Uzbekistan Women vs South Korea Women: match preview on 23 September 2026

South Korea beat Uzbekistan in the Women's Asian Games tournament on 23 September 2026. South Korea controlled the tempo from the first whistle. Uzbekistan lost their opener. South Korea pushed closer to the top.

The result reinforced the historical hierarchy between these two sides. In their previous two encounters, South Korea had won both matches comfortably. Uzbekistan have not scored more than 16 goals in either of those meetings against their East Asian neighbours.

Uzbekistan arrived in poor form, having lost four of their previous five matches. Their most recent outing saw them concede 37 goals to China at home on 22 September. South Korea, by contrast, had won their last two games, defeating Kazakhstan 42–18 and Hong Kong 48–16 in the Women's Asian Games earlier in the month. Their previous two results were losses to European opposition in the Women's World Championship in December 2025.

South Korea sit second on four points from two wins. Uzbekistan remained in sixth place with zero points after one match played.