United Arab Emirates national football team
national association football team
United Arab Emirates national football team is the national association football team of United Arab Emirates.
| Nickname(s) | Al Abyad (The Whites) Eyal Zayed (Sons of Zayed) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | UAE Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Most caps | Adnan Al Talyani (161) | ||
| Top scorer | Adnan Al Talyani (52) | ||
| FIFA code | UAE | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 70  (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
| Highest | 40 (November – December 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 138 (January 2012) | ||
| First international | |||
 United Arab Emirates 1–0 Qatar  (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 17 March 1972) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Brunei 0–12 United Arab Emirates (B. S. Begawan, Brunei; 14 April 2001) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
United Arab Emirates 0–8 Brazil  (Abu Dhabi, UAE; 12 November 2005) | |||
| 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 | ||
Reference
change- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
