UAE vs Bahrain 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

United Arab Emirates

10': Sultan Adil Alamiri

FT
1 - 1

Bahrain

4': Mahdi Abduljabbar

Introduction

United Arab Emirates are hosting Bahrain at Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

4': Goal! United Arab Emirates 0, Bahrain 1. Mahdi Abduljabbar (Bahrain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Komail Al Aswad.
10': Goal! United Arab Emirates 1, Bahrain 1. Sultan Adil (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Al Attas.
44': Khalid Al Hashemi (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Bahrain. Hamad Al Shamsan replaces Mohamed Adel.
54': Majid Rashid (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Ali Saleh (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Abdulla Hamad replaces Issam Faiz.
57': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Harib Abdalla Suhail replaces Yahya Al Ghassani.
64': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Ali Salmin replaces Majid Rashid.
64': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Zayed Sultan replaces Mubarak Zamah.
82': Substitution, Bahrain. Mahdi Al Humaidan replaces Jassim Al Shaikh.
82': Substitution, Bahrain. Ismaeel Abdullatif Hassan replaces Mahdi Abduljabbar.
82': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Fahad Badr replaces Ali Saleh.
86': Substitution, Bahrain. Ahmed Al Sherooqi replaces Ali Madan.
90'+1': Hamad Al Shamsan (Bahrain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Substitution, Bahrain. Ibrahim Al Khatal replaces Mohamed Marhoon.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Zabeel Stadium
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 953

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

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Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
17	Khalid Eisa (GK)
13	Mohamad Al-Attas
20	Bader Nasser
16	Mubarak Beni Zamah
2	Abdullah Idrees
8	Tahnoon Al Zaabi
6	Majid Rashid
15	Isam Feiz
23	Sultan Adil Alamiri
7	Ali Saleh Amro
10	Yahya Al Ghassani

Substitutes:

Ali Salmin, Khalid Hashemi, Mohammad Juma, Hazem Mohammad, Harib Abdalla, Abdulla Hamad Al-Menhali, Abdelrahman Saleh, Khaled Tawhid, Ali Khaseif, Khamis Ahmed Jar Allah Hussain Al Mansoori, Fahad Badr, Zayed Sultan.

Bahrain (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK)
3	Waleed Al-Hayam
2	Sayed Mahdi Baqer
18	Mohammed Adel
4	Sayed Dhiya Saeed
14	Ali Abdula Haram
8	Mohamed Marhoon
19	Komail Al-Aswad
15	Jasim Al-Shaikh
12	Mahdi Abduljabbar
7	Ali Jaafar Madan

Substitutes:

Ibrahim Al Khatal, Husain Abdulkarim, Mahdi Al-Humaidan, Abdullah Yusuf, Ismail Abdullatif, Hamed Al-Shamsan, Sayed Mohamed Jaafar, Abdulla Al Khalasi, Ammar Mohamed, Ahmed Alsherooqi, Moses Atede Jona, Abdulwahab Al-Malood.

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