:en:Kazakhstan national football team

The country of Kazakhstan declared independence from the Soviet Union on 16 December 1991. Its national team then split from the Soviet Union national team (a UEFA member) and joined the Asian Football Confederation. At the time, they were one of strongest teams in Central Asia, and one of the most improving teams in Asia.

The team played their first match against another former-Soviet debutant, Turkmenistan, on 1 June 1992, as part of a Central Asian tournament. Kazakhstan won 1–0. The tournament also saw the footballing debuts of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. After beating Libya in a friendly in North Korea on 3 July, Kazakhstan played the remainder of its Central Asian fixtures and avoided defeat in all of them. They beat Uzbekistan 1–0 at home on 16 July, then drew 1–1 away in Turkmenistan on 14 September, in Kyrgyzstan on 26 September and Uzbekistan on 14 October. The final match was a 2–0 home victory over Kyrgyzstan on 25 October.{{Cite web|publisher=The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|title=Kazakhstan – List of International Matches|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesk/kaz-intres.html|access-date=27 August 2018|archive-date=27 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127012618/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesk/kaz-intres.html|url-status=live}}

Kazakhstan entered qualification for the first time in the attempt to reach the 1998 FIFA World Cup. In the first round they were placed in Group 9 alongside Pakistan and Iraq. Kazakhstan's first qualifying match was won 3–0 at home in Almaty on 11 May 1997, against Pakistan. On 6 June they travelled to Baghdad to face Iraq and won 2–1, then five days later won an away match against Pakistan, 7–0 in Lahore. The result remains Kazakhstan's biggest-ever international win. They retained their 100% start to World Cup football by beating Iraq at home 3–1 on 29 June.

In the second and final round of qualification, Kazakhstan came last in the group. Their only victory was on 18 October 1997, when they beat the United Arab Emirates 3–0 at home. Kazakhstan drew three other games – all at home (versus Uzbekistan, Japan and South Korea).

In the first round of Asian qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Kazakhstan were placed in Group 6 alongside Iraq, Nepal and Macau. All games in the group were to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, after Nepal failed to organise matches in Kathmandu in March 2001. After an Iraqi protest, the first three games for each team were moved to Baghdad, Iraq.

Kazakhstan started off well in Baghdad by beating Nepal 6–0 with two goals by Oleg Litvinenko on 12 April, and Macau 3–0 two days later. On 16 April they held Iraq to a 1–1 draw in front of 50,000 spectators. Ruslan Baltiev put the Kazakhs in front in the 6th minute and Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail equalised with a penalty in the 31st.

In Almaty Central Stadium, Kazakhstan beat Nepal 3–0 with two goals by Maksim Igorevich Shevchenko on 21 April. Two days later they beat Macau 5–0, Dmitriy Byakov and Igor Avdeyev each scored twice after a goalless first half. The final game on 25 April saw a 1–1 draw against Iraq in front of a 25,000-strong crowd. Litvinenko put Kazakhstan ahead in the 32nd minute but Iraq equalised ten minutes later. Despite being level on points, Iraq advanced on goal difference mainly due to a 9–1 victory over Nepal.

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Being a transcontinental country, Kazakhstan joined UEFA in 2002. They had to wait until the 2002 FIFA World Cup finished on 30 June before making the switch, as they had entered the tournament as an AFC member. Kazakhstan therefore could not enter qualification for UEFA Euro 2004, as the draw had been made on 25 January 2002. Since joining UEFA, Kazakhstan has been a relative minnow within the continent, with most of their qualifications being unsuccessful and often finish near dead last or bottom.

In the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, now as members of UEFA, Kazakhstan was placed in the last drawing pot with Andorra and Luxembourg,{{cite web|url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com:80/releases/uefa_draw_procedure_en.pdf|title=European Zone Draw for the Preliminary Competition|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407120638/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/releases/uefa_draw_procedure_en.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 April 2005|date=7 April 2005|access-date=20 March 2021}} being placed in Group 2 alongside Turkey, Denmark, future UEFA Euro 2004 winners Greece, Ukraine, Georgia and Albania.{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/matches/preliminaries/europe/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926125055/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/matches/preliminaries/europe/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 September 2015|title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany ™ – Qualifiers – Europe|last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com}}

