World Cup in Qatar this year scheduled to be held in November with 30 teams already booked their spots and last two spots are still remained open for five nations. UAE and Australia are two of those five teams who are going to face each other to remain in the play-offs. With both the teams have issues like injuries and other, spectators are anticipating a high voltage match in Qatar tonight.
Kick off: Al Rayyan Stadium, Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
5.00 PM (CET)
United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Australia both are heading to a crucial play off match with a view to reach the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. Two teams are focused on providing their best performances on the field despite losing some key players due to injuries.
UAE vs Australia Team News:
United Arab Emirates
After a bumpy start in the World Cup campaign, UAE eventually bounced back by winning their final few matches in the group stage beating Syria, Iraq and mighty South Korea on the process. As some star players like Eisa and Alhammadi are available for this match, team UAE are flying high with better motivation under their Argentinean coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena.
Australia
The Socceroos are in fear for losing consecutive World Cup places after finishing third on their Asian qualifying rounds but still has the last chance to beat UAE and advance for facing the South American contender Peru. An important player like Tom Rogic are missed out due to personal issues but their coach Graham Arnold is feeling confident about their play-off win over UAE.
UAE Team Tactics
United Arab Emirates is expected to play on a 4-3-3 format as they are more focused on the midfield despite losing two of their first qualifying games in the group stage. Star goalkeeper Eisa is expected to lead the team in the goal post with four defenders in front of him. Striker Canedo also prepared to give his best performance for this match.
Probable starting XI: K. Eisa; A. Hussain, K. Al Hammadi, Al-Ahbabi, W. Abbas; M. Hassan, A. Ramadan, Abdulrahman; Canedo, Mabkhout, Al-Maazmi
Australia Team Tactics
Australian football players playing in the Europe are more preferred than their native league counterparts but still faced immense challenges to gain a place in the World Cup playoff. Coach Graham Arnold is expected to play his team on a 4-4-2 format because of the absence of his star midfielder Adam Rogic of Celtics Football Club.
Probable Starting XI: M. Ryan, Karacic, Rowles, Wright, Davidson; Dougall, Mooy, Mabil, McGree; Hrustic, MaClaren.
Players to watch
Omar Abdulrahman
Once termed as the best Asian player who never got the chance to play in Europe, Omar Abdulrahman means everything for the fans of UAE for his agile performance both in the attacking and defensive part of the midfield. He is the player to get highlighted during tonight’s playoff against Australia.
Matthew Ryan
It is unusual to highlight a goalkeeper but Matthew Ryan for the Socceroos is an exceptionally talented player who needs to be focused for today’s match because of the Australian defense that suffered a lot of goals during their Asian qualifying campaign.
UAE vs Australia Head-to-Head
United Arab Emirates played seven matches against Australia so far and pocketed only two wins and lost the rest.
UAE vs Australia Predictions
United Arab Emirates 0 – 1 Australia
It will be a long contesting match with Australia might get a slight advantage because of their experience of winning playoffs on previous occasions.
UAE vs Australia odds and picks
UAE is +330 underdog and Australia is -130 favorite to win tonight’s match.
UAE vs Australia TV Channel
| USA | UK | |
| Date | 7 June | 7 June |
| Time | 11 AM | 3 PM |
| TV Channel | Paramount+ | ————– |
From UK, fans can enjoy this match live on OneFootball.
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