Qatari newspapers published today agreed on the right of the UAE national team to beat its Qatari brother by five clean points in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals.
Al-Raya newspaper said in its report on the match: “A well-deserved fall put us in trouble. Al-Anabi dispels the dream of compensation in the World Cup qualifiers with the start of the second leg, in the footsteps of the failures of the first leg. The national team has been in a spiral of negativity, fluctuation and confusion since the beginning of the qualifiers. Lopez proved his complete failure in managing the matches and we entered In the annex tunnel.
The same newspaper said in another report: “A strange collapse that does not befit the Asian champions. The Emirati quintet throws Al-Anabi into the World Cup qualifying tunnel. A very poor performance from the players and a complete absence of technical solutions from Marquez Lopez. The big loss at the start of the second leg keeps our team out of the direct card race. “The fans are demanding ‘Ras’ Lopez. Change revives hopes of reaching the World Cup.”
Al-Watan newspaper headlined: “A strong blow in the World Cup qualifiers… Al-Anabi continues its bad performances and suffers the biggest defeat in its history from the Emirates.”
*Al-Arab* newspaper said: “Al-Anabi collapses with five goals…the team gives the worst performance in the qualifiers against the UAE.”
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