Their first official UEFA match was on 8 September 2004 and ended in a home defeat by 2–1 against Ukraine. Kazakhstan lost their next 9 matches, including a 6–0 home defeat against Turkey, their tied-biggest defeat up to 2018 and conceding a home defeat to Greece into four minutes of the stoppage time. Their sole point of the qualifying came in the next match, on 8 October 2005, in a 0–0 away draw against Georgia played behind closed doors, before losing the last match at home against Denmark.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2006q.html|title=World Cup 2006 Qualifying|website=RSSSF|access-date=2 February 2023|archive-date=20 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720114857/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2006q.html|url-status=live}}

For the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, Kazakhstan was once again placed in the last drawing pot. Their campaign started with two away draws against Belgium (0–0) and Azerbaijan (1–1). They lost the next three matches before getting their first official win as UEFA members in a 2–1 home triumph against Serbia with goals from Kairat Ashirbekov and Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev. After a home loss against Armenia, Kazakhstan got their sixth and seventh points after drawing again with Azerbaijan (1–1) and Belgium (2–2), both at home. Losses against Poland and Portugal were followed by their second win, this time away from home, with Sergei Ostapenko scoring the winning goal against Armenia. Their last match was a delayed game against Serbia, ending in defeat. In the end, Kazakhstan finished with 10 points and placed 6th out of the 8 Group A teams.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2008/standings/round=2241/group=2630/index.html|title=UEFA EURO 2008 – History – Standings|last=uefa.com|website=UEFA|access-date=3 January 2019|archive-date=20 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220190735/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2008/standings/round=2241/group=2630/index.html|url-status=dead}}

The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification had Kazakhstan in the 5th of 6 drawing pots, drawn in Group 6 with Croatia, England, Ukraine, Belarus and Andorra.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/01/WCQ_fixturesagreed.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080513083117/http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/01/WCQ_fixturesagreed.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 May 2008|title=TheFA.com – Qualifying fixtures agreed|date=13 May 2008|website=archive.vn}} They started the campaign with a 3–0 home win against Andorra on 20 August 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250471/match=300040546/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223014913/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250471/match=300040546/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 December 2015|title=2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Kazakhstan-Andorra|last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com}} However, that was the only opponent they managed to get points from, after they won the reverse fixture 3–1 on 9 September 2009 and lost all the other group matches. Kazakhstan finished 5th, ahead only of Andorra, who lost all of their matches.{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/matches/preliminaries/europe/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015155711/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/matches/preliminaries/europe/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 October 2016|title=2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Qualifiers – Europe|last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com}}

Kazakhstan was drawn in the Group A of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying and lost the first five matches without managing to score a single goal before defeating Azerbaijan on 3 June 2011 by 2–1 with two goals from Sergey Gridin. They lost their next three games before ending the qualifying with a goalless home draw against Austria. They ended in the last place with 4 points, three behind Azerbaijan.UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group A{{Circular reference|date=March 2019}}

Following recent unimpressive qualifying campaigns, Kazakhstan was once again in the last drawing pot for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. Their campaign in Group C started with two defeats before getting their first point in a goalless home draw against Austria on 12 October 2012. Losses to Austria and twice to Germany were followed by their first and only win of the qualification by 2–1 against Faroe Islands on 6 September 2013. They still got a fifth point in a 1–1 away drawn against the same opponents. Kazakhstan finished in 5th place, ahead only of the Faroese.

The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying had Kazakhstan once more in the last drawing pot. Their first match was a home 0–0 draw against Latvia on 9 September 2014, followed by six consecutive losses before another goalless draw, away from home, against Iceland. After their seventh defeat of the qualifying, Kazakhstan ended the campaign with a 1–0 away win against Latvia on 13 October 2015. The goal scored by Islambek Kuat got the Kazakhs the 5th place, tied in points with the Latvians, but with a better head-to-head record.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/standings/round=2000446/group=2002428/index.html|title=UEFA EURO 2016 – History – Standings|last=uefa.com|website=UEFA|access-date=3 January 2019|archive-date=3 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103214851/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/standings/round=2000446/group=2002428/index.html|url-status=dead}}

Once again in the last drawing pot, Kazakhstan had an unimpressive 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, failing to win a single match. After two home draws against Poland and Romania in their first three matches, Kazakhstan lost their following six matches, ending the qualifying with a 1–1 home draw against Armenia and finishing last in Group E.{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071120193625/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 November 2007|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Qualifiers – Europe|last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com}}

