The National Team of the UAE has strengthened its chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, achieving a prestigious victory over the national team of Kyrgyzstan with a score of 3:0 at the Muhammad bin Zayed Stadium. This match took place within the framework of the fifth round of the qualifying stage for the 2026 World Cup in Asia.
The "whites" team has now gathered seven points, trailing by three points behind the Uzbek national team, which is in second place with ten points. At the same time, the Uzbeks suffered a defeat from Qatar with a score of 2:3. Iran continues to lead in the group, accumulating 13 points after a victory over KND (3:2), while Kyrgyzstan has three points and North Korea has two.
The national team went into the match against Kyrgyzstan with a single goal - to win after the defeat from Uzbekistan and a draw with KND. The first goal of the "whites" was scored in the 15th minute due to a mistake by the guest defender. This goal became a stimulus for the players to strengthen their superiority. Thus, in the 35th minute, Marcus Vinicius struck from outside the penalty area, and the guests' goalkeeper could not cope with the powerful shot.
When the Kyrgyz national team tried to attack, Harib scored the second goal for the team and completed his hat-trick in the 89th minute. It should be noted that in the next round, the UAE national team will face the Qatari national team at Al Nahyan Stadium. The current standings of the teams in Group A are as follows: - Iran - 13 points - Uzbekistan - 10 points - UAE - 7 points - Qatar - 7 points - Kyrgyzstan - 3 points - KND - 2 points
In the next round, the UAE national team will play against the Qatari national team at Al Nahyan Stadium.
