The Football Association of Uzbekistan has announced the composition of the national team of 26 players participating in the World Cup. Jaloliddinov, Rahmonaliyev, Temirov and Ziyanov were dropped from the squad.
The Football Association of Uzbekistan has announced the composition of the national team consisting of 26 players participating in the World Cup.
Umarali Rahmonaliyev, Jasur Jaloliddinov, Ruslan Ziyanov and Sherzod Temirov, who were included in the squad that Cannavaro took to the training camp (all front line representatives), did not make the final list.
Three goalkeepers, ten defenders, ten midfielders and three strikers were included in the final squad.
Goalkeepers: O’tkir Yusupov, Abduvahid Nematov, Botirali Ergashev.
Defenders: Abduqadir Husanov, Hojiakbar Alijanov, Farrukh Sayfiyev, Rustam Ashurmatov, Umar Eshmurodov, Sherzod Nasrullayev, Abdulla Abdullayev, Avazbek Olmasaliyev, Jahangir Orozov, Behruz Karimov.
Midfielders: Akmal Mozgovoy, Otabek Shukurov, Jamshid Iskanderov, Odil Hamrobekov, Jaloliddin Masharipov, Oston Orunov, Dostonbek Hamdamov, Aziz Ganiyev, Abbasbek Faizullayev, Sherzod Esanov.
Attackers: Eldor Shomurodov, Igor Sergeyev, Azizbek Omonov.
It should be noted that Fabio Cannavaro’s team lost 0:2 in a friendly match against the hosts in Canada on June 1, ending their 6-game unbeaten streak. The next friendly match will be held on June 8 in New York against the Netherlands national team.
The national team will play its first match at the World Cup on June 18 at 8:00 a.m. Tashkent time in Mexico City against Colombia. The next opponents will be the teams of Portugal and DR Congo.