For the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Kazakhstan was in Pot 3 of League D, the fourth and lowest division of the UEFA Nations League. Drawn in Group 1 with Georgia, Latvia and Andorra, their campaign started with a 2–0 home loss against group winners Georgia. Away draws against Andorra and Latvia had Georgia with 9 points after the three first matches, with all the other teams tied with 2 points. Kazakhstan defeated Andorra by 4–0 on 16 October, but the Georgia win against Latvia got the Georgians promoted to League C with two matches still to be played. Their sixth and last point came in a 1–1 home draw against Latvia, before being defeated by Georgia in the last group match and finishing in the second place of the group.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/standings/|title=UEFA Nations League – Standings|last=UEFA.com|website=UEFA|access-date=28 March 2019|archive-date=10 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610173844/https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/standings/|url-status=live}}

The UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying for Kazakhstan was unsuccessful again. However, Kazakhstan won ten points in the qualification, its best performance to date in Euro qualifying, including a shock 3–0 home win over Scotland,{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47564455|title=Kazakhstan 3-0 Scotland: Alex McLeish's side humiliated in Euro 2020 opener|work=BBC Sport |date=21 March 2019|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419145107/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47564455|url-status=live}} and a 1–1 away draw over Cyprus, though they still finished fifth at the end.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.tv/video/vod/91395/|title=UEFA.tv|website=www.uefa.tv|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=23 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223084318/https://www.uefa.tv/video/vod/91395/|url-status=live}}

Kazakhstan played the opening match of the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying at home against Slovenia, which they lost 2–1.{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=Kazakhstan-Slovenia {{!}} European Qualifiers 2024 |url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036304--kazakhstan-vs-slovenia/ |access-date=24 March 2023 |website=UEFA |language=en |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323170134/https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036304--kazakhstan-vs-slovenia/ |url-status=live }} In their next game against Denmark, Kazakhstan came from 2–0 down to win 3–2 in the last minutes of the match. Kazakhstan won a late victory away at Northern Ireland on 19 June 2023, with Abat Aimbetov scoring in the 88th minute from a breakaway goal.{{Cite news |title=NI suffer sorry, late defeat at home to Kazakhstan |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65874633 |access-date=19 June 2023 |archive-date=19 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619205612/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65874633 |url-status=live }} Kazakhstan remained in contention for an automatic qualification berth throughout the campaign, only losing out on the final round due to a 2–1 away defeat to Slovenia.{{UEFA match attendance|2036512|Slovenia vs. Kazakhstan|date=20 November 2023|access-date=20 November 2023}} Regardless, Kazakhstan had their best qualifying campaign to date as a UEFA member by progressing into the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs. However, their most successful campaign ended with a 5–0 defeat against Greece in the play-offs semi-finals.{{Cite web |title=Greece thump Kazakhstan 5-0 to reach Euro playoff final |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/greece-thump-kazakhstan-5-0-reach-euro-playoff-final-2024-03-21/ |access-date=5 April 2024}} Kazakhstan played against Wales in the UEFA Euro World Cup Qualifier on March 27, 2025. They initially tied 1-1 but went on to lose the game 3-1.

Source: FootballShirtsVoltage.com{{Cite web|publisher=FootballShirtsVoltage.com|title=Kazakhstan National Football Team Kit|url=http://football-uniform.seesaa.net/archives/20080717-1.html|access-date=27 August 2018|archive-date=13 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813165027/http://football-uniform.seesaa.net/archives/20080717-1.html|url-status=dead}}

Though currently an UEFA member, Kazakhstan's best rivalries are mostly with AFC members from Central Asia, namely Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. They are arguably the second best national team in Central Asia, first being Uzbekistan. The Hawks' two biggest rivals are Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, which dates back from early USSR rule. These rivalries are still of great importance for many Kazakhs, since Kazakhstan does not have any real rivalry with any UEFA national team.

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

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|round = Friendly

|date = 7 June 2024

|time = {{UTZ|20:00|4}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARM}}

|score = 2–1

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/friendlies/match/2040208--armenia-vs-kazakhstan/

|team2 = {{fb|KAZ}}

|goals1 = *Marochkin {{goal|4|o.g.}}
Bichakhchyan {{goal|58}}

|goals2 = *Islamkhan {{goal|90+6|pen.}}

|stadium = Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium

|location = Yerevan, Armenia

|attendance =

|referee = Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

|result = L

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|round = Friendly

|date = {{Start date|2024|6|11|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|16:00|+2}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|AZE}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fb|KAZ}}

