United Arab Emirates
AFC. Played 617 since 17 Mar 1972: won 249, drawn 153, lost 215. Elo 1680, ranked 66 in the world; peak 1783 in 2015.
Latest results
- 2026-10-06LSaudi Arabia2–0United Arab EmiratesGulf Cup · Jeddah32%
- 2026-10-03WUnited Arab Emirates1–0OmanGulf Cup · Jeddah64%
- 2026-09-30DUnited Arab Emirates1–1QatarGulf Cup · Jeddah66%
- 2026-09-27WBahrain0–3United Arab EmiratesGulf Cup · Jeddah71%
- 2026-09-24WUnited Arab Emirates4–0YemenGulf Cup · Jeddah89%
- 2025-12-15LMorocco3–0United Arab EmiratesArab Cup · Al Rayyan18%
- 2025-12-12DAlgeria1–1United Arab Emirates (United Arab Emirates won on penalties)Arab Cup · Al Khor27%
- 2025-12-09WUnited Arab Emirates3–1KuwaitArab Cup · Doha73%
- 2025-12-06DUnited Arab Emirates1–1EgyptArab Cup · Lusail37%
- 2025-12-03LJordan2–1United Arab EmiratesArab Cup · Al Khor43%
Squad
The following 26 players were called up by coach Zlatko Dalić for the 27th Arabian Gulf Cup, scheduled to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from 23 September to 6 October 2026.
- Players
- 26
- Average age
- 26.7
- Caps between them
- 572
- Most from one club
- Al Jazira (5)
Where they play
25 at home · 1 abroad in 1 other country
- United Arab Emirates 25
- Turkey 1
Average club rating 1484 (ClubElo; 23 of 26 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Göztepe, ranked 244 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 17 | Khalid EisaAl Ain | 37 | 98 | 0 |
| 1 | Hamad Al-MeqbaaliShabab Al Ahli | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | Fahad Al-DhanhaniBaniyas | 35 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 12 | Khalifa Al HammadiAl Jazira | 27 | 55 | 2 |
| 19 | Khaled IbrahimSharjah | 29 | 28 | 1 |
| 16 | Marcus MeloniAl Jazira | 26 | 24 | 2 |
| 3 | Lucas PimentaAl Wahda | 26 | 20 | 0 |
| 25 | Zayed SultanAl Nasr | 25 | 17 | 1 |
| 2 | Rúben CanedoAl Jazira | 25 | 15 | 0 |
| 5 | Ala ZhirAl Wahda | 26 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | Saša IvkovićAl Wasl | 33 | 9 | 1 |
| 13 | ErikAl Ain | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 10 | Fábio LimaAl Wasl | 33 | 48 | 17 |
| 9 | Harib AbdallaSharjah | 23 | 47 | 8 |
| 21 | Isam FaizAl Nasr | 26 | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | Nicolás GiménezAl Wasl | 30 | 16 | 3 |
| 18 | LuanzinhoSharjah | 26 | 14 | 3 |
| 14 | Abdulla HamadAl Wahda | 25 | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Mamadou CoulibalyAl Jazira | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||
| 7 | Ali SalehAl Wasl | 26 | 59 | 8 |
| 23 | Sultan AdilShabab Al Ahli | 22 | 24 | 8 |
| 11 | BrunoAl Jazira | 25 | 21 | 2 |
| 6 | Richard AkonnorGöztepe(Turkey) | 22 | 8 | 0 |
| 26 | Ousmane CamaraSharjah | 25 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Guilherme BalaShabab Al Ahli | 25 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Yuri CésarShabab Al Ahli | 26 | 2 | 0 |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: United Arab Emirates national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 6 October 2026; page last edited 4 Nov 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
World Cup: 1 appearance
Asian Cup: 11 appearances
Confed Cup: 1 appearance
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
United Arab Emirates v Kuwait: played 46, won 17, drawn 8, lost 21; goals 51–80. First met 22 Mar 1972, last 9 Dec 2025.
- 2025-12-09WUnited Arab Emirates3–1KuwaitArab Cup · Doha73%
- 2024-12-24LKuwait2–1United Arab EmiratesGulf Cup · Kuwait City68%
- 2023-10-23WUnited Arab Emirates1–0KuwaitFriendly · Dubai79%
- 2023-01-10LUnited Arab Emirates0–1KuwaitUpsetGulf Cup · Basra75%
- 2018-12-28LUnited Arab Emirates0–2KuwaitUpsetFriendly · Dubai80%
- 2017-12-28DKuwait0–0United Arab EmiratesGulf Cup · Kuwait City62%
- 2014-11-17DUnited Arab Emirates2–2KuwaitGulf Cup · Riyadh62%
- 2013-01-15WUnited Arab Emirates1–0KuwaitGulf Cup · Riffa56%
- 2012-09-11WUnited Arab Emirates3–0KuwaitFriendly · Dubai50%
- 2011-11-15LKuwait2–1United Arab EmiratesFIFA World Cup qualification · Kuwait City20%
- 2011-09-02LUnited Arab Emirates2–3KuwaitFIFA World Cup qualification · Al Ain51%
- 2010-09-07WUnited Arab Emirates3–0KuwaitFriendly · Abu Dhabi52%
- 2009-12-16DKuwait0–0United Arab EmiratesFriendly · Kuwait City26%
- 2008-12-30DUnited Arab Emirates0–0KuwaitFriendly · Dubai64%
- 2008-06-14WKuwait2–3United Arab EmiratesFIFA World Cup qualification · Kuwait City39%
Latest 15 of 46 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 207 | 80 | 58 | 69 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 136 | 61 | 28 | 47 |
| Gulf Cup | 123 | 44 | 33 | 46 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 48 | 16 | 13 | 19 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 35 | 26 | 4 | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates Friendship Tournament | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Asian Games | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Arab Cup | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Merdeka Tournament | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Palestine Cup | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Confederations Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| FIFA World Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| King's Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kirin Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| OSN Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Top scorers
- Ali Mabkhout 35
- Ahmed Khalil 23
- Adnan Al Talyani 18
- Yaser Salem Ali 10
- Ismail Matar 10
- Khamees Saad Mubarak 8
- Fábio Lima 8
- Zuhair Bakheet 7
- Saeed Al Kass 7
- Sultan Adil 7
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.