The national team managed to overcome the starting hurdle and beat Malaysia 2-1 at the beginning of the qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup in a difficult game in which the team was delayed in the first minute of the game and succeeded Ali Mabkhout scored the goals of white to lead to the first three points in the group, and after the game The opinions of the public differed between the pessimistic despite the victory because of the modest technical level, especially in the first half, and optimistic about the level of the team, especially in the light of the change of nearly seven young players who are with Al-Abyad for the first time in a complete change in the ranks of the national team and the presence of stars like Amouri and Ismail Al Hammadi

The UAE Today monitored a question on social media to find out what the public thought about the game: “We shared the opinion .. How do you see the level of the national team in its debut against Malaysia led by Dutch coach Marvik?” In the presence of a large number of young people and the change of coach and the time of the game at the beginning of the season, with similar views, one of the followers said: “The level is fairly good in the presence of young players and this is their first official game of evidence of tension in performance.” In the first half and in the half The second performance improved a lot and with more games Calculating confidence Hikon situation is much better

Another follower said: "A good level and the next game will be better than this, God willing," another said: "The first half was clear confusion, especially on the left, but in the second half improved performance, we hope to work to correct mistakes and congratulations to the UAE a good start."

Contrary to these views, some of the audience criticized the performance where one of the followers said: "The level of poor homogeneity does not exist There is a clear defect in the line of defense of the players' weaknesses of the center of defense and the goal of Malaysia shows that the coach needs additional options in the future to the center of the heart of defense." Another mediocre: "A modest level, especially with the back line, and the nervousness of her money."