The first UAE national football team strengthened its chances of competing for one of the two promotion tickets to the 2026 World Cup, by defeating Qatar 5-0, today, Tuesday, in the sixth round of the first group of the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup.
The national team owes this victory to its star Fabio Lima, who scored four “super hat-trick” goals, opening them in the fourth minute with a shot from inside the box.
Lima increased Al-Abyad’s lead with a penalty kick won by Hareb Abdullah (45), before Lima returned and scored the third goal with a free kick from outside the box (45 + 5).
In the second half, Fabio Lima increased Al-Abyad’s goals by scoring the fourth goal from a penalty kick, this time won by Yahya Al-Ghassani (56).
Yahya Al-Ghassani left his mark against Qatar by scoring the fifth goal with a distinguished individual effort (73).
Al-Abyad raised its score to 10 points, only three points behind the Uzbekistan national team, which occupies second place with 13 points, while the Iranian national team is in the lead with 16 points, while the Qatar national team’s balance is frozen at seven points.
The seventh round of the first group will take place on March 20, 2025, as Al-Abyad will meet its Iranian counterpart, while Qatar will play with North Korea, and Uzbekistan will face Kyrgyzstan.
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