MUNDIAL·26

First Stage · Group K · Thursday, June 18 · Mexico City Stadium, Mexico City · 80,824 in the stands

kickoff 20:00 local · 18°C · 82% humidity · altitude 2,226 m

Uzbekistan

60′ Abbosbek FAYZULLAEV (pen)

1:3

Colombia

40′ Daniel MUNOZ (pen)

65′ Luis DIAZ (pen)

90+9′ Jaminton CAMPAZ (pen)

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Uzbekistan3-4-2-1
Colombia4-3-3
Utkir YUSUPOV5.4Abdukodir KHUSANOV5.6Rustam ASHURMATOV6.3Sherzod NASRULLAEV6.0Abdulla ABDULLAEV6.0Behruzjon KARIMOV6.7Akmal MOZGOVOY5.8Otabek SHUKUROV6.5Oston URUNOV6.5Abbosbek FAYZULLAEV7.5Eldor SHOMURODOV5.8Camilo VARGAS5.2Daniel MUNOZ7.9Jhon LUCUMI6.3Gustavo PUERTA7.3Johan MOJICA6.4Davinson SANCHEZ7.2James RODRIGUEZ6.6Jhon ARIAS6.7Jefferson LERMA7.0Luis DIAZ8.5Luis SUAREZ6.7
from the bench

match pulse — xG per 5 minutes · goals · cards

45′90′105′101′UZBCOL

goals — hover the strip for every shot and card, with names

  • 40′Munoz0.48 xG
  • 60′Fayzullayev0.98 xG
  • 65′Diaz0.23 xG
  • 90+9′Campaz0.13 xG
UZB 0:0 COL0'kickoff
17' Arias — xG 0.03 · Missed32' Diaz — xG 0.13 · Post40' James — xG 0.08 · Blocked40' Munoz — xG 0.48 · Goal45' James — xG 0.02 · Saved45 + 2' Karimov — xG 0.02 · Missed45 + 4' Lerma — xG 0.07 · Missed45 + 4' Puerta — xG 0.01 · Blocked60' Shomurodov — xG 0.06 · Saved60' Fayzullayev — xG 0.98 · Goal64' Arias — xG 0.18 · Blocked64' Lerma — xG 0.03 · Blocked64' Sanchez — xG 0.06 · Missed65' Diaz — xG 0.23 · Goal82' Mojica — xG 0.02 · Missed86' Lerma — xG 0.09 · Missed87' Campaz — xG 0.07 · Missed88' Khamdamov — xG 0.02 · Blocked90' Mozgovoy — xG 0.07 · Missed90 + 2' Khamdamov — xG 0.04 · Missed90 + 9' Campaz — xG 0.13 · Goal90 + 11' Amanov — xG 0.02 · Blocked90 + 11' Karimov — xG 0.01 · Post

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The xG race — cumulative expected goals, minute by minute

UZB 0:0 COL
1.00′15′30′45′60′75′90′40' Munoz — GOAL60' Fayzullayev — GOAL65' Diaz — GOAL90 + 9' Campaz — GOAL1.221.63

On paper vs as played — formation sheet vs heatmap reality

UZB 3-4-2-1 attack →, ← COL 4-3-3 attack. The teamsheet, as announced.

1Utkir YUSUPOVUtkir YUSUPOV2Abdukodir KHUSANOVAbdukodir KHUSANOV5Rustam ASHURMATOVRustam ASHURMATOV13Sherzod NASRULLAEVSherzod NASRULLAEV18Abdulla ABDULLAEVAbdulla ABDULLAEV24Behruzjon KARIMOVBehruzjon KARIMOV6Akmal MOZGOVOYAkmal MOZGOVOY7Otabek SHUKUROVOtabek SHUKUROV11Oston URUNOVOston URUNOV22Abbosbek FAYZULLAEVAbbosbek FAYZULLAEV14Eldor SHOMURODOVEldor SHOMURODOV12Camilo VARGASCamilo VARGAS2Daniel MUNOZDaniel MUNOZ3Jhon LUCUMIJhon LUCUMI14Gustavo PUERTAGustavo PUERTA17Johan MOJICAJohan MOJICA23Davinson SANCHEZDavinson SANCHEZ10James RODRIGUEZJames RODRIGUEZ11Jhon ARIASJhon ARIAS16Jefferson LERMAJefferson LERMA7Luis DIAZLuis DIAZ25Luis SUAREZLuis SUAREZ

The duel — team data, FIFA tracking included

34%
Possession
57%
1.11
Expected goals
1.16
40
Threat
60
8
Shots
15
2
On target
4
267
Passes completed
469
32
Forced turnovers
31
18.0s
Ball recovery time
12.6s
4.37
High-press phases
3.51
10
Fouls committed
13
0
Offsides
3
112 km
Distance covered
109 km
36.5 km/h
Top speed
34.6 km/h

Territory — where each team lived

Every player's heatmap, minutes-weighted and stacked per team. Uzbekistan attack →, ← Colombia attack. Brighter is more presence; where the colors meet is the contested ground.

