The International friendly match between UAE and Kuwait will take place at the Al-Maktoum Stadium on Thursday at 9:30 pm IST.
UAE and Kuwait will lock horns at the Al-Maktoum Stadium for an international friendly. UAE has enjoyed positive results since claiming a comfortable 4-1 victory over Costa Rica in a friendly. Yahya Aighassani, Caoio Canedo, Ali Salmeen and Yahya Alghassani all found the back of the net to guide their nation to victory. Interestingly, the UAE does not have a good record against Kuwait recently. Naturally, the UAE will be aiming to register a first win over Kuwait in almost a decade
Meanwhile, Kuwait also won against Bahrain 3-1 in a friendly in the last international window. They went ahead through Ahmad Al-Dhefiri’s goal in the opening minutes. Subsequently, the lead was solidified by Shabib Al-Khaldi’s double strike. However, Bahrain pulled one back when Abdullah Youssef scored for the home side.
The two sides will use Thursday’s friendly as preparation for their return to competitive action. UAE has another friendly lined up against Lebanon next week. Subsequently, they will face Bahrain in a FIFA World Cup qualifier in November. On the other hand, Kuwait will begin its quest for qualification to the 2026 FIFA World Cup against India next month.
UAE’s probable starting lineup: Eisa, Ebraheim, Al Hammadi, Hashemi, Idrees, Salmeen, Nader, Al Ghassani, Lima, Saleh, Canedo
Kuwait’s probable starting lineup: Abdulghafour, Al Buloushi, Ebrahim, H. Al-Enezi, Al-Qallaf, S. Al-Enezi, Hani, Al-Rasheedi, Al-Dhefiri, Al-Faneni, Al-Khaldi
UAE
| Opponents | Score |
| Costa Rica | 1-4 (W) |
| Thailand | 2-0 (W) |
| Tajikistan | 0-0 (D) |
| Qatar | 1-1 (D) |
| Kuwait | 0-1 (L) |
Kuwait
| Opponents | Score |
| Bahrain | 1-3 (W) |
| India | 1-1 (L) (p.s.o 4-5) |
| Bangladesh | 1-0 (W) |
| India | 1-1 (D) |
| Pakistan | 0-4 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Scoreline |
| Kuwait beat UAE | 1-0 |
| Kuwait beat UAE | 2-0 |
| UAE draw Kuwait | 0-0 |
| UAE draw Kuwait | 2-2 |
| UAE beat Kuwait | 1-0 |
The International friendly match between UAE and Kuwait will take place at the Al-Maktoum Stadium on Thursday at 9:30 pm IST.
| UAE vs Kuwait | Key Details |
| Date | October 12 (UAE) |
| Venue | Al-Maktoum Stadium |
| Kickoff time in UAE | 8:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in Kuwait | 7:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 9:30 pm (Thursday) |
In Kuwait, the match will be shown on Abu Dhabi Sports 1, Shasha & ATV. While in UAE, Tunisia, Yemen, Syria and Qatar the match will be shown on Abu Dhabi Sports 1.
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