Match preview · Group K · Matchday 1
Uzbekistan
v
Colombia
Wed 17 June · 22:00 ET
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Peacock
Uzbekistan and Colombia meet in Group K on Matchday 1, at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
Our full pre-match read — the local-press reporting, the team news that matters and the one thing to watch — lands closer to kickoff. In the meantime, the team guides have how each side plays, who to watch and how far they can go.
The local press we read
Our previews are built from the outlets that actually cover these teams — the local-language dailies, beat writers and columnists who break the news first.
On Uzbekistan
- Gazeta.uz (Russian edition — squad announcement) · ru
- Gazeta.uz (English edition) · en
- Zamin.uz — Arshavin 'dark horse' comment · uz/en
- Zamin.uz — Cannavaro on Khusanov strengths/weaknesses · uz/en
- Zamin.uz — Shatskikh on Cannavaro appointment · uz/en
- Zamin.uz — Shomurodov Super Lig top scorer · uz/en
- Zamin.uz — Smakov rates Uzbekistan's World Cup chances · uz/en
- UzDaily.uz — Shomurodov tops Super Lig scoring list · uz/en
- UzDaily.uz — 30-man squad announcement · uz/en
- Kursiv.media — 'Asia's Chokers to 2026 Debutants' (Kazakhstan, English/Russian) · en
- Kursiv.media — Pakhtakor leads domestic call-ups · en
- Daryo.uz — Netherlands friendly announcement · uz/en
- Vesti.kz / Championat.Asia — 'Somewhere overdone' squad criticism (Russian, Kazakhstan) · ru
- Sovsport.ru — Russian analysis of Cannavaro's squad · ru
- Sports.ru — Uzbekistan team page (Russian) · ru
- Championat.com — Uzbekistan national team news (Russian) · ru
- UzNews.uz — official squad confirmation (Russian/Uzbek) · ru
- FIFA.com — Cannavaro appointment · en
- AFC.com — UAE 0-0 Uzbekistan qualification match + Kapadze quote · en
- Alikulov injury / surgery — eticketing.co sourced report · en
- Football Italia — Cannavaro quotes on Uzbekistan · en
- Rotowire — Group K tactical preview · en
- Sports Illustrated — Uzbekistan World Cup preview · en
- Sofascore — Group K preview · en
- Kursiv / Guardian / Reuters (via secondary) — qualification emotional reaction · en
- How Football Explains Asia — Substack near-miss history · en
- Premier League — Khusanov stats page · en
- Sofascore — Fayzullaev player stats · en
- FOX Sports
On Colombia
- El Colombiano 26 · es
- El Colombiano sorpresas · es
- El Colombiano Copa repeaters · es
- El Espectador Lorenzo quote · es
- El Espectador live call · es
- El Espectador — Colombia's selection pool · es
- El País Colombia squad · es
- Tropicana Borre omission · es
- FIFA squad · en
- ESPN Colombia squad · en
- FourFourTwo Colombia squad · en