Rhino: Agencies – The UAE turned a 0-1 deficit against Qatar into a 3-1 victory, on Thursday, in the opening round of Group A of the third round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
In Doha, Qatar opened the scoring through Ibrahim Al Hassan in the 38th minute, before the UAE rallied in the second half, scoring three goals in one go through Harib Abdullah, Khalid Ibrahim and Ali Saleh in the 68th, 80th and 90+4th minutes, respectively.
The UAE, who are dreaming of reaching the World Cup for the second time in their history after participating in the 1990 World Cup in Italy, secured the first three points in their group, while Qatar, the Asian Nations Cup champions in the last two editions, remained without a point.