A golden experience for the national team in front of the “Gulf Champion” today

The national football team is playing at 08:15 pm today, at the Zabeel Stadium in Al -Wasl Club in Dubai, a strong friendly Gulf confrontation against its Bahraini counterpart, “the Gulf Cup champion”, during the last version, in the last “rehearsal” before playing its matches against the Amman and Qatar national teams, in October, within the eligible eligibility to the 2026 World Cup.

Al -Abyad will conclude tomorrow, its current internal camp in Dubai, which he started on August 25, during which he has gone on daily training at the Dubai Police Officers Club stadium.

The last meeting of the UAE and Bahrain teams in June 2024 was among the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, and ended in a 1-1 draw.

The match is a golden opportunity for the coach, Romanian Olario Cosmin, to test the appropriate style of play and the squad that Oman and Qatar will face, as well as standing on the readiness of his players from all aspects, technical, physical and mental.

The match is the last friendly experience of the national team, at a time when Cosmin is keen to address the mistakes and defensive gaps revealed by the team’s last match against Syria, which ended in its interest 3-1.

Cosmin confirmed during a press statement after a Syrian match, that he will play today’s match against Bahrain with a different squad from the one in which he played a Syrian match, to provide the opportunity for the largest number of players to participate, with the aim of standing at their technical levels, and the extent of their physical, technical and mental readiness.

According to the program developed by the technical staff, the team will return to the gathering again on the second of next October, during an internal camp within the last stage of the preparation program for the World Cup, but without playing any friendly match until the date of the Amman and Qatar matches on October 11 and 14, respectively.

The confrontations between the UAE and Bahrain teams are always characterized by clubs, strength and excitement, whether friendly or official.

On the other hand, the Bahraini team is also preparing for the upcoming entitlements, as it finally fought a strong friendly experience against its Qatari counterpart in Doha, which ended in a 2-2 draw.

• The team will return to the gathering, on the second of October, during an internal camp within the last stage of the preparation program.

• Al -Abyad will face Oman and Qatar in the decisive attachment to reach the World Cup, on October 11 and 14, respectively.