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              UAE Football Association

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              The UAE must wait to discover who their opponents will be in 2026 World Cup qualifying. Photo: UAE FA

              UAE made to wait to discover 2026 World Cup group opponents

              FootballJuly 27, 2023
              Ismail Matar, seen here holding the President's Cup trophy and one of the Abu Dhabi club's most decorated players, flourished under the guidance of Sheikh Saeed. Pawan Singh / The National

              Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed, a man whose vision transformed Al Wahda

              UAEJuly 27, 2023
              Shabab Al Ahli and UAE international winger Yahya Al Ghassani returns to his old high school at Dubai Carmel School, Al Nahda, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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              Yahya Al Ghassani: Everything is achievable if you work hard

              SportJuly 11, 2023
              New UAE football team manager Paulo Bento at his official unveiling in Dubai on Sunday. UAE FA.

              New UAE manager Paulo Bento promises to have 'no regrets'

              FootballJuly 10, 2023
              New UAE coach Paulo Bento at his official press conference in Dubai on July 10, 2023. Photo: UAE FA.

              UAE appoint 'ambitious' Paulo Bento as national team manager

              FootballJuly 10, 2023
              Rodolfo Arruabarrena has parted ways with the UAE FA less than 24 hours after the draw for the 2023 Asian Cup draw. Chris Whiteoak / The National

              Arruabarrena leaves UAE manager's post

              FootballMay 12, 2023
              Ali Mabkhout has scored 80 goals in 109 international appearances for the UAE national team. Getty

              Mabkhout recalled to UAE squad for friendly double-header this month

              FootballMarch 15, 2023
              Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qualifier - United Arab Emirates v Australia - Al Rayyan Stadium, Doha, Qatar - June 7, 2022 United Arab Emirates coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena reacts REUTERS / Mohammed Dabbous
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              Arruabarrena urges UAE 'not to give up' after Arabian Gulf Cup defeat

              FootballJanuary 08, 2023
              Bahrain's Al Jassim Shaikh in action with UAE's Khalifa Al Hammadi. Reuters
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              UAE suffer opening defeat to Bahrain in Arabian Gulf Cup

              FootballJanuary 07, 2023
              The UAE's Ali Mabkhout celebrates after scoring their second goal from the penalty spot in the 2-0 World Cup qualifier victory against Bahrain at Bahrain National Stadium on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Reuters
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              Bahrain v UAE - World Cup qualifier

              November 21, 2022
              UAE coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena has named his provisional 36-man squad for the friendlies against Argentina and Kazakhstan AFP

              UAE name provisional squad for friendlies against Argentina and Kazakhstan

              FootballNovember 08, 2022
              Football supporters hold candlelight vigil for victims of a stampede, in Medan on October 3, 2022. - Anger against police mounted in Indonesia on October 3 after at least 125 people were killed in one of the deadliest disasters in the history of football, when officers fired tear gas in a packed stadium, triggering a stampede. (Photo by ARIANDI / AFP)
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              FA sends condolences to families of victims of Indonesia football tragedy

              FootballOctober 04, 2022
              Omar Abdulrahman has been left out of the initial UAE squad announced for a training camp in Austria. Photo: UAE Pro League

              Omar Abdulrahman left out as UAE name squad for training camp

              FootballSeptember 14, 2022
              UAE coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena instructs his team during the Fifa World Cup 2022 play-off qualifier against Australia at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Qatar's Ar-Rayyan on June 7, 2022. AFP
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              UAE set for September training camp ahead of busy start to 2023

              FootballJuly 25, 2022
              DOHA, QATAR - JUNE 07: Harib Al-Maazmi of United Arab Emirates looks dejected following their sides defeat in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Playoff match between United Arab Emirates and Australia at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on June 07, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Mohamed Farag / Getty Images)
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              UAE heartbreak after Australia defeat ends World Cup dream

              FootballJune 07, 2022
              UAE's coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena speaks during a press conference at the Ahmad bin Ali stadium in the Qatari city of Ar-Rayyan on June 6, 2022, on the eve of the FIFA World Cup 2022 play-off final qualifier football match between UAE and Australia. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)
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              Arruabarrena: 'UAE will give our maximum to reach World Cup'

              SportJune 07, 2022
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