United Arab Emirates national football team facts for kids
Nickname(s) | Al Abyad (The Whites) Eyal Zayed (Sons of Zayed) |
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Association | UAE Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Saleem Abdelrahman (caretaker) | ||
Captain | Ismail Matar | ||
Most caps | Adnan Al Talyani (161) | ||
Top scorer | Adnan Al Talyani (52) | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
FIFA code | UAE | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 67 ![]() |
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Highest | 40 (November – December 1998) | ||
Lowest | 138 (January 2012) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current | 87 ![]() |
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Highest | 24 (15 January 2015) | ||
Lowest | 140 (September 1981) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 17 March 1972) |
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Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (B. S. Begawan, Brunei; 14 April 2001) |
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Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Abu Dhabi, UAE; 12 November 2005) |
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World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1990) | ||
Best result | Group stage, 1990 | ||
Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1980) | ||
Best result | Runners-up, 1996 | ||
Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1997) | ||
Best result | Group Stage, 1997 |
United Arab Emirates national football team is the national football team of United Arab Emirates.
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