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Australia will be ready to send hosts of the 2019 Asian Cup to face their match against the United Arab Emirates in their quarter-final clash at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium on Saturday at 3am (AEDT).
Both teams were forced to make extra time in their round of 16. The Socceroos defeated Uzbekistan on penalties and the United Arab Emirates defeated Kyrgyzstan 3-2.
The United Arab Emirates will want to take revenge for the green and gold, which have fallen on Australia in the 2015 Asian Cup semifinals and still have not beat the Socceroos during their last five meetings.
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| Thu | Australia vs UAE |
| Date | Saturday, January 26 AEDT |
| Time | 03:00 AEDT / 20:00 LOCAL |
TV channel, live broadcast and how to watch
In Australia, the match can be viewed live on Fox Sports via the Foxtel platform. There is no free broadcaster.
You can stream the game via Foxtel Go, Foxtel Play and Kayo. Do not forget that these services are subscription-based.
| AUS television channel | Online feed |
|---|---|
| Fox Sports | Foxtel GO / Foxtel Play / Kayo |
Squads and news from the team
| Position | Australian players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Ryan, Vukovic, Langerak |
| defenders | Sainsbury, Behich, Gersbach, Jurman, Milligan, Risdon, Degenek, Grant |
| Midfielders | Luongo, Jeggo, Amini, Irvine, Mabil, Rogic |
| Before | Leckie, Giannou, Nabbut, Maclaren, Kruse, Ikonomidis |
A second yellow card of the tournament will see Tom Rogic dismissed for the quarterfinal and will force Graham Arnold to a reshuffle.
Mathew Leckie is fit again and could replace Chris Ikonomidis on a big pitch thanks to the Perth Glory striker moved to the center to replace Rogic. Mbadimo Luongo could also be brought back to the starting camp.
Jamie Maclaren could be replaced as an attacker after fighting to have an impact against Uzbekistan.
Socceroos predicts XI: Ryan; Behich, Degenek, Sainsbury, Grant; Milligan, Irvine; Ikonomidis, Mabil, Leckie; Giannou.
| Position | UAE players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers |
Khalid Essa, Ali Khaseif and Mohamed Al Shamsi |
| defenders | Mohamed Ahmed, Ismail Ahmed, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Fares Juma, Khalifa Mubarak, Mahmoud Khamis, Walid Abbas |
| Midfielders | Bandar Al Ahbabi, Abdulrahman Amer, Rayan Yaslam, Mohamed Abdulrahman, Khalfan Mubarak, Majed Hbadan, Ali Salmeen, Ismail Al Hammadi, Khamis Esmail |
| Before | Ali Mabkhout, Ahmed Khalil, Saif Rashid, Ismail Matar |
Paris and match odds
Australia takes part in this match by favoring $ 1.90 with a UAE victory worth $ 4.33.
Although both sides need more time in their last matches, the market suggests that it will be decided in normal times with a rating of $ 6.50 for the match to be decided after 90 minutes.
A 1-0 win for Australia is the most likely result, valued at $ 3.50.
All chances are Bet365 and are correct at the time of publication.
Match preview
Four years after the UAE's 2-0 defeat in the 2015 Asian Cup semi-finals, the two nations are again in the quarterfinals, this time on white soil.
Although undefeated in their last six games, the UAE has not broken all records of this tournament with Bahrain and Thailand in the group stage before beating Kyrgyzstan.
Australia is far from convincing itself of having lost its first match against Jordan before defeating Palestine and Syria to make sure of a clash at the 16th with the following day. Uzbekistan
The green and gold were pushed to penalties in this match after failing to score after 120 minutes and they must offer a much better performance against a UAE team playing in front of her.
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With Tom Rogic suspended, the Socceroos must find somebody else to trigger an attack that has never really unfolded against Uzbekistan.
The United Arab Emirates have not yet scored their five meetings against Australia and have also lost their last three confrontations – a race that they will desperately want to spill home while they're trying to take their revenge on the Asian Cup four years later.
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