"Most of their squad plays their football in the country, with a few exceptions, including Abdukodir Khusanov who plays for Manchester City in the Premier League. Treat yourself to your favourite World Cup 2026 shirt They have a big name manager in the shape of Fabio Cannavaro, and will be hoping his World Cup-winning experience with Italy will inspire their side 20 years on."
"They have a big name manager in the shape of Fabio Cannavaro, and will be hoping his World Cup-winning experience with Italy will inspire their side 20 years on. His performance against Germany in that tournament is ranked at no.33 in FourFourTwo's list of the greatest individual performances of all time. Their qualification for the 2026 World Cup saw them become the first central Asian team to qualify for the tournament as well as the third former Soviet Union state after Russia and Ukraine."
Uzbekistan qualified for the 2026 World Cup as the nation’s first-ever side to reach the tournament, losing only once across two qualification rounds and advancing comfortably in the third round. The team will participate in the second FIFA series in 2026 and will host part of that event ahead of the World Cup. Uzbekistan will debut at the World Cup as an independent nation after previously being part of the Soviet Union. Most squad members play domestically, with exceptions such as Abdukodir Khusanov at Manchester City. Fabio Cannavaro serves as manager, bringing World Cup-winning experience; his 2006 performance against Germany is ranked no.33 by FourFourTwo. Uzbekistan is the first Central Asian qualifier and the third former Soviet state to reach the tournament, after Russia and Ukraine.
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