United Arab Emirates vs Qatar - prediction, team news, lineups

United Arab Emirates and Qatar quadrate disconnected connected Wednesday evening having already progressed done to the Gulf Cup semi-finals.

However, owed to their superior extremity difference, UAE cognize that a gully volition beryllium capable to unafraid apical spot successful Group B.

Match preview

Having managed to pull erstwhile Croatia brag Zlatko Dalic to their managerial role, United Arab Emirates had intelligibly pulled disconnected a large coup up of trying to beforehand retired of the radical stages of this contention for the archetypal clip since 2017-18, erstwhile they finished arsenic runners-up.

Two games aboriginal and UAE tin already look guardant to a semi-final tie, a effect of scoring 7 goals successful wins implicit Yemen and Bahrain.

Facing Yemen was the perfect opener for Dalic, yet being 4 goals successful beforehand by the 51st infinitesimal was a existent connection of intent.

The 3 goals versus Bahrain were dispersed crossed the contest, but keeping back-to-back cleanable sheets and having 5 antithetic scorers crossed their opening double-header tin lone capable Dalic with confidence.

Although UAE person a coagulated caller grounds against Qatar, they person failed to flooded 1 of their fierce rivals successful their past 2 contests.

Qatar prevailed by a 2-1 scoreline successful their astir caller fixture backmost successful October 2025, and they person since participated astatine the 2026 World Cup.

An historical 1-1 gully was earned against Switzerland during that tournament, but elimination came aft a 6-0 decision to Canada and 3-1 reverse astatine the hands of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Despite that disappointment, Julen Lopetegui has remained successful the dugout, the Spaniard being contented with the wins and cleanable sheets that person followed against Bahrain (2-0) and Yemen (1-0) successful this competition.

Nevertheless, unit remains connected the erstwhile Real Madrid and Wolverhampton Wanderers boss, with Qatar having not reached the last of this contention since they lifted the trophy successful 2014.

United Arab Emirates signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Ali Salah and Guilherme Bala person enactment themselves into contention for a starting accidental for UAE having scored arsenic substitutes against Bahrain.

One of the brace could regenerate Yuri Cesar, who was withdrawn astatine fractional clip of that contest, but the remainder of the squad whitethorn enactment the aforesaid arsenic Dalic targets apical spot and perchance avoiding Saudi Arabia successful the semi-finals.

Meanwhile, Ahmed Fathi is disposable for Qatar, with the midfielder having served a one-match prohibition for being sent disconnected against Bahrain successful his team's opening fixture.

With Issa Laye suffering an aboriginal wounded against Yemen, Fathi could beryllium restored to the motor country arsenic a consecutive alternative.

Edmilson Junior whitethorn besides get the motion implicit Hashim Ali connected 1 of the flanks having replaced him astatine the interruption successful the erstwhile game.

United Arab Emirates imaginable starting lineup:

Eisa; Meloni, Pimenta, Ala Zhir, Amaral; Faiz, Coulibaly; Bala, Gimenez, Akonnor; Camara

Qatar imaginable starting lineup:

Abunada; Al-Oui, Miguel, Khoukhi, Al-Amin; Boudiaf, Fathi, Al-Haydos; Edmilson, Abdurisag, Afif

We say: United Arab Emirates 1-2 Qatar

While the UAE beryllium apical of the radical with a world-class manager astatine the helm, we cannot disregard that Qatar person mixed it successful amended institution successful caller years. With that successful mind, we are backing the 2026 World Cup participants to amusement their superior prime and acquisition successful cardinal moments of this contention to seal a hard-fought victory. 

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