The United Arab Emirates national team is the guest of its Iraq rival at the King Fahad International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of the ninth round of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup.
The match was to be played at the Al-Madinah International Stadium in Baghdad, and FIFA announced the decision to change the venue for security reasons.
The United Arab Emirates need only one point against Iraq to secure third place in the first group and qualify for the second round of the 2022 World Cup Asian qualifying round against third-placed Australia, where the winner qualifies. For the World Cup, he faces fifth in the South American qualifying rounds.
The United Arab Emirates national team are currently third in Group A with 9 points from 8 matches with 9 wins, 2 draws, 3 defeats, 6 goals and 6 goals. 5 draws compared to 3 defeats in the eighth game.
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The first match between the United Arab Emirates and Iraq last October reached a climax, with Kayo Kanedo advancing to the UAE in the first half, but things got complicated in the last quarter of the match, with Iraq drawing level with a friendly. With a goal from UAE defender Mohamed Al Attas, his team made a mistake, then Ayman Hussein advanced to the final minute towards Iraq, with Ali Mbkout equalizing for Emirates in extra time.
The competition will be broadcast on several TV channels, in particular: “Dubai Sport 1 HD”, “Bean Sport 1 HD”, “Abu Dhabi Sport 1”, “Al Arabia Sport”, “Al Qas 5 HD” and “Saudi Sports” 6 HD.
You can watch the UAE and Iraq matches in the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup live on the official website of the Abu Dhabi Sports Channel (Here)
Date of United Arab Emirates and Iraq match in Asian qualifying round for 2022 World Cup
The match will take place at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at 21:00 United Arab Emirates, 20:00 Mecca, 19:00 Egyptian and Jordanian time, and 18:00 Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria.
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