How it happened

  1. 7′Johan MOJICA (Colombia) is booked by the referee.
  2. 34′Abdukodir KHUSANOV (Uzbekistan) is booked by the referee.
  3. 40′Daniel MUNOZ (Colombia) scores!!
  4. ′Before the second half begins Farrukh SAYFIEV (in) comes off the bench to replace Sherzod NASRULLAEV (out) (Uzbekistan)
  5. ′Before the second half begins Dostonbek KHAMDAMOV (in) comes off the bench to replace Oston URUNOV (out) (Uzbekistan)
  6. 60′Abbosbek FAYZULLAEV (Uzbekistan) scores!!
  7. 65′Luis DIAZ (Colombia) scores!!
  8. 72′Jaminton CAMPAZ (in) comes off the bench to replace James RODRIGUEZ (out) (Colombia)
  9. 77′Jakhongir UROZOV (in) comes off the bench to replace Rustam ASHURMATOV (out) (Uzbekistan)
  10. 77′Azizbek AMONOV (in) comes off the bench to replace Abbosbek FAYZULLAEV (out) (Uzbekistan)
  11. 80′Cucho HERNANDEZ (in) comes off the bench to replace Luis SUAREZ (out) (Colombia)
  12. 80′Richard RIOS (in) comes off the bench to replace Gustavo PUERTA (out) (Colombia)
  13. 90+3′Andres GOMEZ (in) comes off the bench to replace Luis DIAZ (out) (Colombia)
  14. 90+3′Kevin CASTANO (in) comes off the bench to replace Jhon ARIAS (out) (Colombia)
  15. 90+3′Igor SERGEEV (in) comes off the bench to replace Eldor SHOMURODOV (out) (Uzbekistan)
  16. 90+9′Jaminton CAMPAZ (Colombia) scores!!

The morning-after column · AI-written from the match data

Colombia's Rhythm Proves Stronger Than Uzbekistan's Press

Colombia dictated from the start. Luis Diaz and company dominated possession—57 per cent to Uzbekistan's 34—forcing reactive football. Uzbekistan compensated with aggressive pressing (4.4 high-press phases), testing rhythm. But Colombia's 40th-minute breakthrough broke the pattern. By the hour mark, Uzbekistan had engineered their only moment—a 0.98 xG chance that converted at 60—yet Colombia's superior ball recovery (12.6 seconds) meant recycled possession came too quickly for sustained home pressure. The turning point: 65', when Colombia struck again. Control became coronation.

The numbers confirmed Colombia's superiority: 15 shots to Uzbekistan's 8, four on target to two. xG was nearly identical (1.16 to 1.11), yet Colombia's three goals from 15 shots told the story. Munoz and Campaz anchored midfield control; Diaz (8.5) was the cutting edge. A blocked chance at 64' mattered little when 65' went in. Even the soft added-time goal (xG 0.13) felt inevitable. Uzbekistan's Fayzullaev fought hard, but possession and rhythm favour the side that cycles in 12.6 seconds, not 18.

Ball recovery in 12.6 seconds versus 18.0: rhythm as ruthlessness

65′

Colombia scored twice in four minutes; Uzbekistan's resistance crumbled

What Uzbekistan needed

Aggressive but unsustainable

  • Only 34 per cent possession left reactive; aggressive 4.4 high-press phases couldn't sustain
  • One goal from eight shots; Colombia's 3-from-15 efficiency gap insurmountable
  • 18-second ball recovery vs. Colombia's 12.6 meant pressure dissipated before counters formed

What Colombia needed

Possession rhythm overcame press intensity

  • 15 shots vs. Uzbekistan's 8, four on target to two; volume decisive
  • 12.6-second ball recovery—five seconds faster—prevented sustained Uzbek counterattacking pressure
  • Diaz's 8.5 rating provided cutting edge when 60th-minute Uzbek goal briefly shifted momentum