Pakhtakor midfielder Stanislav Andreev, goalkeeper Michael Naumov and Mashal defender Artyom Filiposyan have been included for the first time, Anvarjon Soliev, Islom Inomov and Ulugbek Bakaev have been recalled into the national squad.

Both Andreev and Filiposyan are 20-year-olds and got an opportunity to prove that they are ready for the continental stage.

The Central Asians, who are last in Group A with one point from four games, will face Qatar at home on March 28 and will take on Australia away on April 1.

The Squad

Goalkeepers: Ignatiy Nesterov, Michael Naumov, Temur Juraev

Defenders: Anvar Gafurov, Anzur Ismailov, Artyom Filiposyan, Sakhob Jurayev, Islom Tuhtahudjaev, Vitaliy Denisov, Hayrulla Karimov, Islom Inomov, Ilhomjon Suyunov

Midfielders: Odil Akhmedov, Timur Kapadze, Jasur Hasanov, Fozil Musaev, Server Djeparov, Ildar Magdeev, Aziz Ibragimov, Victor Karpenko, Aziz Haydarov, Ilyas Zeytullayev, Stanislav Andreev

Strikers: Farhod Tadjiyev, Maksim Shatskikh, Anvarjon Soliev, Shakhboz Erkinov