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The two teams won one and drew two to finish second in the group with five points and are now in the quarter-finals. Statistically, the two teams have only met each other before, with Uzbekistan beating Thailand 2-0 in a tournament that was the first time they had met in an official match.
With Indonesia out of the tournament, Thailand are the only team from Southeast Asia to advance to the round of 16, but only if they beat Uzbekistan. It was also the first time in Thailand's history that they qualified for their second group in the Asian League, and it will not be easy to complete their second round of 16 task.
In the first half, Thailand had been in the driver's seat of defence, coming under the frantic attacks of the Uzbek team, and their defenders were in danger several times. In the 36th minute, Turgunboyev broke his foot and volleyed, and Uzbekistan won the first victory of the tournament 1-0.
In the 58th minute, Thailand made a series of quick transfers in midfield, Supachai dribbled in front of the defender, and Supachai fired a curling shot to make it 1-1 for Thailand.
In the 65th minute, Uzbekistan took a 2-1 lead with a low kick from Fezuraev.
Thailand played a ** but couldn't tie the game as they lost 2-1 to Uzbekistan.
Thailand is a strong team in Southeast Asia, they have played a total of eight World Cups, but the results are very average, the first two losses to Chinese football, lost to Uzbekistan, and finally reached the round of 16 in a row, and have not won the first Asian victory.
There are four Southeast Asian teams on this trip to Asia, namely Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Vietnam and Malaysia were knocked out of the group stage early, while Indonesia and Thailand both progressed, but lost to Australia and Uzbekistan respectively, while all four teams from Southeast Asia were defeated.
In terms of performance, Southeast Asian teams have come a long way, with Vietnam scoring two goals against Japan, Malaysia three and Thailand scoring one against Uzbekistan.
Thailand and Thailand will be a very strong team in this World Cup qualifiers. Although the national football team won a narrow victory over Thailand in the last edition, they will be unlucky in the second round of this edition as they are likely to miss the 2026 World Cup.