Uzbekistan faces the striking attack of Mabkhout, Tigali and Lima

The first real test for the national team in the era of Pinto today

Pinto directs players during the national team training.

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The national football team is going through, at 6:20 pm today, at Rashid Stadium in Al-Ahly Youth Club in Dubai, a very important experience in front of its Uzbek counterpart at the end of its internal camp in Dubai as part of the White’s preparations for the joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup. , Which was decided to postpone to next year, instead of this October and next November, as was previously planned, as the team plays in Group G, which includes alongside it the teams of Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

This match will be held in accordance with strict health controls and procedures by the Football Association, and in accordance with precautionary measures due to the current health conditions, in the interest of the health and safety of the national team players and all those concerned who will be on the stadium.

Al-Abyad is currently running an indoor camp in Dubai since last Saturday, and he trained at Hamid Al-Tayer Stadium in Al-Nasr Club, and fought two friendly divisions against Al-Nasr team as well in preparation for today's meeting, noting that the team had previously fought two preparatory camps, the first was held in Al Ain, and the second in Serbia The team fought a friendly match against Indjija, one of the second-division teams in Serbia, which ended with a 3-2 victory, and the goals of the white were scored by Ali Mabkhout from a penalty kick, Fabio de Lima and Ali Saleh.

This match is the first international match for the national team in the "FIFA Days" during the reign of Colombian coach Jorge Luis Pinto, who took over the task after the former coach Jovanovic, and it is the first real test for the team during his new coach's tenure, and this is also the first international friendly match for the newly joined duo, Sebastian Tigali and Fabio de Lima, while the national team loses the efforts of the eye player Caio Canedo, due to a tear in the connective muscle.

Through this match, the technical staff of the national team seeks to find out the levels of the players who have been selected in the last list, discover their abilities and potentials, as well as give the opportunity to participate in this match for the new elements, in order to reach the stability of the final list and the basic lineup in which the team will compete in the remaining matches in the joint qualifiers in front of Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam respectively.

In this match, Pinto relies on the trio, Ali Mabkhout, Tigali and Lima, and their homogeneous appearance on the field, and made the required difference in the ranks of the Whites, while the team also loses the efforts of Al-Jazira players Omar Abdel Rahman and Al-Ahly youth Ahmed Khalil, due to injury.

During recent training during the internal camp in Dubai, the national team players seemed to be mentally, physically and psychologically prepared to return to the match atmosphere again after a long pause.

The national team is looking forward to changing the lackluster image it appeared during its previous World Cup qualifiers, during which it won two matches against Malaysia and Indonesia, and lost two matches against Thailand and Vietnam.

Al-Abyad confronted his counterpart Uzbekistan on several occasions, whether friendly or official, in the Asian Cup or World Cup qualifiers. The national team ranks 71st in the world’s last ranking for the world teams for the month of September, while the Uzbekistan national team ranks 85th. That the Uzbek national team plays in the World Cup qualifiers in Group D, along with Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Yemen and Singapore.

On the other hand, the Football Association decided to allow the media to cover the match, with the importance of adhering to the precautionary controls, and the match will be broadcast live on local sports channels.

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- The national team is in its first international match in the "FIFA Days".

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