United Arab Emirates vs Australia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Four
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Australia will take on Peru next week for a place at the World Cup finals after beating the United Arab Emirates 2-1 in Asia's final eliminator.
Game Information
Venue: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 6,500
Line-Ups
United Arab Emirates
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Khalid Eisa (GK) |
| 4 | Khaled Ebraheim |
| 13 | Mohamad Al-Attas |
| 3 | Walid Abbas |
| 12 | Khalifa Al-Hammadi |
| 21 | Harib Abdalla |
| 14 | Abdulla Hamad Al-Menhali |
| 18 | Abdalla Ramadan |
| 5 | Ali Salmin |
| 11 | Caio Canedo |
| 7 | Ali Mabkhout  |
Australia
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mathew Ryan (GK) |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 8 | Bailey Wright |
| 4 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 20 | Kye Rowles |
| 6 | Martin Boyle |
| 13 | Aaron Mooy |
| 10 | Ajdin Hrustic |
| 22 | Jackson Irvine |
| 19 | Craig Goodwin |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie |
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