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

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Match Timeline

13': Abbosbek Fayzullaev (Uzbekistan) Substitution at 13'
55': Khusniddin Alikulov (Uzbekistan) Yellow Card at 55'
62': Yahya Al Ghassani (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 62'
65': Sherzod Nasrullaev (Uzbekistan) Substitution at 65'
74': Caio (United Arab Emirates) Yellow Card at 74'
76': Harib Abdalla (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 76'
77': Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 77'
86': Abdurauf Buriev (Uzbekistan) Substitution at 86'
86': Hojimat Erkinov (Uzbekistan) Substitution at 86'
86': Yahia Nader (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 86'
87': Bruno (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 87'

Statistics

UZB		UAE
13	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	2
6	Saves	0
38.6	Possession	61.4
4	SHOTS	10
0	ON GOAL	6
0.0	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
17	Khalid Eisa (GK)
4	Kouame Kouadio
3	Lucas Pimenta Peres Lopes
16	Marcus Vinicius Barbosa 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 Abaelaziz Mohammad, Abdelrahman Saleh Khamis, Bruno Conçeicão De Oliveira, Yahia Nader, Yahya Al-Ghassani, Sasa Ivkovic, Hamad Abdulla Mohamed Salem 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	Rustamjon 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, Umarbek Eshmurodov, Sherzod Nasrullaev, Abbosbek Fayzullaev, Abduvohid Nematov, Abdurauf Buriev, Abdulla Abdullaev, Igor Sergeev, Jamshid Iskanderov.

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