This paper addresses the problem of the robust decentralized control for nonlinear interconnected systems with uncertainties. The similar structures of nonlinear interconnected systems are ®rst de®ned. Then, controllers are designed for these systems to solve the problems of robust decentralized output tracking and robust decentralized stabilization via static output feedback. The results obtained in this paper show that the analysis and design of systems can be simpli®ed by using the similar structures of systems. Simulation examples are given to show the e ectiveness of the method.