM (UZT)	South Africa vs South Korea Monterrey Match No. 54 Group A
26 June, 2026 (Friday)	1:00 AM (UZT)	Curaçao vs Ivory Coast Philadelphia Match No. 55 Group E
	1:00 AM (UZT)	Ecuador vs Germany New York Match No. 56 Group E
	4:00 AM (UZT)	Japan vs Sweden Dallas Match No. 57 Group F
	4:00 AM (UZT)	Tunisia vs Netherlands Kansas City Match No. 58 Group F
	7:00 AM (UZT)	Turkey vs USA Los Angeles Match No. 59 Group D
	7:00 AM (UZT)	Paraguay vs Australia SF Bay Area Match No. 60 Group D
27 June, 2026 (Saturday)	12:00 AM (UZT)	Norway vs France Boston Match No. 61 Group I
	12:00 AM (UZT)	Senegal vs Iraq Toronto Match No. 62 Group I
	5:00 AM (UZT)	Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia Houston Match No. 65 Group H
	5:00 AM (UZT)	Uruguay vs Spain Guadalajara Match No. 66 Group H
	8:00 AM (UZT)	Egypt vs Iran Seattle Match No. 63 Group G
	8:00 AM (UZT)	New Zealand vs Belgium Vancouver Match No. 64 Group G
28 June, 2026 (Sunday)	2:00 AM (UZT)	Panama vs England New York Match No. 67 Group L
	2:00 AM (UZT)	Croatia vs Ghana Philadelphia Match No. 68 Group L
	4:30 AM (UZT)	Colombia vs Portugal Miami Match No. 71 Group K
	4:30 AM (UZT)	DR Congo vs Uzbekistan Atlanta Match No. 72 Group K
	7:00 AM (UZT)	Algeria vs Austria Kansas City Match No. 69 Group J
	7:00 AM (UZT)	Jordan vs Argentina Dallas Match No. 70 Group J
29 June, 2026 (Monday)	12:00 AM (UZT)	Runner-up Group A vs Runner-up Group B Los Angeles Match No. 73 Round of 32
	10:00 PM (UZT)	Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group F Houston Match No. 76 Round of 32
30 June, 2026 (Tuesday)	1:30 AM (UZT)	Winner Group E vs 3rd Group A/B/C/D/F Boston Match No. 74 Round of 32
	6:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Group F vs Runner-up Group C Monterrey Match No. 75 Round of 32
	10:00 PM (UZT)	Runner-up Group E vs Runner-up Group I Dallas Match No. 78 Round of 32
1 July, 2026 (Wednesday)	2:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Group I vs 3rd Group C/D/F/G/H New York Match No. 77 Round of 32
	6:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Group A vs 3rd Group C/E/F/H/I Mexico City Match No. 79 Round of 32
	9:00 PM (UZT)	Winner Group L vs 3rd Group E/H/I/J/K Atlanta Match No. 80 Round of 32
2 July, 2026 (Thursday)	1:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Group G vs 3rd Group A/E/H/I/J Seattle Match No. 82 Round of 32
	5:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Group D vs 3rd Group B/E/F/I/J SF Bay Area Match No. 81 Round of 32
3 July, 2026 (Friday)	12:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Group H vs Runner-up Group J Los Angeles Match No. 84 Round of 32
	4:00 AM (UZT)	Runner-up Group K vs Runner-up Group L Toronto Match No. 83 Round of 32
	8:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Group B vs 3rd Group E/F/G/I/J Vancouver Match No. 85 Round of 32
	11:00 PM (UZT)	Runner-up Group D vs Runner-up Group G Dallas Match No. 88 Round of 32
4 July, 2026 (Saturday)	3:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Group J vs Runner-up Group H Miami Match No. 86 Round of 32
	6:30 AM (UZT)	Winner Group K vs 3rd Group D/E/I/J/L Kansas City Match No. 87 Round of 32
	10:00 PM (UZT)	Winner Match 73 vs Winner Match 75 Houston Match No. 90 Round of 16
5 July, 2026 (Sunday)	2:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Match 74 vs Winner Match 77 Philadelphia Match No. 89 Round of 16
6 July, 2026 (Monday)	1:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Match 76 vs Winner Match 78 New York Match No. 91 Round of 16
	5:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Match 79 vs Winner Match 80 Mexico City Match No. 92 Round of 16
7 July, 2026 (Tuesday)	12:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Match 83 vs Winner Match 84 Dallas Match No. 93 Round of 16
	5:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Match 81 vs Winner Match 82 Seattle Match No. 94 Round of 16
	9:00 PM (UZT)	Winner Match 86 vs Winner Match 88 Atlanta Match No. 95 Round of 16
8 July, 2026 (Wednesday)	1:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Match 85 vs Winner Match 87 Vancouver Match No. 96 Round of 16
10 July, 2026 (Friday)	1:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Match 89 vs Winner Match 90 Boston Match No. 97 Quarterfinals
11 July, 2026 (Saturday)	12:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Match 93 vs Winner Match 94 Los Angeles Match No. 98 Quarterfinals
12 July, 2026 (Sunday)	2:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Match 91 vs Winner Match 92 Miami Match No. 99 Quarterfinals
	6:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Match 95 vs Winner Match 96 Kansas City Match No. 100 Quarterfinals
15 July, 2026 (Wednesday)	12:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Match 97 vs Winner Match 98 Dallas Match No. 101 Semifinals
16 July, 2026 (Thursday)	12:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Match 99 vs Winner Match 100 Atlanta Match No. 102 Semifinals
19 July, 2026 (Sunday)	2:00 AM (UZT)	Loser Match 101 vs Loser Match 102 Miami Match No. 103 Third place
20 July, 2026 (Monday)	12:00 AM (UZT)	Winner Match 101 vs Winner Match 102 New York Match No. 104 Final

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held across three countries and 16 host cities, making it the most geographically extensive tournament in the competition’s history. It will mark the first time that the world’s biggest football event is jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with matches spread across an entire continent.

In the United States, matches will be staged in New York–New Jersey, Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Philadelphia, and Kansas City. Canada will host matches in Toronto and Vancouver, while Mexico’s major football centres of Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey complete the host lineup.

With matches being played across multiple time zones in North America, kick-off times can vary significantly from venue to venue. By presenting the full schedule in Uzbekistan Time (UZT), fans are able to avoid confusion and follow their favorite teams with clarity and confidence, from the opening match all the way through to the final.

• Uzbekistan National TV (MTRK)
• Zo’r TV
• Sport TV Uzbekistan
• FIFA+ – Official highlights and digital coverage

Q1. Are all kick-off times shown in Uzbekistan Time?
Yes. Every match on this page is displayed in UZT.

Q2. Does Uzbekistan observe daylight saving time?
No. Uzbekistan uses UTC+5 year-round.

Q3. Is 2026 Uzbekistan’s first FIFA World Cup?
Yes. The 2026 tournament marks Uzbekistan’s historic World Cup debut.

Q4. When is the 2026 FIFA World Cup final in UZT?
The final will be played on 20 July 2026 at 12:00 AM (UZT).