The key facts

  • The Uzbekistan amputee football team departed on November 10 for the World Championship in Mexico (November 13–22)
  • In Group E the opponents are the USA, Uruguay and Morocco; matches on November 14, 15 and 16
  • The tournament is held in San Juan de los Lagos with 24 teams participating; Uzbekistan is a five-time world champion

The team flew to Mexico

On November 10, the national amputee football team of Uzbekistan departed for Mexico to take part in the World Championship, which will be held from November 13 to 22. This was reported by Daryo.uz citing the Ministry of Sports of Uzbekistan. The tournament matches will be hosted by the city of San Juan de los Lagos; a total of 24 national teams are taking part in the competition.

Group E opponents and schedule

The Uzbek side will play in Group E, where their opponents will be the national teams of the USA, Uruguay and Morocco. The group match schedule: November 14 — against the USA, November 15 — against Uruguay, November 16 — against Morocco. Thus, the entire group stage for the team will take place in the first three days of the tournament.

Five-time world champions

The Uzbekistan amputee football team is a five-time world champion: the titles were won in 1990, 1991, 2007, 2010 and 2012. Moreover, in 2007 in Turkey, in 2010 in Argentina and in 2012 in Russia, the team was the strongest on the planet three times in a row. The current tournament will be its first World Championship in 14 years — according to published reports, after the last title in 2012, the team did not qualify for world championships.