Historic Victory: UAE Thrashes Qatar 5-0 in World Cup Qualifiers

The UAE nationalist shot team, "Al Abyad," achieved a historical 5-0 triumph implicit Qatar, "Al Annabi," astatine Al Nahyan Stadium successful Abu Dhabi. The triumph came successful the sixth circular of Group A matches successful the 3rd signifier of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

This triumph marks the UAE's largest triumph implicit Qatar, surpassing the erstwhile grounds of a 4-1 triumph during the 2015 AFC Asian Cup successful Australia. With this result, the UAE has present secured 11 wins against Qatar successful their footballing history.

Fabio Lima was the prima of the match, netting 4 goals (a ace hat-trick) successful the 4th, 45th (penalty), 45+5, and 56th (penalty) minutes. Yahya Al Ghassani added the 5th extremity successful the 73rd minute, capping disconnected the emphatic win.

The triumph bolsters the UAE’s chances of straight qualifying for the World Cup, raising their tally to 10 points and securing 3rd spot successful the radical standings. Iran leads the radical with 16 points, followed by Uzbekistan with 13 points, portion Qatar is 4th with 7 points. Kyrgyzstan holds 3 points, and North Korea is past with 2 points.

The UAE delivered their champion show successful years, demonstrating tactical subject and violative efficiency. "Al Abyad" dominated the game, consistently pressuring Qatar’s defence and showing precocious morale and determination to support their World Cup hopes alive.

In the archetypal half, Fabio Lima opened the scoring successful the 4th minute, capitalizing connected a debased transverse from Yahya Al Ghassani. Al Ghassani astir doubled the pb successful the 32nd minute, but his changeable deed the crossbar. Lima extended the pb with a punishment successful the 45th infinitesimal aft Hareb Abdullah was fouled successful the box. In stoppage time, Lima unleashed a long-range onslaught to marque it 3-0.

The UAE maintained their dominance successful the 2nd half. Lima secured his 4th extremity with different penalty, earned by Al Ghassani, earlier Al Ghassani himself sealed the triumph with the 5th extremity successful the 73rd minute.

In different Group A matches, Iran edged retired Kyrgyzstan 3-2 to solidify their apical spot, portion Uzbekistan defeated North Korea 1-0.

Elsewhere, successful Group C, Saudi Arabia suffered a 2-0 decision to Indonesia successful Jakarta, portion Japan bushed China 3-1 successful Xiamen to stay atop the radical standings with 16 points. Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and China each person 6 points.

In Group B, Palestine drew 1-1 with South Korea successful Amman, portion Iraq defeated Oman 1-0. South Korea leads the radical with 14 points, followed by Iraq with 11, Oman with 6, and Palestine with 3.

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