To add to Uzbekistan's qualification

November 15 (Reuters Sports Service) - Uganda made history in their first appearance at the Under-17 World Cup after beating continental rivals Senegal 1-0 in the round of 32 on Saturday.

Morocco, Mali and Burkina Faso from Africa have already qualified for the round of 16 of the tournament, which is being hosted by Qatar until November 27.

Uganda put on a good show in their first appearance at the World Cup, after achieving a hard-fought victory over Senegal to make history in the tournament.

The only goal of the match came from the first real chance through Aboubacar Walusimbi, who unleashed a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, giving Senegal their first goal of the tournament.

Ugandan goalkeeper Idrissa Wabe made several saves against Senegal, most notably when he saved a direct shot from Mignane Ndour.

A penalty and a goal for Senegal were disallowed for offside, while Uganda held on to their lead until the end to secure their qualification for the round of 16.

Uganda will meet their continental rivals Burkina Faso in the round of 16, after Burkina Faso beat Germany 1-0 in the round of 32.

England also qualified for the round of 16 with a 2-0 win over South Korea, while Italy beat the Czech Republic by the same score.

Japan beat South Africa 3-0 to set up a round of 16 meeting with North Korea, who won 2-1 against Venezuela.

Japan's three goals came via Hiroto Asada after two attempts were saved by goalkeeper Luandiso Radebe, but he succeeded on the third attempt to give Japan the deserved lead in the 48th minute.

Minato Yoshida doubled the lead with a well-placed shot after a defensive mix-up before substitute Shota Fujii added a third with a header.

The Tunisian team lost 2-0 to Austria and were eliminated from the tournament, while the European team will meet England in the round of 16.

In the last of the round of 32 matches, Uzbekistan beat Croatia 4-3 on penalties after the match ended 1-1 in regular time, and will meet Italy in the round of 16.

Uzbekistan, the Asian Under-17 champions, took an early lead through a header from Sadriddin Khasanov in the 24th minute, and Croatia equalized with a late goal from Tino Kosanovic nine minutes before the end.

In the penalty shootout, Khasanov scored the decisive penalty for Uzbekistan, securing the Asian team's place in the next round.

The round of 16 matches will begin next Tuesday.

* The following are the Round of 16 matches:

Mexico vs Portugal

Switzerland vs Ireland

Morocco vs Mali

Brazil vs France

Austria vs England

North Korea vs. Japan

Italy vs Uzbekistan

Uganda vs. Burkina Faso

(Press coverage for the Arabic bulletin by Ahmed Al-Khashab)