Shomurodov's bright spark not enough as Uzbekistan exit World Cup

World Cup campaign ends in Atlanta

Three games, no points. Uzbekistan's debut World Cup ended with a 3–1 defeat to DR Congo in Atlanta. Eldor Shomurodov gave you the perfect start with a lobbed goal, but DR Congo rallied with three unanswered strikes. Fabio Cannavaro called the elimination "brutal," and the gap between fight and result defined the whole campaign. A narrow loss to DR Congo, a 0–0 draw with Portugal where Ronaldo and Bernardo Silva featured, three defeats in Group K. The White Wolves competed but could not convert competitive spells into anything tangible.

Cannavaro now faces a clear task: building the consistency and depth to turn these performances into points when it counts.

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Uzbekistan bow out alongside some heavyweight company. A Reddit breakdown of round of 32 eliminations shows six UEFA sides gone, including Germany, Netherlands, and Croatia, plus seven CAF nations and only one CONMEBOL team in Ecuador. The thread paints a picture of a brutal tournament that has cut deep across every confederation. See the full elimination list