FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Qatar vs United Arab Emirates, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
  • 38': Ibrahim Al Hassan
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1 - 3
  • 68': Harib Abdalla
  • 80': Khaled Ebraheim
  • 90'+4': Ali Saleh Amro

About

Qatar are hosting United Arab Emirates at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

  • 25': Kouame Kouadio (United Arab Emirates) Yellow Card at 25'
  • 38': Ibrahim Al Hassan (Qatar) Goal at 38'
  • 44': Yahya Al Ghassani (United Arab Emirates) Yellow Card at 44'
  • 52': Tarek Salman (Qatar) Yellow Card at 52'
  • 62': Abdulaziz Hatem (Qatar) Substitution at 62'
  • 65': Meshaal Barsham (Qatar) Yellow Card at 65'
  • 68': Harib Abdalla (United Arab Emirates) Goal at 68'
  • 75': Ali Saleh Amro (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 75'
  • 76': Karim Boudiaf (Qatar) Substitution at 76'
  • 77': Homam Ahmed (Qatar) Substitution at 77'
  • 80': Khaled Ebraheim (United Arab Emirates) Goal at 80'
  • 82': Abdelrahman Moustafa (Qatar) Substitution at 82'
  • 84': Khalid Eisa (United Arab Emirates) Yellow Card at 84'
  • 88': Mackenzie Hunt (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 88'
  • 90'+3': Mohamed Abbas (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 93'
  • 90'+4': Ali Saleh Amro (United Arab Emirates) Goal at 94'

Statistics

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8 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 9
0 Saves 0
30.8 Possession 69.2
9 SHOTS 8
4 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
1 Blocked Shots 1
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Location: Al Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 33,952

WCQ - AFC Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Iran 4 +5 10
2 Uzbekistan 4 +3 10
3 United Arab Emirates 4 0 4
4 Qatar 4 -3 4
Full Standings

Line-Ups

QAT Qatar (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
22 Meshaal Barsham (GK) Yellow Card
5 Tarek Salman Yellow Card
3 Lucas Mendes
2 Ró-Ró
13 Ibrahim Al Hassan
8 Jassem Abdulsallam
20 Ahmed Fathi
4 Mohammed Waad
17 Ismail Mohamad
19 Almoez Ali
10 Akram Afif

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

No. Name
17 Khalid Eisa (GK) Yellow Card
4 Kouame Kouadio Yellow Card
12 Khalifa Al-Hammadi
2 Abdullah Idrees
19 Khaled Ebraheim
15 Yahia Nader
14 Abdulla Hamad Al-Menhali
20 Yahya Al Ghassani Yellow Card
9 Harib Abdalla
11 Caio Canedo
8 Tahnoon Al Zaabi

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