Uzbekistan announces starting lineup against South Korea

Today, January 13, the Uzbekistan Olympic football team will take the field against South Korea in the third round of the Asian Cup. The squad, led by coach Ravshan Haydarov, has announced its starting lineup for this match.

Uzbekistan’s Olympic team will face South Korea with the following lineup:

The match will be held at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium and is scheduled to kick off at 16:30 Tashkent time.

In this age category, the teams last met in the 2023 Asian Games semifinals. In that encounter in China, Uzbekistan’s Olympic team narrowly lost 1-2 to South Korea, finishing the tournament with a bronze medal.

For context, in the ongoing tournament hosted by Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan won their first-round match against Lebanon 3-2, with goals from Amirbek Saidov, Ravshan Khairullaev, and Sardor Bahromov.

In the second round, coach Ravshan Haydarov’s squad drew 0-0 against Iran. Uzbekistan currently sits in second place in Group C with 4 points.