Bento, UAE coach: “World Cup 3rd qualifying round is tough Goal is to advance to the finals”
Group A of the 3rd round of the North and Central American World Cup qualifiers with Iran, Qatar, and North Korea
Paulo Bento, head coach of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) national football team, announced that they will advance to the finals for the first time in 36 years by making it through the ‘2026 North & Central America World Cup Asia 3rd Qualifier’.
According to the draw for the North & Central America World Cup Asia 3rd Qualifier held on the 27th, UAE was placed in Group A along with Iran, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and North Korea.
While Iran, which was seeded, is classified as the strongest team in this group, UAE is expected to compete with Qatar, Uzbekistan, etc. for 2nd place in the group.
Coach Bento said on the 29th through the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), “I think we were in a very difficult group because the level of the opposing team was high,” but “It’s not bad to play in a familiar environment without a lot of long-distance travel.” 슬롯사이트
The UAE is challenging the World Cup finals for the first time in 36 years since the 1990 Italy tournament. The number of
participating countries in this North and Central American World Cup increased from 32 to 48. The number of tickets allocated to the Asian continent also increased from 4.5 to 8.5.
In the Asian 3rd qualifying round for the World Cup, the top two teams from each group will advance directly to the finals. The third and fourth teams from each group will have to aim for the remaining tickets through the Asia-Continent playoffs. Coach Bento said, “We have more opportunities to advance to the World Cup finals than before, but that’s the same for everyone. Uzbekistan and Qatar will think the same way.” He emphasized, “Our goal is to advance to the World Cup finals. We have to think about what we can prepare to achieve that.” The UAE will begin the third round of qualifying with an away game against Qatar on September 5th. Then, they will have a home game on the 10th. He warned, “The first and second matches against Qatar and Iran will not be easy.” Coach Bento led Korea to its second away round of 16 in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. 파칭코 종류
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