FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

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United Arab Emirates
  • 24': Ali Saleh Amro (P)
  • 72': Sultan Adil Alamiri
FT
2 - 1
Yemen
  • 69': Abdullah Idrees (OG)

About

United Arab Emirates are hosting Yemen at Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Harwan Al Zubaidi (Yemen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Ahmad Jamil (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Zayed Sultan replaces Ahmad Jamil.
  • 24': Goal! United Arab Emirates 1, Yemen 0. Ali Saleh (United Arab Emirates) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 29': Khalid Al Hashemi (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Majid Rashid (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, United Arab Emirates 1, Yemen 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins United Arab Emirates 1, Yemen 0.
  • 45': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Abdulla Idrees replaces Khalid Al Hashemi.
  • 45': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Mohammed Al Baloushi replaces Majid Rashid.
  • 45': Substitution, Yemen. Omar Al Dahi replaces Ahmed Maher.
  • 51': Hamza Al Rimi (Yemen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Khalifa Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Yemen. Ahmed Al Sarori replaces Hamza Mahrous.
  • 63': Bader Nasser (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Tahnoon Al Zaabi replaces Caio Canedo.
  • 69': Own Goal by Abdulla Idrees, United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates 1, Yemen 1.
  • 72': Goal! United Arab Emirates 2, Yemen 1. Sultan Adil (United Arab Emirates) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tahnoon Al Zaabi.
  • 80': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Fábio Lima replaces Ali Saleh.
  • 82': Substitution, Yemen. Mohammed Al Dahi replaces Abdulwasea Al Matari.
  • 87': Substitution, Yemen. Osama Anbar replaces Hamza Hanash.
  • 90'+4': Nasser Mohammedoh (Yemen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Osama Anbar (Yemen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, United Arab Emirates 2, Yemen 1.
  • 0': Match ends, United Arab Emirates 2, Yemen 1.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Al Nahyan Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 2,948

WCQ - AFC Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Uzbekistan 2 +2 6
2 Iran 2 +2 6
3 United Arab Emirates 2 +1 3
4 North Korea 2 -1 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
17 Khalid Eisa (GK)
12 Khalifa Al-Hammadi Yellow Card
4 Khalid Hashemi Yellow Card
18 Bader Nasser Yellow Card
21 Ahmed Abdulla Jamil Yellow Card
11 Caio Canedo
14 Abdulla Hamad Al-Menhali
6 Majid Rashid Yellow Card
23 Sultan Adil Alamiri
7 Ali Saleh Amro
20 Yahya Al Ghassani
United Arab Emirates Substitutes:
Khaled Ebraheim, Mohamed Abbas, Yahia Nader, Abdullah Idrees, Khaled Tawhid, Mohamad Al-Attas, Ali Khaseif, Zayed Sultan, Tahnoon Al Zaabi, Fábio Lima, Ali Salmin, Hazem Mohammad.

YEM Yemen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Abdullah Al Sadi (GK)
3 Harwan Al Zubaidi Yellow Card
4 Hamza Al Rimi Yellow Card
21 Ahmed Al Wajih
16 Al Khader Al Douh
19 Nasser Al-Gahwashi Yellow Card
8 Anes Al Maari
18 Hamza Hanash
12 Ahmed Maher
11 Abdulwasea Al-Matari
20 Hamza Mahrous
Yemen Substitutes:
Mohammed Abdullah Al Dahi, Ahmed Al Sarori, Mohammed Saeed Al-Ghaili, Radhawan Al Hubaishi, Ala'a Awshah, Omar Al Dahi, Mohammed Al Najjar, Osama Anbar, Rami Al-Wasmani, Abdul Majeed Sabarah, Ali Abbas, Mohammed Aman Fateh Khairalah.

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