TEHRAN, January 30 (MNA) – Uzbekistan defeated Thailand in the round of 16 of the AFC Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar on Tuesday.

Uzbekistan beat Thailand to become the fifth team to secure their place in the quarter-finals, joining Qatar, Australia, Jordan, and Tajikistan.

Turg’unboyev opened the scoring in the first half for Uzbekistan and doubled their lead in the second half, as the Central Asian side sealed a hard-fought 2-1 win over Thailand.

For Thailand, Supachok scored a sensational long-range but it proved to be a consolation goal for the South East Asian side.

Uzbekistan are set to make their fifth appearance in the Asian Cup quarter-finals, facing Qatar in the match on Saturday.

Uzbekistan’s best finish was in 2011 when they finished fourth in the tournament, Al-Jazaeera reported.

MNA