FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

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United Arab Emirates
  • 4': Fábio Lima
  • 45': Fábio Lima (P)
  • 45'+5': Fábio Lima
  • 56': Fábio Lima (P)
  • 73': Yahya Al Ghassani
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5 - 0
Qatar

    About

    United Arab Emirates are hosting Qatar 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

    • 4': Fábio Lima (United Arab Emirates) Goal at 4'
    • 18': Majid Rashid (United Arab Emirates) Yellow Card at 18'
    • 36': Marcus Meloni (United Arab Emirates) Yellow Card at 36'
    • 38': Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) Yellow Card at 38'
    • 45': Fábio Lima (United Arab Emirates) Penalty - Scored at 45'
    • 45'+5': Fábio Lima (United Arab Emirates) Goal at 50'
    • 45': Homam Ahmed (Qatar) Substitution at 45'
    • 45': Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar) Substitution at 45'
    • 45': Isam Feiz (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 45'
    • 45': Ismail Mohamad (Qatar) Substitution at 45'
    • 45': Mohammed Muntari (Qatar) Substitution at 45'
    • 48': Isam Feiz (United Arab Emirates) Yellow Card at 48'
    • 56': Fábio Lima (United Arab Emirates) Penalty - Scored at 56'
    • 59': Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 59'
    • 60': Almoez Ali (Qatar) Yellow Card at 60'
    • 72': Abdulaziz Hatem (Qatar) Substitution at 72'
    • 73': Tahnoon Al Zaabi (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 73'
    • 73': Yahya Al Ghassani (United Arab Emirates) Goal at 73'
    • 83': Zayed Sultan (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 83'
    • 83': Mackenzie Hunt (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 83'
    • 87': Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar) Yellow Card at 87'
    • 90'+2': Kouame Kouadio (United Arab Emirates) Yellow Card at 92'

    Statistics

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    19 Fouls 21
    3 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 0
    1 Saves 0
    67.9 Possession 32.1
    9 SHOTS 9
    0 ON GOAL 6
    0.0 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 2
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
    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: Al Nahyan Stadium
    Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    Attendance: 13,825

    WCQ - AFC Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Iran 6 +7 16
    2 Uzbekistan 6 +3 13
    3 United Arab Emirates 6 +8 10
    4 Qatar 6 -7 7
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    17 Khalid Eisa (GK)
    5 Kouame Kouadio Yellow Card
    12 Khalifa Al-Hammadi
    14 Marcus Meloni Yellow Card
    19 Khaled Ebraheim
    10 Fábio Lima
    15 Yahia Nader
    6 Majid Rashid Yellow Card
    23 Bruno
    20 Yahya Al Ghassani
    9 Harib Abdalla
    United Arab Emirates Substitutes:
    Junior Ndiaye, Mackenzie Hunt, Isam Feiz, Ali Khaseif, Tahnoon Al Zaabi, Mohamed Abbas, Caio Canedo, Mohamad Al-Attas, Hamad Al Meqebaali, Fahad Badr, Khalid Hashemi, Zayed Sultan.

    QAT Qatar (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    22 Meshaal Barsham (GK)
    16 Boualem Khoukhi Yellow Card
    12 Lucas Mendes
    5 Tarek Salman
    13 Ibrahim Al Hassan
    8 Jassem Abdulsallam
    20 Ahmed Fathi
    4 Mohammed Waad
    23 Abdelrahman Moustafa
    10 Akram Afif
    19 Almoez Ali Yellow Card
    Qatar Substitutes:
    Bassam Al-Rawi, Abdalla Yousif, Mohammed Muntari, Ismail Mohamad, Yusuf Abdurisag, Abdulaziz Hatem, Salah Zakaria, Almahdi Ali Mukhtar, Ahmed Al Ganehi, Marwan Badreldin, Moustafa Tarek, Homam Ahmed.

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