United Arab Emirates 2-1 Yemen

WC Qualifiers · Asia· 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

United Arab Emirates

3-0-0

Ali Saleh Amro (P) 24'
Sultan Adil Alamiri 72'

Yemen

1-2-3

Abdullah Idrees (OG) 69'

2:1

📍 Al Nahyan Stadium

Timeline

5'
Harwan Al Zubaidi
Ahmed Abdulla Jamil
16'
Zayed Sultan
↓ Ahmed Abdulla Jamil
22'
Ali Saleh Amro1-0
24'
Khalid Hashemi
29'
Majid Rashid
45'
Abdullah Idrees
↓ Khalid Hashemi
45'
Mohamed Abbas
↓ Majid Rashid
45'
45'
Omar Al Dahi
↓ Ahmed Maher
51'
Hamza Al Rimi
Khalifa Al-Hammadi
59'
60'
Ahmed Al Sarori
↓ Hamza Mahrous
Bader Nasser
63'
Tahnoon Al Zaabi
↓ Caio Canedo
63'
69'
Abdullah Idrees1-1
Sultan Adil Alamiri2-1
72'
Fábio Lima
↓ Ali Saleh Amro
80'
82'
Mohammed Abdullah Al Dahi
↓ Abdulwasea Al-Matari
87'
Osama Anbar
↓ Hamza Hanash
90'+4'
Nasser Al-Gahwashi
90'+6'
Osama Anbar

Game leaders

United Arab Emirates

Total ShotsS. Adil1

Match info

Kick-off: Thursday 21 March
Venue: Al Nahyan Stadium · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray
Attendance: 2,948
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

Form

United Arab EmiratesLLDWL

LvsOman1-0
WvsHong Kong3-1
D@Palestine1-1

YemenWLDWL

LvsMongolia2-0
WvsSri Lanka3-0
D@Sri Lanka1-1
LvsBahrain2-0
W@Nepal2-0

Head to head

UAE leads series 1-0

20 Nov 18United Arab Emirates2-0Yemen

20↓Mahrous

19Al-Gahwashi

11↓Al-Matari

17Al Mesmari

12Al-Hammadi

18Abaelaziz Mohammad

4↓Al-Hashemi

21↓Jamil

14Al-Menhali

6↓Al-Mehrzi

7↓Saleh Amro

11↓Canedo

20Al-Ghassani

23Adil

United Arab Emirates4-2-3-1

Substitutes · United Arab Emirates

19Khaled Ebraheim
16Mohamed Abbas↑
15Yahia Nader
2Abdullah Idrees↑
22Khaled Tawhid
13Mohamad Al-Attas
1Ali Khaseif
3Zayed Sultan↑
8Tahnoon Al Zaabi↑
10Fábio Lima↑
5Ali Salmin
9Hazem Mohammad

Substitutes · Yemen

10Mohammed Abdullah Al Dahi↑
7Ahmed Al Sarori↑
5Mohammed Saeed Al-Ghaili
2Radhawan Al Hubaishi
14Ala'a Awshah
9Omar Al Dahi↑
13Mohammed Al Najjar
15Osama Anbar↑
6Rami Al-Wasmani
17Abdul Majeed Sabarah

60'

Substitution, Yemen. Ahmed Al Sarori replaces Hamza Mahrous.

59'

Khalifa Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

51'

Hamza Al Rimi (Yemen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45'

Substitution, Yemen. Omar Al Dahi replaces Ahmed Maher.

45'

Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Mohammed Al Baloushi replaces Majid Rashid.

45'

Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Abdulla Idrees replaces Khalid Al Hashemi.

45'

Second Half begins United Arab Emirates 1, Yemen 0.

45'+4'

First Half ends, United Arab Emirates 1, Yemen 0.

45'

Majid Rashid (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

29'

Khalid Al Hashemi (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

24'

Goal! United Arab Emirates 1, Yemen 0. Ali Saleh (United Arab Emirates) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.

22'

Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Zayed Sultan replaces Ahmad Jamil.

16'

Ahmad Jamil (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Harwan Al Zubaidi (Yemen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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