Today at 20:15 at the Mohammadi stadium, the national football team of "Al-Jazira" will play an important match against the national team of Kyrgyzstan. The match is the fifth game in the qualifying tournament for the 2026 World Cup and may affect our team's chances in the competition for the tournament spot.
This is a new test for the national team and its coach Paulo Bento on the path to recovery after recent unsuccessful results. At this moment, the team is in third place in the group with four points and must win to keep their qualification chances alive.
At the current moment, the Iranian national team is leading the group with 10 points, taking the first position. The second place belongs to the Uzbekistan team. Qatar and the DPRK occupy the fourth and fifth places, respectively. The OAE team is currently at the bottom.
During the matches, North Korea will meet with the Iranian team, while Uzbekistan will face Qatar. For the OAE, the match against Kyrgyzstan is an opportunity to return to the winning track and show themselves in a new light after previous results.
Although the national team started the qualifying phase with a victory over Qatar, after that, they have faced several defeats. Preparation for the match against Kyrgyzstan took place in an atmosphere of tactical change and a practice session at New York University.
OAE coach Paulo Bento is counting on the support of his players and aims to motivate them for victory. In absolute terms, OAE needs to collect three points to continue the fight for a place in the World Cup.
In the previous match against Kyrgyzstan, the national team of OAE expects full restraint from all players. The team will be without Abdulla Hamad, who received a red card in the previous match, as well as player Ali Saleh due to injury.
The Kyrgyz national team, under the guidance of coach Maxim Lunyev, also conducted preparatory activities before the match. At this moment, they occupy fifth place, having gained 3 points after winning against North Korea.
The match against Kyrgyzstan will be an important step for OAE in trying to improve their position in the qualifying round.
