Sherzod Nasrullaev
Squad number 13 · Nasaf
Their 2026 World Cup
Sherzod Nasrullaev travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Uzbekistan, wearing number 13, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (3 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group K), beaten by DR Congo 3-1.
Defence went to A. Khusanov (3 matches, 270′) and R. Ashurmatov (3 matches, 257′).
Another 8 players in the Uzbekistan squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Uzbekistan team page.
Biography
Sherzod Innatillo oʻgʻli Nasrullayev (Uzbek Cyrillic: Шерзод Иннатилло ўғли Насруллаев; born 23 July 1998) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Uzbekistan Super League club FC Nasaf and the Uzbekistan national team.
Club career Nasrullaev began his senior career with Nasaf in 2018. He helped them win 3 consecutive Uzbekistan Cups and 1 Uzbekistan Super Cup.
International career Nasrullaev was called up to the Uzbekistan U21s to a youth tournament in 2018, and won the prize for "goal of the tournament" for his game-winning goal in the final. He was part of the Uzbekistan U23s at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship. Nasrullaev was first called up to the senior Uzbekistan national team in 2022. He was called up to the national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. On 2 June 2026, he was included in the 26-man squad selected by head coach Fabio Cannavaro for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking the country's first-ever appearance in the tournament.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: NOC of Uzbekistan · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)