Uzbekistan played a 1-1 draw with Australia in the last round of the group and got 1 point, so far the team scored 4 goals with 1 win and 1 draw after 3 rounds of group games, conceded 1 goal and successfully qualified as the second in the group, as a second-rate team in Asia, the team's own competitiveness is still relatively strong, unfortunately the team's leading scorer Shomurodov who plays in Serie A has been affected by injury, but the team's attention to team football, the overall style of play is quite skillful, The team has not lost in the last 10 games in all competitions, and their form is quite impressive.
Thailand played a 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia in the last round of the group, Saudi Arabia still had some strength during the game, and missed a penalty, after all, Saudi Arabia has qualified for the group in advance, Thailand has seen 3 rounds of matches from this Cup, 1 win and 2 draws have not lost a good result, and scored 2 goals and zero goals, but it should also be worth mentioning that the team's current overall squad strength is still a gap compared to Uzbekistan. The advantages of a strong team will slowly be reflected.
Uzbekistan is a second-rate team in Asia, the overall strength is not bad, although the team's leading scorer Shomurodov was absent due to injury, but the team is still very good from the group stage performance, the team focuses on team football, the technical and tactical execution is very high, and the style of play is still very skilled, and Thailand did not lose in the group stage, but in the last round in the case of Saudi Arabia is still at a significant disadvantage, and the opponent also missed 1 penalty, With the current strength of Thailand's squad or the gap between the strong teams, and this game is into the knockout round, a winner, there is no retention and rotation, with the current strength configuration of the two teams, Thailand may not be easy to upset, Uzbekistan is expected to win and advance to the top 8.