Most notably the loss from Iraq in the penultimate round of the qualifiers... and the frequent change of coaches

10 thorns that the national team walked on its way to the World Cup 2022 play-off

The national team went through difficult stages before qualifying for the 2022 World Cup playoff. Photo: Osama Abu Ghanem

The national football team renewed its hopes of qualifying for the World Cup (Qatar 2022), after it rose to meet its Australian counterpart in the Asian playoffs on the seventh of next June, after its historic victory over South Korea with a clean goal, in the last round of qualifiers, and its third place with 12 points. In Group A, the winner of the UAE and Australia will face Peru (5th South American qualifier).

The team's march in the qualifiers was not furnished with roses, but rather passed a path of thorns, monitored by "Emirates Today" in 10 stations, as follows:

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