Fabio Cannavaro made his debut at the World Championships as head coach of the Uzbekistan team.

Uzbekistan - Colombia 1:3 Video of goals and review of match 18. 06. 2026 According to Opta, the 52-nation Italian repeats the achievements of Franz Beckenbauer, Oleg Blokhin and Marco van Basten. Cannavaro became the fourth specialist in the history of the world championship to have previously been awarded the Ballon d'Or.

Beckenbauer was recruited by the national team in 1986 (defeating Argentina in the final) and 1990 (defeating Argentina in the final). Blokhin reached the quarterfinals of the playoffs with the national team of Ukraine, as well as van Basten - 1/8 with the national team of the Netherlands.

Cannavaro won the Ballon d'Or in 2006, having also won the World Cup with the Italian national team..

Guess what, the attacker of the Turkish Basakshekhir was responsible for the Uzbek goals in the emergency.