Uzbekistan make historic debut against clinical Colombia
Uzbekistan mark their long-awaited World Cup bow in Mexico City against a Colombia side looking to continue their formidable group-stage record.
Uzbekistan enter their first-ever World Cup finals following a period of significant upheaval. Despite losing only once in 16 qualifying matches, the 'White Wolves' made the shock decision to sack manager Timur Kapadze, replacing him with former Ballon d'Or winner Fabio Cannavaro just before the tournament. They arrive with mixed recent results, having secured wins over Gabon and FC Urartu but suffering back-to-back defeats against the Netherlands and Canada in their most recent outings.
Colombia, managed by Nestor Lorenzo, are looking to maintain their status as group-stage specialists, having won five of their last six matches at this stage of the competition. Los Cafeteros carry strong momentum into the opener, coming off consecutive victories against Jordan (2-0) and Costa Rica (3-1), though they did suffer narrow defeats to France and Croatia earlier in their preparation cycle.
Goals scored and conceded.
Per-game averages at this tournament — updates as the games are played.
Both teams across every game at this tournament.
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Every tournament game combined — Uzbekistan 3 games, Colombia 5 games.
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Their recent form.
The road to the final.
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