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Match ends. United Arab Emirates 3-0 Kyrgyzstan.
Yellow card for Majid Rashid for a foul in midfield.
The referee adds three minutes to the match.
GOAL BY UNITED ARAB EMIRATES! Goal scored by Abdalla Suhail
In the final minutes of the match, the home side began to play on the counter-attack after the visitors had gained possession.
The visitors continued to press in this final stretch in search of a goal that would make them dream of a draw.
Yahya Al Ghassani looks for the third goal with a powerful shot from the edge of the box, but his shot goes wide.
UAE: Bruno and Isam Faiz are in; Caio Canedo and Mackenzie Hunt are out.
Kyrgyzstan: Sarykbaev and Merk enter; Alykulov and Kojo exit.
Joel Kojo’s header inside the box goes wide left from a corner kick.
UAE: Khaled Ebraheim is in and Zayed Sultan is out
We reached the first hour of the game where the visitors gradually began to press.
Fábio Lima’s left-footed shot from the edge of the area goes over the crossbar.
Joel Kojo’s left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked by the defense.
UAE: Kouame Kouadio enters and Khalifa Al Hammadi leaves due to injury.
Kyrgyzstan: In comes Aleksandr Mishchenko and out comes Kai Merk.
Second half begins
First half ends. United Arab Emirates 2-0 Kyrgyzstan.
Big miss by Kyrgyzstan after a delayed cross into the box finds Shukurov and he shoots at goal, but his shot is blocked by the defense.
The referee adds four minutes to the first half.
The final stretch of the first half where Kyrgyzstan is on top looking for a goal before going to the break.
Great intervention by Khalid! The home goalkeeper in two great interventions after two powerful shots on goal. Kyrgyzstan close to the first goal.
GOAL FOR THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES! Meloni scores the second of the afternoon.
Great save by the visiting goalkeeper after an excellent free kick by Yahya Al Ghassani that almost resulted in a goal.
Medics come in to treat Al Hammadi who is suffering from leg pain.
At the half-hour mark, the home side conceded a little possession after the partial advantage.
Kyrgyzstan tried with a shot by Alykulov that was well saved by the goalkeeper.
Many fouls after the goal interrupted the rhythm of the game.
GOAL BY UNITED ARAB EMIRATES! Goal scored by Harib Abdalla Suhail
Yahya Al Ghassani lo intenta con un disparo desde fuera del área que pasa cerca del palo.
Once again Gulzhigit Alykulov’s header from inside the box goes over the crossbar.
Fábio Lima’s powerful right-footed shot is blocked by the goalkeeper.
Gulzhigit Alykulov’s header from the center of the penalty area goes just wide of the post.
The match starts
1 Tokotaev, 3 Kozubaev, 17 Zarypbekov, 2 Kichim, 18 Uulu, 12 Abdurahmonov, 22 Shukurov, 19 Kenzhebaev, 21 Merk, 10 Alykulov, 7 Kojo.
17 Eisa, 14 Meloni, 12 Al Hammadi, 13 Al Attas, 3 Sultan, 18 Hunt, 15 Nader, 9 Suhail, 10 Lima, 20 Al Ghassani, 11 Caio.
These are some of the other matches to be played in this day 3 of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
Australia 0-0 Saudi Arabia
North Korea 2-3 Iran
Bahrain 0-1 China
Kuwait 1-3 South Korea
Oman vs Palestine
Iraq vs Jordan
Qatar vs Uzbekistan
Both the UAE team and the visitors from Kyrgyzstan are already leaving the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium pitch where they are doing warm-up exercises ahead of the match that is just minutes away from kick-off.
Group B of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers is made up of Iran, Uzbekistan, Qatar, North Korea, the United Arab Emirates and Kyrgyzstan. The Iranians currently lead the group.
For this matchday 3 match, the United Arab Emirates and the Kyrgyzstan national team will have no absentees and will be able to count on their full squad for this World Cup Qualifiers match.
They have arrived at the stadium! The protagonists have arrived. Both the players of the United Arab Emirates and the Kyrgyzstan national team are already at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium for the matchday 3 of the World Cup Qualifiers.
These two teams have only two previous matches so this will be the third official meeting between the United Arab Emirates and Kyrgyzstan. In the previous two, the Arabs came out on top.
The venue for this match will be the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, which is a multi-purpose soccer stadium located in the city of Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. It has a capacity of just over 36 thousand spectators.
We resume our VAVEL coverage once again. There is just under an hour to go until the match between the United Arab Emirates and Kyrgyzstan, matchday 3 of the World Cup Qualifiers, kicks off at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium. Both teams want to get the win. Follow all our coverage on VAVEL.
In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups for United Arab Emirates vs Kyrgyzstan, in real time, as well as the latest information from the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium. Stay tuned for up-to-the-minute live online coverage of the match from VAVEL USA.
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17 Eisa, 19 Aldhanhani, 12 Al Hammadi, 13 Al Attas, 2 Idrees, 14 Hamada, 16 Meloni, 9 Suhail, 8 Al Zaabi, 10 Al Ghassani, 11 Caio.
1 Tokotaev, 6 Brauzman, 17 Zarypbekov, 2 Kichim, 18 Uulu, 12 Abdurahmonov, 22 Shukurov, 19 Kenzhebaev, 21 Merk, 10 Alykulov, 7 Kojo.
The refereeing team for this match is yet to be confirmed.
On the other hand, the Kyrgyzstan national team has also been active in this year 2024 and although it started with good results, this second half of the year is ending with a low level of soccer in terms of results, with only one victory in its last six matches.
In its most recent match, the Kyrgyzstan team returned to winning ways after a narrow victory over North Korea on Tuesday, October 15 in this qualifying tournament.
They are currently in fifth place in Group A with only two points from one win and three defeats.
The United Arab Emirates team has already had a lot of activity in this 2024 between friendly and qualifying matches. The UAE team needs to win if they want to have aspirations to reach the 2026 World Cup, and they must step on the gas in their home matches.
The Arabs are already on a three-match winless streak, their most recent win coming on September 5 when they faced Qatar. In their most recent match, played on Tuesday, October 15, the UAE team suffered its second defeat in this World Cup qualifier after a narrow loss to Uzbekistan.
Currently, the UAE is in third place in Group A with only 4 points after 4 matches played with one win, one draw and two defeats to their credit.
We are back to the last FIFA date of this year and we continue with the activity of some teams around the world and on this Thursday almost weekend, we will have a qualifying match in the Asian zone, where the city of Abu Dhabi will witness this attractive and even confrontation between the United Arab Emirates and the Kyrgyzstan team.The United Arab Emirates and Kyrgyzstan, two teams that want to win on Matchday 3 of the World Cup qualifiers to get out of the middle of their group and get closer to the World Cup ticket.Will the home side or the visitors be able to win, or will it all end in a draw? Follow this match on VAVEL.
The match between the United Arab Emirates vs Kyrgyzstan will be played at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, in the city of Abu Dhabi, UAE. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:15 am (ET).
Good afternoon to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the friendly match between the United Arab Emirates and the Kyrgyzstan national team in real time, corresponding to the Asian Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Follow all our coverage on VAVEL and don’t miss any of the details of this match.