The Russian national football team defeated Uzbekistan 3–2 in a friendly match held in Tashkent. The game took place at Pakhtakor Stadium.

The hosts took the lead as early as the fifth minute when Russian defender Viktor Melekhin scored an own goal. At the beginning of the second half, Behruz Karimov doubled Uzbekistan’s advantage.

In the 70th minute, Nikolay Komlichenko pulled one goal back for Russia. Five minutes later, he scored again to level the match. In the 79th minute, Aleksey Miranchuk netted the winning goal for the Russian team. Both Komlichenko and Miranchuk came on as substitutes in the second half.

This was Russia’s sixth victory in friendly matches in 2026. Previously, the Russian team had defeated Nicaragua (3–1), Burkina Faso (3–0), Trinidad and Tobago (3–0), Iran (2–0) and Namibia (6–0). They had also drawn with Mali (0–0) and Nigeria (3–3), while losing 1–0 to Egypt.

Russia will play its next match against Venezuela on 17 November in Krasnodar.