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• United Arab Emirates

The UAE national team made its international debut in 1972, winning one third place in the Asian Cup and one second place in the Asian Cup, and advancing to the final round of the 1990 World Cup, but losing all three of its group stage matches to get out of the tournament. The UAE Football Association has officially announced Paulo Bento as head coach of the UAE national team. Paulo Bento, 54, has coached Sporting Portugal, the Portuguese national team, Crocero, Olympiacos, Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic and the South Korean national team.

UAE lost 0-1 to Uzbekistan on the road in their last WAP game, and have struggled to win their last 3 WAP games with 1 draw and 2 losses. UAE's defense has slipped, conceding goals in the last 5 consecutive WASP matches, even against DPR Korea, who has limited offensive ability. UAE's home ability has declined a lot, with 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 3 WAP home matches, without a win.

• Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan's soccer team was founded in 1992 and joined FIFA in 1994, having reached the semifinals of the AFC Challenge Cup in 2006, and the team reached the knockout rounds of the 2019 Asian Cup on its first appearance in the final round of the tournament, before losing to hosts UAE in extra time in the 1/8 finals, stopping them in the round of 16. Kyrgyzstan's head coach is Slovakian Stefan Takovic, 50, who became Kyrgyzstan's head coach in April 2023 after having served as the Slovak national team's head coach from October 2020-June 2022. Kyrgyzstan stopped a three-game losing streak in their last WAFU match with a narrow 1-0 home win over North Korea.

Kyrgyzstan's ability on the road is low, with 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in their last 10 away matches, a win rate of just 20%. Kyrgyzstan's defense has declined, with only 1 shutout in the last 6 WABA matches, and an average of 1.5 goals conceded. Kyrgyzstan has 1 draw and 1 loss in 2 meetings with UAE, and is at a certain disadvantage in past encounters.

• Neutral Information

The UAE is ranked 68th in the world, the team's offense is unstable, the defense is not bad, and the overall strength belongs to Asia's second-class. Kyrgyzstan world ranking 103rd, the overall strength is not bad, the attack is weak, the defense is OK.