The most expensive teams in the tournament.. Get to know the UAE team, the second competitor to the Egyptian team participating in the Arab Cup
The Egyptian national team participating in the Arab Cup will play its second match in the eleventh edition of the tournament when it faces the UAE national team at 8:30 pm tomorrow, Saturday, at Lusail Stadium in the second round of the third group, which the Jordan national team leads with 3 points, while the “Pharaohs” occupies Second place, equal to the Kuwaiti team, with one point each, and “Al-Abyad” is at the bottom of the team. Ranking table without credit.
In the following lines, we shed light on the UAE national team by reviewing its history in the tournament and a brief overview of its technical director and its most prominent stars, as follows:
– The UAE Federation was established in 1971 and joined the International and Asian Federations in 1974.
– The UAE national team ranks tenth in Asia. And 67th in the world with 1,369.71 points.
– In the first round, the UAE national team lost to its Jordanian counterpart (1 – 2) on Wednesday evening at Al Bayt Stadium, and Bruno de Oliveira scored for them from a Luan Pereira pass.
– The UAE national team tops the list of the most expensive teams in the current edition of the Arab Cup, with a value of up to 39.88 million euros.
– The UAE national team has previously participated twice in the Arab Cup during the two editions. 1998 in Qatar and qualified for the semi-finals before losing to Qatar (1 – 2) in the semi-finals and (1 – 4) to Kuwait in the third place match ' Then he left the quarter-finals in the previous edition in Qatar as well, after qualifying as runner-up in the second group behind the Tunisian national team, then suffering a heavy loss against “Al-Annabi” With a clean score of five, which is his biggest loss throughout his history in the tournament.
– “The White” fought He played 8 matches in the tournament, won 3, did not draw in any match, lost 5 times, scored 9 goals, and had 15 goals. The duo, Mohammed Obaid Hilal and Ali Hassan, share the list of the UAE’s top scorers in the tournament with two goals.
– Romanian Gulf football expert Cosmin Olario (56 years old) has led the team since April 19, 2025, and the team played 8 matches with him, winning 2, drawing 3, losing 3, and scoring 10 goals. It also conceded 10 goals.
– The team’s most prominent star, Hamad Al-Muqbali, goalkeeper of Shabab Al-Ahly Dubai ' Aladdin Zuhair, Al-Wahda’s defender Yahya Nader, Al Ain midfielder Luan Pereira, Sharjah midfielder ' Fabio Lima, Sharjah midfielder 'Ali Saleh, Al Wasl winger' Nicolas Jimenez, Al Wasl’s playmaker Bruno de Oliveira, Al Jazira striker, and Caio Lucas, Sharjah striker.
– The UAE national team qualified for the 1990 World Cup finals in Italy in a distinguished generation that included goalkeeper Mohsen Musabih, the two brothers Ibrahim and Issa Mir, captain Fahd Khamis, Zuhair Bakhit and Adnan Al Taliani. It was the second Gulf team to win this honor after Kuwait.
– On the continent, it finished fourth in the Asian Cup during the 1992 edition in Japan. ’ Then he qualified for the final of the 1996 edition at home as his best achievement in the tournament and lost to the Saudi team on penalties.” Then he finished third in Australia 2015 at the expense of the Iraqi national team and reached the semi-finals in the 2019 edition on home soil.
– In the Arab world, “Al-Abyad” was crowned In the Gulf Cup in the 2007 edition in Abu Dhabi, by defeating the Sultanate of Oman with a goal by the star Ismail Matar, and in the 2013 champion edition in Bahrain, by defeating Iraq with a brace by Omar Abdul Rahman and Ismail Al Hammadi against a goal by Younis Mahmoud ’ It also finished runner-up three times in 1986 in Bahrain, 1988 and 1994 in Saudi Arabia, and 2018 in Kuwait after losing to Oman on penalties.
– The UAE national team failed to reach the finals of the 2026 World Cup directly after coming third in Group A in the third stage behind Iran and Uzbekistan ’ Then it finished second in the fourth stage behind the Qatari team and finally against Iraq in the playoff after a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Abu Dhabi and then a 1-2 loss in the return leg in Basra.
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