FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

United Arab Emirates vs Bahrain, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

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United Arab Emirates
  • 10': Sultan Adil Alamiri
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1 - 1
Bahrain
  • 4': Mahdi Abduljabbar

About

United Arab Emirates are hosting Bahrain at Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Goal! United Arab Emirates 0, Bahrain 1. Mahdi Abduljabbar (Bahrain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Komail Al Aswad.
  • 10': Goal! United Arab Emirates 1, Bahrain 1. Sultan Adil (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Al Attas.
  • 44': Khalid Al Hashemi (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, United Arab Emirates 1, Bahrain 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins United Arab Emirates 1, Bahrain 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Bahrain. Hamad Al Shamsan replaces Mohamed Adel.
  • 54': Majid Rashid (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Ali Saleh (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Abdulla Hamad replaces Issam Faiz.
  • 57': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Harib Abdalla Suhail replaces Yahya Al Ghassani.
  • 64': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Ali Salmin replaces Majid Rashid.
  • 64': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Zayed Sultan replaces Mubarak Zamah.
  • 82': Substitution, Bahrain. Ismaeel Abdullatif Hassan replaces Mahdi Abduljabbar.
  • 82': Substitution, Bahrain. Mahdi Al Humaidan replaces Jassim Al Shaikh.
  • 82': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Fahad Badr replaces Ali Saleh.
  • 86': Substitution, Bahrain. Ahmed Al Sherooqi replaces Ali Madan.
  • 90'+1': Hamad Al Shamsan (Bahrain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Bahrain. Ibrahim Al Khatal replaces Mohamed Marhoon.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, United Arab Emirates 1, Bahrain 1.
  • 0': Match ends, United Arab Emirates 1, Bahrain 1.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Zabeel Stadium
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 953

WCQ - AFC Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Japan 2 +12 6
2 Saudi Arabia 2 +1 4
3 Bahrain 2 -4 3
4 Indonesia 2 0 2
Full Standings

Line-Ups

UAE United Arab Emirates (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
17 Khalid Eisa (GK)
13 Mohamad Al-Attas
20 Bader Nasser
16 Mubarak Beni Zamah
2 Abdullah Idrees
8 Tahnoon Al Zaabi
6 Majid Rashid Yellow Card
15 Isam Feiz
23 Sultan Adil Alamiri
7 Ali Saleh Amro Yellow Card
10 Yahya Al Ghassani
United Arab Emirates Substitutes:
Ali Salmin, Khalid Hashemi, Mohammad Juma, Hazem Mohammad, Harib Abdalla, Abdulla Hamad Al-Menhali, Abdelrahman Saleh, Khaled Tawhid, Ali Khaseif, Khamis Ahmed Jar Allah Hussain Al Mansoori, Fahad Badr, Zayed Sultan.

BHR Bahrain (4-4-2)

No. Name
22 Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK)
3 Waleed Al-Hayam
2 Sayed Mahdi Baqer
18 Mohammed Adel
4 Sayed Dhiya Saeed
14 Ali Abdula Haram
8 Mohamed Marhoon
19 Komail Al-Aswad
15 Jasim Al-Shaikh
12 Mahdi Abduljabbar
7 Ali Jaafar Madan
Bahrain Substitutes:
Ibrahim Al Khatal, Husain Abdulkarim, Mahdi Al-Humaidan, Abdullah Yusuf, Ismail Abdullatif, Hamed Al-Shamsan, Sayed Mohamed Jaafar, Abdulla Al Khalasi, Ahmed Mohamed, Ahmed Alsherooqi, Moses Atede Jona, Abdulwahab Al-Malood.

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