United Arab Emirates vs Argentina, 2022 International Friendly
· International Friendly
FT
0 - 5
0 - 5
- 17': Julián Álvarez
- 25': Ángel Di María
- 36': Ángel Di María
- 44': Lionel Messi
- 60': Joaquín Correa
Messi, Di Maria score as Argentina rout UAE in World Cup warmup
Argentina warmed up for the World Cup with a 5-0 hammering of the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Abdalla Ramadan (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).
- 7': Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Argentina).
- 7': Corner, United Arab Emirates. Conceded by Juan Foyth.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Harib Abdalla Suhail (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Mabkhout.
- 12': Corner, United Arab Emirates. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
- 17': Goal! United Arab Emirates 0, Argentina 1. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a fast break.
- 19': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Khalifa Al Hammadi.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
- 21': Foul by Juan Foyth (Argentina).
- 21': Harib Abdalla Suhail (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 24': Foul by Lionel Messi (Argentina).
- 24': Harib Abdalla Suhail (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Goal! United Arab Emirates 0, Argentina 2. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross.
- 27': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Harib Abdalla Suhail.
- 28': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 28': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Abdalla Ramadan.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 30': Foul by Khaled Ebraheim (United Arab Emirates).
- 30': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 32': Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Argentina).
- 33': Foul by Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates).
- 33': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Goal! United Arab Emirates 0, Argentina 3. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 38': Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
- 43': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
- 44': Goal! United Arab Emirates 0, Argentina 4. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 45': Foul by Al Hussain Saleh (United Arab Emirates).
- 45': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a cross.
- 45'+1': Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, United Arab Emirates 0, Argentina 4.
- 45': Second Half begins United Arab Emirates 0, Argentina 4.
- 45': Substitution, Argentina. Germán Pezzella replaces Nicolás Otamendi.
- 45': Substitution, Argentina. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
- 45': Substitution, Argentina. Joaquín Correa replaces Marcos Acuña.
- 45': Substitution, Argentina. Nahuel Molina replaces Ángel Di María.
- 45': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Fábio Lima replaces Ali Mabkhout.
- 45': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Majid Rashid replaces Ali Salmin.
- 48': Harib Abdalla Suhail (United Arab Emirates) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Abdalla Ramadan.
- 49': Attempt saved. Abdalla Ramadan (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 50': Foul by Juan Foyth (Argentina).
- 50': Harib Abdalla Suhail (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Joaquín Correa (Argentina).
- 51': Fábio Lima (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Substitution, Argentina. Enzo Fernández replaces Julián Álvarez.
- 57': Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Argentina).
- 57': Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Foul by Joaquín Correa (Argentina).
- 58': Majid Rashid (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Goal! United Arab Emirates 0, Argentina 5. Joaquín Correa (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
- 62': Attempt missed. Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Khaled Ebraheim.
- 64': Offside, Argentina. Enzo Fernández tries a through ball, but Nahuel Molina is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Ahmed Jamil replaces Al Hussain Saleh.
- 65': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Majed Hassan replaces Abdulla Hamad.
- 67': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Fábio Lima.
- 69': Attempt missed. Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed Jamil.
- 72': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.
- 72': Foul by Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates).
- 72': Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Khaled Ebraheim.
- 75': Substitution, Argentina. Guido Rodríguez replaces Leandro Paredes.
- 77': Foul by Majed Hassan (United Arab Emirates).
- 77': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Majed Hassan (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Abdulaziz Hussain replaces Khaled Ebraheim.
- 77': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Ali Saleh replaces Harib Abdalla Suhail.
- 78': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 81': Attempt saved. Ali Saleh (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Majed Hassan with a through ball.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Saleh.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Majid Rashid (United Arab Emirates) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdulaziz Hussain.
- 82': Corner, United Arab Emirates. Conceded by Juan Foyth.
- 82': Attempt missed. Khalifa Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Abdulaziz Hussain following a corner.
- 86': Ali Saleh (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Juan Foyth (Argentina).
- 89': Abdulaziz Hussain (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina).
- 89': Ali Saleh (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina).
- 90'+1': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Majed Hassan.
- 90'+1': Ahmed Jamil (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina).
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, United Arab Emirates 0, Argentina 5.
- 0': Match ends, United Arab Emirates 0, Argentina 5.
Statistics
 ARG |
UAE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 59 | Possession | 41 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 625 | Accurate Passes | 415 |
| 678 | Passes | 472 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 13 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 19 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 6 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Venue: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Line-Ups
United Arab Emirates (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Khalid Eisa (GK) |
| 12 | Khalifa Al-Hammadi |
| 4 | Shahin Abdulrahman |
| 16 | Alhusain Saleh Eisa Ali |
| 19 | Khaled Ebraheim |
| 18 | Abdalla Ramadan |
| 14 | Abdulla Hamad Al-Menhali |
| 5 | Ali Salmin |
| 21 | Harib Abdalla |
| 11 | Caio Canedo |
| 7 | Ali Mabkhout |
Argentina (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 25 | Lisandro Martínez  |
| 19 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 8 | Marcos Acuña |
| 2 | Juan Foyth |
| 7 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 5 | Leandro Paredes |
| 20 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
| 9 | Julián Álvarez |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
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