The national football team of the UAE held training sessions in preparation for the match with Qatar following the draw at the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi in the sixth round of the qualifying stage for the 2026 World Cup.
Bruno Oliveira, Junior Nida, and Kaio Canido may leave in the attack. The national team is preparing Mahmmed Attas, Khalid Al Hashimi, Khuami Qvido, Khalifa Al Hamadi, Zaid Sultan, Khalid Ezdanani, Faris Khalil, and Abdul Idrees.
In the center of the field, Majid Rashid, Yahya Nader, Mackenzie Khant, Mahmmed Abbas, Takhnoun Zuabi, Issam Faiz, Marcus Miloni, Yahya Al Ghasani, Harib Abdulla, Fabio Di Lima, and Fahad Badra may appear.
The main objectives of the coach Paulo Bento and his staff at the moment are to maintain high readiness of the players, work on eliminating mistakes and weaknesses identified in the last match against Kyrgyzstan, which ended in a win for the "whites" with a score of 3:0. It is also important to monitor the physical condition of those players who experienced health issues, such as defender Khalifa Al Hamadi, who had to be replaced on the field due to illness.
The Iranian national team leads the group with 13 points, followed by the Uzbekistan national team with 10 points, while the OAE and Qatar national teams share third place with 7 points each. After the match with Kyrgyzstan, Bento spoke with the players, expressed his satisfaction with the result and the performance of each player, which contributed to a valuable victory.
Currently, there are 26 football players in the national team's lineup, including goalkeeper Khalid Issa, Hamada Al Makbali, Ali Hassayefa, and Adli Mahmmed.