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/friendlies/match/2040797--azerbaijan-vs-kazakhstan/

|goals1 =

• Emreli {{goal|42}}
• Mahmudov {{goal|51|pen.}}
• Bayramov {{goal|73}}

|goals2 =

• Vorogovsky {{goal|2}}
• Samorodov {{goal|28}}

|location = Szombathely, Hungary

|stadium = Haladás Sportkomplexum

|attendance =

|referee = Bence Csonka (Hungary)

|result = L

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|date = 6 September 2024

|time = 20:00

|round = 2024–25 Nations League

|score = 0–0

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040051/

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KAZ}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|NOR}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Almaty Central Stadium

|location = Almaty, Kazakhstan

|attendance = 23,173

|referee = Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

|result = D

}}

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|date = 9 September 2024

|time = 20:45

|round = 2024–25 Nations League

|score = 3–0

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040084/

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVN}}

|goals1 =

• Šeško {{goal|23||28||63}}

|team2 = {{fb|KAZ}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stožice Stadium

|location = Ljubljana, Slovenia

|attendance = 9,814

|referee = João Pinheiro (Portugal)

|result = L

}}

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|date = 10 October 2024

|time = 20:45

|round = 2024–25 Nations League

|score = 4–0

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040094/

|team1 = {{fb-rt|AUT}}

|goals1 =

• Baumgartner {{goal|10}}
• Lienhart {{goal|53}}
• Sabitzer {{goal|57}}
• Seidl {{goal|79}}

|team2 = {{fb|KAZ}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Raiffeisen Arena

|location = Linz, Austria

|attendance = 14,500

|referee = Don Robertson (Scotland)

|result = L

}}

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|date = 13 October 2024

|time = 18:00

|round = 2024–25 Nations League

|score = 0–1

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040120/

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KAZ}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|SVN}}

|goals2 =

• Mlakar {{goal|65}}

|stadium = Almaty Central Stadium

|location = Almaty, Kazakhstan

|attendance = 19,783

|referee = Craig Pawson (England)

|result = L

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|date = 14 November 2024

|time = 20:00

|round = 2024–25 Nations League

|score = 0–2

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040146/

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KAZ}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fb|AUT}}

|goals2 =

• Baumgartner {{goal|15}}
• Gregoritsch {{goal|25}}

|stadium = Astana Arena

|location = Astana, Kazakhstan

|attendance = 9,753

|referee = Marian Barbu (Romania)

|result = L

}}

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|date = 17 November 2024

|time = 18:00

|round = 2024–25 Nations League

|score = 5–0

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040174/

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NOR}}

|goals1 =

• Haaland {{goal|23||37||71}}
• Sørloth {{goal|41}}
• Nusa {{goal|76}}

|team2 = {{fb|KAZ}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ullevaal Stadion

|location = Oslo, Norway

|attendance = 23,458

|referee = Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)

|result = L

}}

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| round = Hybrid friendly

| date = 14 February 2025

| time = {{UTZ|19:00|3}}

| team1 = {{fb-rt|KAZ}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{flagicon|UZB}} Lokomotiv Tashkent

| report =

| goals1 =

• Zhaksylykov {{goal|67}}

| goals2 =

• Shulaia {{goal|86}}

| location = Antalya, Turkey

| stadium = Titanic Deluxe Belek Football Center

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| result = D

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| date = 17 February 2025

| time = {{UTZ|17:00|3}}

| team1 = {{fb-rt|KAZ}}

| score = 0–2

| team2 = {{fb|PRK}}

| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2025/02/17/world/friendlies/kazakhstan/korea-dpr/4615543/

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

• Ri Il-song {{Goal|70||90+5}}

| location = Antalya, Turkey

| stadium = Kaya Palazzo Golf Resort

| attendance =

| referee = Atilla Karaoğlan (Turkey)

| result = L

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|date = 19 March 2025

|time = 21:45

|round = Friendly

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CUR}}

|score = 0–2

|report =

|team2 = {{fb|KAZ}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Samorodov {{goal|15}}
• Tagybergen {{goal|36}}

|stadium =

|location = Antalya, Turkey

|referee =

|result = W

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|date = 22 March 2025

|time = 19:45

|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

|team1 = {{fb-rt|WAL}}

|score = 3–1

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044167/

|team2 = {{fb|KAZ}}

|goals1 =

• D. James {{goal|9}}
• B. Davies {{goal|47}}
• Matondo {{goal|90}}

|goals2 =

• Tagybergen {{goal|32|pen.}}

|stadium = Cardiff City Stadium

|location = Cardiff, Wales

|attendance = 32,473

|referee = Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

|result = L

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|date = 25 March 2025

|time = 20:45

|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LIE}}

|score = 0–2

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044184/

|team2 = {{fb|KAZ}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Samorodov {{goal|42}}
• Marochkin {{goal|45}}

