The attention of the Asian football fans turn to the expected confrontation between the UAE and Qatar teams, within the Asian Attaché qualified for the 2026 World Cup finals, in a meeting with a special competitive nature between the Gulf neighborhoods, amid an open struggle for the direct qualification card.
What is the status of the two teams in the Asia qualifying supplement for the 2026 World Cup?
The draw for the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup resulted in the Emirates team in the first group alongside the “host” national team and the Sultanate of Oman, while the second group included Saudi teams, Iraq and Indonesia.
The leader of each group qualifies directly to the World Cup, while the second place will play a decisive match, which the winner qualifies for the global attaché.
The UAE team begins its career against Amman on Saturday, October 11, in the Qatari capital, Doha, before Qatar will meet on the same stadium on Tuesday 14 of the same month.
How does each team excel in the history of confrontations?
The competition between the UAE and Qatar over the past years witnessed 36 confrontations in various championships, and history tends to have a relative equal with a simple preference for Qatar, which won 14 games, compared to 12 wins for the Emirates, while 10 confrontations ended in a draw.
The UAE white scored 45 goals, while Al -Annabi scored 48 goals, the last of which was in the 2024 Gulf Cup, which ended in a draw.
What is the history of confrontations between the Emirates and Qatar in the World Cup qualifiers?
The qualifiers for the World Cup is a favorite square for the UAE team when confronting Qatar, as the two teams met 5 times in these qualifiers, and the predominance was clear to the white:
• Emirates: won 3 games
• Qatar: Win once
• Tie: One match
• Number of goals: The UAE scored 11 goals, compared to only 5 goals for Al -Annabi
What happened in the last two encounters between the two teams in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers?
In the third stage of the qualifiers, the lottery took the UAE and Qatar within one group with Iran, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
• The first match was held in Doha, and Al-Abyad won 3-1, and the fighter of Abdullah, Khaled Ibrahim and Ali Saleh scored, while the difference was reduced by Ibrahim Al-Hassan in favor of Qatar.
• The second match was in Abu Dhabi, and witnessed the largest Emirati victory over Qatar in the qualifiers, as it ended 5-0 in favor of the Emirates, and Fabio Lima scored “Super Hattrick”, along with the goal of Yahya Al-Ghassani.
How does the UAE’s chances look like a decisive October meeting?
The UAE team, led by Romanian coach Cosmin Olaario, is facing Qatar with high confidence, based on historical excellence in the World Cup qualifiers, and his strong performance in the last direct confrontation. On the other hand, the Qatar national team is seeking to exploit the land and the public to correct the path and ensure the crossing to the World Cup for the second time in a row.
