In his football story, Uzbekistan turned a new page by named the Italian legend Fabio Cannavaro for the head coach of the national team, less than a year before the nation debuted at the FIFA World Championship in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Uzbekistan Football Association confirmed this step on Monday, while Cannavaro entered the team for the first time set up to the largest football scene.
The 52 -year -old, best known for the captain of Italy at the World Cup in 2006, will arrive after a breakthrough qualifying campaign under Timur Capado. Uzbekistani’s first performance at the World Championship is not just a milestone, it is a chance to show that the country’s football story is ready for the main time.
Fabio Cannavaro – head coach of National team Uzbekistan!
Uzbekistan Football Association signed a contract with the Fabio Cannavaro-Sulule specialist, the triple participant of the FIFA World Cup, the 2006 World Champion and one of the best defenders pic.twitter.com/rf1tadjba0– Uzbekistan FA (@Uzbekistan) 6th October 2025
The growing talents will create the spine of the Cannavaro team. The defender of Manchester City Abdukodir Khusanov and Roma forward Eldor Shomurodov, currently in Turkey, bring international table exhibition and give Uzbekistan a combination of youthful energy and experience they can rely on.
Historical qualification
The journey to the World Championship under cadies was smooth, consistent and impressive. Loss just one of the 15 matches and picking up 21 points out of 10 third round games would probably earn their space before FIFA expanded the tournament to 48 teams.
The kadaze side combined the discipline with flair and laid a solid foundation for Cannavaro on which it is built. Now the Uzbek football authorities hope that the Italian experience will change a solid qualification story into something even bigger – a competitive and unforgettable performance on the world scene.
Global Summary Cannavaro
Cannavaro’s Coaching RSum is the same cluster Globe as it gets. After leaving playing in 2011, he began as an assistant at Shabab Al Ahl in UAE and helped the club win home titles. His first main breakthrough came in China with Tianjin Quanjian and in 2016 led them to China League One and promoted to Super League.
Its most important charm came with Guangzhou Evergrande, where two Stints (2014–2015 and 2017–2021) brought the Chinese title Super League and the strong AFC Champions League in 2019. At 211 Matches, Cannavaro gathered 125 victories and strengthened his reputation as one of the most successful foreign coaches of Chinese football. In 2019, he also briefly managed the Chinese national team and had European charms with Benevento, Udines and Dinamo Zagreb, where 14 games lasted before leaving in April 2025.
Joining it in Uzbekistan will be trusted employees in Backroom – assistant coach Eugenia Albarell, fitness coach Francesco Troise and goalkeeper coach Antonio Chimenti – brings stability and professionalism to the team.
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Published:
Debodinna Chakracorty
Published on:
October 7, 2025
