United Arab Emirates vs Uzbekistan, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

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Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Al Nahyan Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 9,820

WCQ - AFC Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Qatar	2	+1	4
2	United Arab Emirates	2	0	3
3	Oman	2	-1	1

Full Table

Line-Ups

United Arab Emirates (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
17	Khalid Eisa Al Mesmari (GK)
4	Kouame Autonne
3	Lucas Pimenta
16	Marcus Meloni
19	Khaled Ebraheim
10	Fábio Lima
6	Abdalla Ramadan Bekheet
8	Majed Hassan
18	Caio
7	Ali Saleh Amro
21	Luan Pereira

United Arab Emirates Substitutes:

Bader Nasser, Abdelrahman Saleh, Bruno, Yahia Nader, Yahya Al-Ghassani, Sasa Ivkovic, Hamad Al Meqebaali, Mohammad Abdulbasit Al-Abdullah, Ali Khaseif Housani, Caio Canedo, Harib Abdalla Al-Maazmi, Khalifa Al-Hammadi.

Uzbekistan (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Utkir Yusupov (GK)
2	Abdukodir Khusanov
5	Rustam Ashurmatov
23	Khusniddin Alikulov
7	Otabek Shukurov
9	Odiljon Xamrobekov
4	Farrukh Sayfiev
3	Khojiakbar Alijonov
14	Eldor Shomurodov
10	Jaloliddin Masharipov
11	Oston Urunov

Uzbekistan Substitutes:

Hojimat Erkinov, Botirali Ergashev, Akmal Mozgovoy, Azizbek Turgunboev, Umar Eshmurodov, Sherzod Nasrullaev, Abbosbek Fayzullaev, Abduvohid Nematov, Abdurauf Buriev, Abdulla Abdullaev, Igor Sergeev, Jamshid Iskanderov.

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