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Uzbekistan's national team coach, Fabio Cannavaro, expressed pride in his squad despite their 3-1 loss to Colombia in their World Cup debut. The 2006 World Cup winner with Italy lamented the missed opportunities to secure points at the North American tournament.
"We played a great match, but this is the level of the World Cup. When you make mistakes, you pay for them. We tried to make something happen, so I am proud of my players. Perhaps we deserved more, but that's football," Cannavaro told the media.
He acknowledged that the Uzbek players made some errors against the Colombians. "We tried to take control of the game, but it's not easy to play without the ball against a team like Colombia. We will remember this match at this stadium because it is historic. We are at the World Cup. Today's game was very useful for us. There were quite a few mistakes, and we will work on them," the legendary defender added.
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