**Abdukodir Khusanov played the full 90 minutes as** **Uzbekistan suffered a 3-1 defeat to Colombia in their 2026 FIFA World Cup opener on Wednesday night.**
**Crystal Palace**‘s **Daniel Munoz** gave **Néstor Gabriel Lorenzo**‘s side a vital lead on the cusp of half-time in Mexico City in the Group K game.
However, a valiant Uzbek spell saw **Abbosbek Fayzullaev** level proceedings on the hour mark but the south Americans took full advantage of their familiarity with the match conditions, with **Bayern Munich** star **Luis Diaz** restoring his nation’s lead after 65 minutes.
**Jaminton Campaz** added a third for **Colombia** deep in injury time as Khusanov and **Uzbekistan** suffer a gutting defeat in their opening **World Cup** fixture.[](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=753862decbe9c4a6&sxsrf=ANbL-n4lwmo_mmlgBTrjDFX7Ez1dpBe25w:1781757150505&q=abbosbek+fayzullaev&si=AL3DRZGCxGzwbgyAu8Lfv0zqCCxzEdFjtJ053kdhe7mDb4S4yapuv-S6ZPDCCYES_nJBlLTAweDwkl7hX_JwY8yNnQlxOM-vd7Yy5IEEW4RhEyHEqaLHAX9JuPJkw5Zzm7l9MB9cq0O5&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidpKDQ-o-VAxWXVmwGHThoEi8QyNoBKAB6BAglEAA&ictx=1)
Defensive Contributions – 6Tackles (Won) – 2 (1)Clearances – 4 Blocked Shots – 0Recoveries – 3Ground Duels (Won) – 6 (2)Aerial Duels (Won) – 1 (1)Last Man Tackles – 1Fouls – 3Dribbled Past – 0Accurate Passes – 27/31 (87%)Passes in Opposition Half (Accurate) – 8/11 (73%)
Passes in Own Half (Accurate) – 19/20 (95%)
**Data courtesy of Sofascore**