The defender’s debut will take the number of nations represented in the competition, since its rebranding in 1992, to 126 and Uzbekistan will be the 19th with just a single player. 106 of those nations have had goalscorers.

Manchester City's new signing Abdukodir Khusanov has become the first player from Uzbekistan to sign for a Premier League club, but what impact will he have? The defender signed from French side Lens on a four-and-a-half-year deal for a fee believed to be £33.6m plus add-ons.