The Uzbekistan Football Federation has officially announced that due to health issues, national team coach Bora Katanec will not be coaching the two World Cup qualifiers this month. Two assistant coaches will take over temporarily.
The official statement noted that although Katanec was present at the team’s training ground on the local time of October 7, he left the team following medical advice for health reasons. It is worth mentioning that in March this year, when Uzbekistan played against Hong Kong in the World Cup qualifier, Katanec also left the team due to health issues. At that time, the team successfully won both home and away matches against Hong Kong under the leadership of the assistant coaches, advancing to the final round of qualifying.
Currently, in the Asian World Cup qualifiers standings, Uzbekistan has won both of their matches, accumulating 6 points and topping Group A. According to the schedule, the team will host Iran and the United Arab Emirates this month.
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