We have a chance…and Kuwait is a strong team

The coach of the Romanian national football team, Ellario Cosmin, confirmed the team’s readiness to meet Kuwait tomorrow in the third and final round of the group stage of the Arab Cup, which is currently being held in Qatar, stressing the focus on the match and achieving victory, given that the team has a chance to qualify for the next round. He stressed in response to a question about the possibility of his departure from the UAE national team after failing to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, that he hopes to see a strong team, whether with him or without him, with another coach, stressing at the same time that there must be The team must be ready and in the best possible condition for the match.

Cosmin said during the introductory press conference for the match on Monday, “For me, I seek to provide all my experience to the UAE national team, and the national team is more important than me and everything, and I want to see it as a strong team in the future, whether with me or without me.”
He explained, “The team played two matches in a short time, and this is the third match, and we must be ready and in the best possible condition. We have a chance. We hope to be able to win, but we have to wait for what happens in the match between the Jordanian and Egyptian teams.”
He added, “Kuwait is a strong team, and the match with them will not be easy. In such matches, the players will give their best and play in front of about 30 or 40 thousand fans, and this is a good thing to play in such an atmosphere.”
In response to a question about the state of anger in the Emirati sports street after the team missed the opportunity to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, “We are all disappointed, and we have tried to give our best, but sometimes things are not in our hands, but rather depend on other factors, and there are some mistakes and wrong decisions that determine this matter, but I will work to build a base for the team for the next stage.”
Cosmin continued, “Sometimes luck is not on our side, and it is part of the game, and the team has paid the price for some circumstances.”
He explained: “We are working on the recovery of some players, Aladdin Zuhair and Luan Pereira. They will miss tomorrow’s match, and there is another player who will not be able to play in tomorrow’s match, and we have 24 hours to evaluate the situation.”
The national team coach indicated that he is very proud of the national team. They played with Jordan with ten players and did not lose to Egypt, considering that performance does not mean anything without a result.