The national team is facing a tough match against the most prominent opponent in Group G of the World Cup qualifiers 2022 and Asian Cup 2023, when they meet with Thailand, today, in the Thai capital of Bangkok, where «White» will find himself in front of a real complex, which is not to win the «war elephants» in He has lived in his home since 1993.
Al-Abyad once won Thailand in Bangkok in the 1994 America World Cup qualifiers, when the UAE won 1-0 in April 1993. Paradoxically, it was the first match between the two teams in Bangkok, while the Thai team was ahead in most of the confrontations. At home, they won the 2006 World Cup qualifiers 3-0, in October 2004, while the draw ended the two teams' World Cup qualifier Russia 2018 with a goal per team in June 2017.
On the other hand, the last meeting between the two teams in the 2019 Asian Cup hosted by the UAE, and saw the teams also drew one goal for each team, after Ali Mabkhout to the «white», while Thaitfan Boangshan scored the equalizer at the end of the group stage.
The «White» to win «to achieve the full score nine points, and is approaching to qualify to the second stage, especially as Thailand is the strongest opponent in Group G, and has four points from two games, after a draw with Vietnam without goals, and win away "Indonesia should have three to two."
There have been no major changes in the squad for Thailand, compared to the squad that played in the 2019 Asian Cup, which left them from the round of 16 with a loss to China 2-1, as the most prominent changes will be the replacement of Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac, and the signing of Japanese coach Akira Nishino, who He led Japan to the 2018 World Cup and qualified for the last 16 before losing 2-0 to Belgium.
The list of the elephants of the war includes the same names that played for the Asian Cup in the UAE, most notably Belgium-born goalkeeper Cawen Thamsachanan. He has a high technical potential, especially since he played 70 caps.
Japan's Akira is one of the most famous players in the team, and the most famous player in Thailand is the 30-year-old Terracel Dangda, who played for Almeria and Sanfrecce Hiroshima. With "Elephants of War", he scored 42 goals, missing the previous games out of injury, while participating in Thailand's friendly against Congo, and Terracel scored.
The last 3 official games brought together the elected
2016 World Cup Qualifiers UAE 3-1 win
2017 World Cup Qualifiers - 1-1 draw
2019 Asian Cup - 1-1 draw
The confrontations of the UAE and Thailand in Bangkok
1993 World Cup Qualifiers: UAE 1-0 win
2004 World Cup qualifiers: Thailand win 3-0
Friendly match: 1-1 draw
2017 World Cup Qualifiers: 1-1 draw