US EditionFabio Cannavaro to Coach Uzbekistan at Its First World Cup Appearance
- Uzbekistan has appointed Fabio Cannavaro as the national team coach ahead of its first World Cup appearance next year, according to the Uzbekistan football association.
- Cannavaro takes over immediately after Uzbekistan qualified for the 2026 World Cup under local coach Timur Kapadze in June.
- Before hiring Cannavaro, Uzbekistan considered Joachim Löw and Paulo Bento for the coaching position, as reported in various sources.
- Uzbekistan will debut in the World Cup hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, featuring players like Abdukodir Khusanov and Eldor Shomurodov.
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Uzbekistan, which was excellently led by a Slovenian expert until health problems, will appear at the World Cup for the first time under the leadership of the Italian.
The Italian Fabio Cannavaro is supposed to make Uzbekistan's national team World Cup fit. The world champion of 2006 will now act as team leader, as the Uzbek football association announced on Monday. Cannavaro (52) takes over the position of Timur Kapadze, under which the Central Asians qualified for a World Cup final in June for the first time. Cannavaro was head coach of Dinamo Zagreb until April, but worked for Croatia's top club only just u…
The 52-year-old Cannavaro replaces Timur Kapandze, who led Uzbekistan to qualification.
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