United Arab Emirates at the FIFA World Cup

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The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The UAE have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 1990 where they lost all three games.[1][2][3]

FIFA World Cup record[]

FIFA World Cup record Qualifications record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GP W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Not eligible to enter Not eligible to enter'
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 5 4
Italy 1990 Group stage 24th 3 0 0 3 2 11 9 4 4 1 16 7
United States 1994 Did not qualify 8 6 1 1 19 4
France 1998 12 5 4 3 16 13
South KoreaJapan 2002 14 7 2 5 31 20
Germany 2006 6 3 1 2 6 6
South Africa 2010 16 4 3 9 19 24
Brazil 2014 8 2 1 5 14 16
Russia 2018 18 9 3 6 37 17
Qatar 2022 To be determined 1 1 0 0 2 1
CanadaMexicoUnited States 2026 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Group stage 1/21 3 0 0 3 2 11 97 43 20 35 165 112
* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Record by Opponent[]

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Total Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD
 Colombia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Germany 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4
 Yugoslavia 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3

1990 FIFA World Cup[]

Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 4
3  Colombia 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 3
4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

UAE vs Colombia[]

United Arab Emirates 0–2 Colombia
Report Redín Goal 50'
Valderrama Goal 85'
Attendance: 30,791
Referee: George Courtney (England)
UAE
Colombia
United Arab Emirates
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
GK 17 Muhsin Musabah
DF 20 Yousuf Hussain Yellow card 55'
DF 6 Abdulrahman Mohamed
DF 2 Khalil Ghanim
DF 15 Ibrahim Meer Yellow card 10'
MF 19 Eissa Meer Yellow card 5' Substituted off 74'
MF 12 Hussain Ghuloum
MF 14 Nasir Khamees
MF 3 Ali Thani
FW 7 Fahad Khamees (c) Substituted off 57'
FW 10 Adnan Al Talyani
Substitutions:
MF 5 Abdullah Sultan Substituted in 74'
FW 11 Zuhair Bakhit Substituted in 57'
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira
Colombia
COLOMBIA:
GK 1 René Higuita
DF 4 Luis Fernando Herrera
DF 15 Luis Carlos Perea
DF 2 Andrés Escobar
DF 3 Gildardo Gómez
MF 8 Gabriel Gómez
MF 14 Leonel Álvarez
MF 11 Bernardo Redín
MF 10 Carlos Valderrama (c)
FW 19 Freddy Rincón
FW 16 Arnoldo Iguarán Substituted off 75'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Carlos Estrada Substituted in 75'
Manager:
Colombia Francisco Maturana


Assistant referees:
Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland)
Shizuo Takada (Japan)

West Germany vs UAE[]

Ismaïl Mubarak got the only goal for the UAE in the first minute of the second half when he latched onto a ball in the box after a mistake by a German defender and hit a low left footed shot into the net.

West Germany 5–1 United Arab Emirates
Völler Goal 35', 75'
Klinsmann Goal 37'
Matthäus Goal 47'
Bein Goal 58'		 Report Ismaïl Mubarak Goal 46'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 71,169
West Germany
UAE
West Germany
WEST GERMANY:
GK 1 Bodo Illgner
SW 5 Klaus Augenthaler
DF 14 Thomas Berthold Substituted off 46'
DF 6 Guido Buchwald
MF 2 Stefan Reuter
MF 8 Thomas Häßler
MF 10 Lothar Matthäus (c)
MF 15 Uwe Bein
MF 3 Andreas Brehme Yellow card 86'
FW 9 Rudi Völler
FW 18 Jürgen Klinsmann Substituted off 71'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Pierre Littbarski Substituted in 46'
FW 13 Karl-Heinz Riedle Substituted in 71'
Manager:
West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
United Arab Emirates
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
GK 17 Muhsin Musabah
DF 20 Yousuf Hussain Yellow card 26'
DF 6 Abdulrahman Mohamed (c)
DF 2 Khalil Ghanim
DF 15 Ibrahim Meer Substituted off 87'
MF 19 Eissa Meer
MF 12 Hussain Ghuloum Yellow card 30'
MF 14 Nasir Khamees
MF 8 Khalid Ismaïl
FW 3 Ali Thani
FW 10 Adnan Al Talyani
Substitutions:
DF 21 Abdulrahman Al-Haddad Substituted in 87'
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira


Assistant referees:
Shizuo Takada (Japan)
Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Yugoslavia vs UAE[]

Thani Jumaa got the only goal for the UAE in the 22nd minute when he headed home from six yards after a cross from the left.

Yugoslavia 4–1 United Arab Emirates
Sušić Goal 4'
Pančev Goal 8', 46'
Prosinečki Goal 90'		 Report Thani Jumaa Goal 22'
Attendance: 27,833
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
Yugoslavia
UAE
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
YUGOSLAVIA:
GK 1 Tomislav Ivković
SW 5 Faruk Hadžibegić
DF 2 Vujadin Stanojković
DF 3 Predrag Spasić
MF 16 Refik Šabanadžović Yellow card 71' Substituted off 78'
MF 10 Dragan Stojković
MF 6 Davor Jozić
MF 8 Safet Sušić
MF 7 Dragoljub Brnović Yellow card 20'
FW 9 Darko Pančev Yellow card 76'
FW 11 Zlatko Vujović (c) Substituted off 64'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Zoran Vulić Substituted in 64'
MF 15 Robert Prosinečki Substituted in 78'
Manager:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivica Osim
United Arab Emirates
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
GK 17 Muhsin Musabah
DF 19 Eissa Meer
DF 6 Abdulrahman Mohamed (c)
DF 2 Khalil Ghanim Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 76'
DF 15 Ibrahim Meer
MF 21 Abdulrahman Al-Haddad
MF 12 Hussain Ghuloum
MF 14 Nasir Khamees Substituted off 35'
MF 8 Khalid Ismaïl
FW 3 Ali Thani Substituted off 46'
FW 10 Adnan Al Talyani
Substitutions:
MF 5 Abdullah Sultan Substituted in 35'
FW 7 Fahad Khamees Substituted in 46'
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira


Assistant referees:
Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Michel Vautrot (France)

Record players[]

Nine players have been fielded on all three occasions, making them record World Cup players for their country. Among them are twin brothers Eissa and Ibrahim Meer.

No. Name Matches
1 Adnan Al Talyani 3
Mubarak Ghanim 3
Hussain Ghuloum 3
Nasir Khamees 3
Eissa Meer 3
Ibrahim Meer 3
Abdulrahman Mohamed 3
Muhsin Musabah 3
Ali Thani Jumaa 3

Top goalscorers[]

Two UAE players scored one goal each at the 1990 World Cup.

No. Name Goals
1 Khalid Ismaïl 1
Ali Thani Jumaa 1

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Record". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. ^ "1990 FIFA World Cup Schedule". Planet World Cup. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. ^ "UAE: a journey to the unknown at Italia 90". 30 May 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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