North Korea vs Uzbekistan: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

North Korea host Uzbekistan at Kingdom Arena on Tuesday 12 January 2027, kick-off 20:00 UTC, in the AFC Asian Cup. North Korea have had 581 days of rest since playing Iran (WCQ - AFC); Uzbekistan have had 98 after facing South Korea and travel about 5,935 km. North Korea are without 4 players (Lorenzo Pellegrini, Paulo Dybala, Manu Koné and others); Uzbekistan are missing 7 (Tomás Suslov, Giacomo Toniolo, Mattia Compagnon and others).