Whether in the Asian Cup or the World Preliminaries, the Uzbekistan team is a strong opponent of the Chinese team. In past matches, the Chinese team won 5, drew 1 and lost 8. In the previous Asian Games, Asian Cup, and World Preliminaries, the Chinese team was repeatedly blocked by opponents, and finally stopped moving forward. From 2015 to 2023, the national football team won 2 wins and 1 loss against Uzbekistan in the Asian Cup and World Preliminaries, and in the most recent meeting, the Chinese team lost 1-2 to the Uzbekistan team with 1 goal first.
In the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games, Uzbekistan gave the Chinese team a head start
In the first year of the professionalization of Chinese football, the Chinese men's football team reached the final of the Asian Games. This is the closest Chinese football has come to an Asian championship since the 1984 Asian Cup. This is also the only time that the Chinese men's football team has reached the final in the Asian Games. In the first year of its Chinese football career, Uzbek football shattered the dream of the Chinese men's football team to become the Asian champion.
How did Milou's army have a way? He gave the Chinese team the most brilliant victory against the Uzbekistan team.
In the 2001 World Preliminary Tournament, the Chinese team led by Milutinovic swept the Uzbekistan team 3-0. This was the most brilliant and enjoyable victory of the Chinese team against the Uzbekistan team. In the second leg after that, the Chinese team lost 0-1 to the Uzbekistan team while ensuring promotion.
Subsequently, the Chinese team defeated the Uzbekistan team several times in friendly matches, but in the group stage of the 2007 and 2011 Asian Cup, the national football team was 0-3, 2-2, and was blocked by the Uzbekistan team twice and lost the opportunity to advance. It was not until the group stage of the Asian Cup in 2015 that the national football team reversed the Uzbekistan team 2-1 with the goals of Wu Xi and Sun Ke.
In the 2017 World Preliminaries, the national football team defeated the Uzbekistan team last time
In the 2017 World Preliminary Tournament, the Chinese team defeated the Uzbekistan team 1-0 with the penalty kick created by Feng Xiaoting at the last moment. This is also the last time that the Chinese men's football team has beaten the Uzbekistan team. In the follow-up China Cup, in the friendly match, the national football team failed to defeat the opponent again, the latest meeting, Wei Shihao's long-range goal once gave us hope of winning, but in the end the Uzbekistan team still reversed the Chinese team 2-1.
Milu has long been the coach who has been despised by Chinese football, and many fans believe that Milutinovic was able to enter the World Cup because of Zhang Jilong's "dragon hand" and because South Korea and Japan were the hosts, but after Milu got out of class, no coach could replicate Milu's achievements that year.