|stadium = Rheinpark Stadion

|location = Vaduz, Liechtenstein

|attendance = 1,123

|referee = John Beaton (Scotland)

|result = W

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|location = Minsk, Belarus

|stadium = Dinamo Stadium

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|time = 19:00

|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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|score =

|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044202/

|team2 = {{fb|MKD}}

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|stadium = Astana Arena

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|time = 19:00

|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044216/

|team2 = {{fb|WAL}}

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|time = 20:45

|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044239/

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|time = 19:00

|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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|time = 19:00

|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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{{updated|match played 17 November 2024.}}

The following 32 players were called up for Kazakhstan's 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Wales and Liechtenstein on 22 and 25 March 2025 respectively.{{cite news |title=Final squad for matches against Wales and Liechtenstein |url=https://kff.kz/en/news/26490 |access-date=12 March 2025 |publisher=Kazakhstan Football Federation |date=11 March 2025}}

Caps and goals updated as of 25 March 2025, after the match against {{fb|LIE}}.

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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Stas Pokatilov|age={{bda|1992|12|8|df=y}}|caps=28|goals=0|club=Sabah|clubnat=AZE}}

{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=Mukhammedzhan Seysen|age={{bda|1999|2|14|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Astana|clubnat=KAZ}}

{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=GK|name=Alexander Zarutsky|age={{bda|1993|8|26|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Kairat|clubnat=KAZ}}

{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=Temirlan Anarbekov|age={{bda|2003|10|14|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Kairat|clubnat=KAZ}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=DF|name=Yan Vorogovsky|age={{bda|1996|8|7|df=y}}|caps=51|goals=5|club=Astana|clubnat=KAZ}}

{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=DF|name=Aleksandr Marochkin|age={{bda|1990|7|14|df=y}}|caps=50|goals=1|club=Astana|clubnat=KAZ}}

{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=Nuraly Alip|age={{bda|1999|12|22|df=y}}|caps=40|goals=0|club=Zenit Saint Petersburg|clubnat=RUS}}

{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=Marat Bystrov|age={{bda|1992|6|19|df=y}}|caps=34|goals=0|club=Astana|clubnat=KAZ}}

{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=Yerkin Tapalov|age={{bda|1993|9|3|df=y}}|caps=18|goals=0|club=Kairat|clubnat=KAZ}}

{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=Sultanbek Astanov|age={{bda|1999|3|23|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=Ordabasy|clubnat=KAZ}}

{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=Ular Zhaksybaev|age={{bda|1994|10|20|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Ordabasy|clubnat=KAZ}}

{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=Adilbek Zhumakhanov|age={{bda|2002|12|27|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Elimai|clubnat=KAZ}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Madi Khaseyn|age={{bda|2000|12|17|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Zhenis|clubnat=KAZ}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=Askhat Tagybergen|age={{bda|1990|8|9|df=y}}|caps=61|goals=3|club=Ordabasy|clubnat=KAZ}}

{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name=Ramazan Orazov|age={{bda|1998|1|30|df=y}}|caps=30|goals=1|club=Silkeborg|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=Serikzhan Muzhikov|age={{bda|1989|6|17|df=y}}|caps=27|goals=2|club=Elimai|clubnat=KAZ}}

{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=Georgy Zhukov|age={{bda|1994|11|19|df=y}}||caps=23|goals=0|club=Puszcza Niepołomice|clubnat=POL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=MF|name=Elkhan Astanov|age={{bda|2000|5|21|df=y}}||caps=19|goals=1|club=Astana|clubnat=KAZ}}

{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=MF|name=Islam Chesnokov|age={{bda|1999|11|21|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=2|club=Tobol|clubnat=KAZ}}

{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=MF|name=Galymzhan Kenzhebek|age={{bda|2003|2|12|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Košice|clubnat=SVK}}

{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=Nauryzbek Zhagorov|age={{bda|1998|3|1|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Tobol|clubnat=KAZ}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Dinmukhamed Karaman|age={{bda|2000|6|26|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Zhenis|clubnat=KAZ}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Aliyar Mukhammed|age={{bda|2001|3|20|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Okzhetpes|clubnat=KAZ}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=FW|name=Abat Aymbetov|age={{bda|1995|8|7|df=y}}|caps=45|goals=9|club=Adana Demirspor|clubnat=TUR}}

