He achieved 6 victories, and Ali Mabkhout, the most prominent of them with 11 goals
The national team enters the decisive qualifiers for the World Cup with “9 scorers”
Lima is the second best scorer in the national team.
Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem
The UAE national football team has deservedly and deservedly advanced to the third and decisive round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, after leading the standings of Group G with 18 points, achieving six victories out of the eight matches it played in these qualifiers, and losing only two matches. He scored 23 goals, while conceding seven goals. The most prominent point was the diversity of scorers, as nine players participated in scoring goals, which is very important for the team.
Despite his failure to go with two losses to Thailand and Vietnam, and to finish the first round in fourth place with only six points, the UAE team managed to turn the table on its rivals in the decisive second leg, which was held recently in the Emirates, achieving four consecutive victories, over Malaysia with four Clean goals, against Thailand with three goals against a goal, and against Indonesia with five clean goals, and against Vietnam by three goals against a goal, reaping the full mark (12 points), after presenting an advanced level, and he appeared in a different way to the one in which he appeared during his matches in the first leg.
Nine players in the national team participated in scoring goals in these qualifiers, as Ali Mabkhout topped the list with 11 goals, while Fabio de Lima scored five goals, and one for Khalil Ibrahim, Tariq Ahmed, Caio Canedo, Sebastian Tigali, Ali Salmin, and Mohamed Gomaa Eid, and Mahmoud Khamis.
Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk, who was contracted by the Football Association again in December of last year, succeeded in putting the team in the right place, after it declined significantly in the past period, but regained its strength, and began to bare its teeth strongly, after its coach Marvik succeeded in Addressing previous mistakes that led to the team's decline, and employing the players' potentials as required, to achieve the desired goal, which is to lead the group, reach the second round, and then qualify for the finals in the 2022 World Cup.
The presence of a distinguished striker such as Ali Mabkhout, and the trio of Lima, Caio and Tigali, represented a milestone in the ranks of the UAE team, which began to take confident steps towards reaching the World Cup again, and to repeat the scenario of the historical achievement achieved by the team by being in the World Cup 90 in Italy, for the first time in the history of UAE football. .
The 9 scorers
• Ali Mabkhout (11 goals)
• Fabio Lima (5 goals).
• A goal for each of: Khalil Ibrahim, Tariq Ahmed, Kayo, Tigali, Ali Salmin, Mohamed Juma Eid, and Mahmoud Khamis.
The results of the World Cup qualifiers
• He beat Malaysia back and forth 2-1 and 4-0.
• He beat Indonesia, back and forth 5-0 in the two matches.
• Lost from Thailand by two goals to one in the first leg.
• Lost by Vietnam with a goal unanswered in the go.
• Won Thailand 3-1 in the second leg.
• He defeated Vietnam 3-2 in the second leg.
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