page_title: Uzbekistan national football team
section_title: Nicknames
hierarchical_section_title: Uzbekistan national football team / Nicknames
caption_attribution_description: English: Soccer players waiting for a corner kick during qualification match for the 2010 Soccer World Cup (Asian zone)&#160;: Uzbekistan- Bahrain (0-1), at Pakhtakor Stadium, in Tashkent (Uzbekistan). Uzbekistan is in white, Bahrain is in red. Français&#160;: Joueurs de football attendant un coup de pied de coin (corner) durant un match de qualification pour la Coupe du monde de football 2010 (zone Asie)&#160;: Ouzbékistan-Bahrein (0-1), au Stade Pakhtakor, à Tachkent (Ouzbékistan). L'Ouzbékistan est en blanc, le Bahrein en rouge.
context_page_description: The Uzbekistan national football team represents Uzbekistan in international football and is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uzbekistan.
  Uzbekistan is the most successful national team from Central Asia. Although they have never qualified to the World Cup, the team has qualified to every AFC Asian Cup since post-independence formation. During the 2011 Asian Cup, Uzbekistan reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time. Uzbekistan has also competed at other competitions such as the Asian Games, where they won the gold medal in the football tournament in 1994 in Japan, and finishing as the runners-up at the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations in 1995.
context_section_description: The Uzbekistan national team has received several nicknames by supporters and media. The most common one used is "The White Wolves" (Uzbek Oq boʻrilar / Оқ бўрилар; Russian Белые волки / Beliye volki). The wolf is a revered animal of the Turkic peoples. The main part of the population of Uzbekistan belongs to the Turkic peoples. Also in the country live Iranian peoples, Russian and others. White color refers to the basic form of the Uzbekistan national team.
  Also, the Uzbekistan national football team is called "Asian Italy" (Uzbek Osiyo Italiyasi / Осиё Италияси; Russian Азиатская Италия / Aziatskaya Italiya). This is due to the similarity of colors (white and blue) clothing teams of Italy and Uzbekistan, as well as similar tactics (defensive football) of these teams. The Uzbekistan Super League is often considered to be similar to Italian Serie A. Also, the history of Uzbekistan is as rich and ancient as the history of Italy.
  Also the team of Uzbekistan is called "Huma birds" (Uzbek Humo qushlari / Ҳумо қушлари; Russian Птицы Хума / Ptitsi Khuma). The mythical Huma bird is the national bird of Uzbekistan, and is depicted on the state emblem of Uzbekistan. The Huma bird is depicted on the emblem of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
  Sometimes the Uzbekistan national football is called "Turanians" (Uzbek Turonliklar / Туронликлар; Russian Туранцы / Turantsi), because the current country of Uzbekistan is located in the center of this ancient region Turan, and all the ancient and major cities of this region are located in this country, and therefore Uzbekistan is considered by some to be the successor of the Turan.
caption: Uzbekistan vs. Bahrain. Pakhtakor Central Stadium, 2009.
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