{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=Maksim Samorodov|age={{bda|2002|6|29|df=y}}|caps=23|goals=4|club=Akhmat Grozny|clubnat=RUS}}

{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=Aybar Zhaksylykov|age={{bda|1997|7|24|df=y}}||caps=15|goals=0|club=Kaisar|clubnat=KAZ}}

{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=FW|name=Dastan Satpaev|age={{bda|2008|8|12|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Kairat|clubnat=KAZ}}

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The following players have also been called up to the Kazakhstan's squad in the last 12 months.

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Dulat Talyspaev|age={{bda|2005|8|23|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=HB Køge|clubnat=DEN|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, 22 March 2025}} ^PRE

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Igor Shatsky|age={{bda|1989|5|11|df=y}}|caps=32|goals=0|club=Shakhter Karagandy|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 17 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Danil Ustimenko|age={{bda|2000|8|8|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Tobol|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|AZE}}, 11 June 2024}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=David Esimbekov|age={{bda|2004|9|11|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Zhetysu|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, 22 March 2025}} ^PRE

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Roman Asrankulov|age={{bda|1999|7|30|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Tobol|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 17 November 2024}} ^INJ

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Askhat Baltabekov|age={{bda|1993|11|6|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Zhenis|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 17 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Alibek Kasym|age={{bda|1998|5|27|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=Aktobe|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 17 November 2024}} ^INJ

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Meyrambek Kalmyrza|age={{bda|2002|12|15|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Tobol|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 17 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Serhiy Malyi|age={{bda|1990|6|5|df=y}}|caps=68|goals=1|club=Ordabasy|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 17 November 2024}} ^PRE

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Lev Skvortsov|age={{bda|2000|2|2|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=Aktobe|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 17 November 2024}} ^PRE

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Temirlan Yerlanov|age={{bda|1993|7|9|df=y}}|caps=20|goals=1|club=Tobol|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|AZE}}, 11 June 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Ruslan Valiullin|age={{bda|1994|9|9|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=2|club=Kyzylzhar|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|AZE}}, 11 June 2024}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Bauyrzhan Islamkhan|age={{bda|1993|2|23|df=y}}|caps=56|goals=4|club=Turan|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 17 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Islambek Kuat|age={{bda|1993|1|12|df=y}}|caps=64|goals=7|club=Zhenis|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 17 November 2024}} ^PRE

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov|age={{bda|1998|4|2|df=y}}|caps=42|goals=14|club=Beşiktaş|clubnat=TUR|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 17 November 2024}} ^INJ

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Aslan Darabayev|age={{bda|1989|1|21|df=y}}|caps=24|goals=1|club=Elimai|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 17 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Abzal Beysebekov|age={{bda|1992|11|30|df=y}}|caps=48|goals=0|club=Astana|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 17 November 2024}} ^PRE

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Aybol Abiken|age={{bda|1996|6|1|df=y}}|caps=16|goals=1|club=Kaisar|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 17 November 2024}} ^PRE

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Andrey Ulshin|age={{bda|2000|4|18|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Kyzylzhar|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 17 November 2024}} ^PRE

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Adilet Sadybekov|age={{bda|2002|5|26|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=1|club=Kairat|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|AZE}}, 11 June 2024}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Artur Shushenachev|age={{bda|1998|4|7|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=Sochi|clubnat=RUS|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, 22 March 2025}} ^PRE

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Oralkhan Omirtayev|age={{bda|1998|7|16|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=2|club=Aktobe|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|WAL}}, 22 March 2025}} ^PRE

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Zhan-Ali Payruz|age={{bda|1999|8|12|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Elimai|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 17 November 2024}} ^PRE

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Ramazan Karimov|age={{bda|1999|7|5|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Astana|clubnat=KAZ|latest=v. {{fb|NOR}}, 17 November 2024}} ^INJ

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^PRE Preliminary squad.

^INJ Injured after call up squad.

^SUS Suspended for the next match.

^WD Player was withdrawn from the roster for non-injury related reasons.

^RET Retired from the national team.

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{{updated|17 November 2024}}{{cite web |title=Kazakhstan |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/country/96/Kazakhstan.html |website=National Football Teams}}

:Players in bold are still active with Kazakhstan.

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