On 8 September, Samvel Babayan’s side will play against Philippines in Manila in the Group H of the second joint qualification round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

According to the UFF, the delegation includes 23 players. Fozil Musaev could not fly to Manila with the team due to family reasons. Aziz Haydarov will replace him after serving his disqualification.

The match will kick off at 17:00 Tashkent time. Uzbekistan collected three points after two matches in the Group H.