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United Arab Emirates

Projected squad breakdown, formation notes, and match context for United Arab Emirates heading into the 2026 World Cup.

Projected XI

4-3-3

Projected starters with position context.

United Arab Emirates • 4-3-3

Starting XI

Ali Khaseif#1

Ali Khaseif

GK
Rúben Canedo#2

Rúben Canedo

CB
Lucas Pimenta#3

Lucas Pimenta

CB
K. Kouadio#4

K. Kouadio

CB
A. Zouhir#5

A. Zouhir

CB
S. Ivković#6

S. Ivković

CB
Ali Saleh#7

Ali Saleh

ST
R. Akonnor#8

R. Akonnor

ST
Harib Abdalla Suhail#9

Harib Abdalla Suhail

ST
Caio Lucas#10

Caio Lucas

ST
Bruno#11

Bruno

ST

Full squad

Adel Al Hosani

Adel Al Hosani

GK🏳️ United Arab Emirates
Ali Khaseif

Ali Khaseif

GK🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Fahad Al Dhanhani

Fahad Al Dhanhani

GK🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

H. Al Meqebaali

H. Al Meqebaali

GK🏳️ United Arab Emirates
Hamad Abdullah

Hamad Abdullah

GK🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Khaled Tawhid

Khaled Tawhid

GK🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Khalid Eisa

Khalid Eisa

GK🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

A. Zouhir

A. Zouhir

CB🏳️ Tunisia

United Arab Emirates

Abdulla Idrees

Abdulla Idrees

CB🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Abdulrahman Saleh

Abdulrahman Saleh

CB🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Bader Nasser

Bader Nasser

CB🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Faris Khalil

Faris Khalil

CB🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

K. Ibrahim

K. Ibrahim

CB🏳️ United Arab Emirates
K. Kouadio

K. Kouadio

CB🏳️ United Arab Emirates
Khaled Ebraheim

Khaled Ebraheim

CB🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Khalifa Al Hammadi

Khalifa Al Hammadi

CB🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Lucas Pimenta

Lucas Pimenta

CB🏳️ Brazil

United Arab Emirates

Mackenzie Hunt

Mackenzie Hunt

CB🏳️ England

United Arab Emirates

Marcus Meloni

Marcus Meloni

CB🏳️ Brazil

United Arab Emirates

Mohammed Al Attas

Mohammed Al Attas

CB🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Rúben Canedo

Rúben Canedo

CB🏳️ Portugal

United Arab Emirates

S. Ivković

S. Ivković

CB🏳️ Serbia

United Arab Emirates

Zayed Sultan

Zayed Sultan

CB🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Abdalla Ramadan

Abdalla Ramadan

CM🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Abdulla Hamad

Abdulla Hamad

CM🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

G. Suárez

G. Suárez

CM🏳️ Argentina

United Arab Emirates

I. Faiz

I. Faiz

CM🏳️ United Arab Emirates
Jonatas Santos

Jonatas Santos

CM🏳️ Brazil

United Arab Emirates

Luanzinho

Luanzinho

CM🏳️ Brazil

United Arab Emirates

Majed Hassan

Majed Hassan

CM🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Majid Rashid

Majid Rashid

CM🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Mohammad Abdulbasit

Mohammad Abdulbasit

CM🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

N. Giménez

N. Giménez

CM🏳️ Argentina

United Arab Emirates

Tahnoon Al Zaabi

Tahnoon Al Zaabi

CM🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Yahia Nader

Yahia Nader

CM🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Yahya Al Ghassani

Yahya Al Ghassani

CM🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Ali Saleh

Ali Saleh

ST🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Bruno

Bruno

ST🏳️ United Arab Emirates
Caio Canedo

Caio Canedo

ST🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Caio Lucas

Caio Lucas

ST🏳️ Brazil

United Arab Emirates

Fábio Lima

Fábio Lima

ST🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Harib Abdalla Suhail

Harib Abdalla Suhail

ST🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

J. Ndiaye

J. Ndiaye

ST🏳️ France

United Arab Emirates

M. Jumah

M. Jumah

ST🏳️ United Arab Emirates
R. Akonnor

R. Akonnor

ST🏳️ United Arab Emirates
Sultan Adil

Sultan Adil

ST🏳️ United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Match context

Scheduled matches (earliest first)
Round of 16Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 9:00 AM CST
🇹🇦Tajikistan1-1United Arab Emirates🇺🇦

Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al-Rayyan

qualificationThursday, March 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM CST
🇮🇷Iran2-0United Arab Emirates🇺🇦

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

qualificationThursday, June 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM CST
🇺🇦United Arab Emirates0-0Uzbekistan🇺🇿

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

qualificationTuesday, June 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM CST
🇰🇾Kyrgyzstan1-1United Arab Emirates🇺🇦

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

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