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In an exclusive Arabian style, the 2019 Asian Cup will be held Saturday at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in the Group A competition.
The UAE's "Whites" are playing the game with the expected support of their fans, who hold their first Asian title in the tournament.
According to the United Arab Emirates coach, Alberto Zaccheroni, White's ambition is to win the 2019 title.
"Since he took office as a coach a year ago, the main goal was to win the Asian Cup," said the Italian coach. at the press conference on the eve of the opening match.
Zaccheroni, 65, had led Japan to the 2011 title, he said. "Eight years ago, I started to feel as if I were old."
The United Arab Emirates team will play in the absence of influential players led by playmaker Omar Abdel Rahman, but Zaccheroni has expressed confidence in the ability of current players to overcome the absence.
For its part, Bahrain hopes to have the surprise of the opening match and win the local team at the beginning of his career Asian wedding.
Bahrain hopes to regain its best performance in the continental competition by finishing fourth in the 2004 Asian Cup of China, under the leadership of Czech coach Miroslav Skop.
"Our opening match against the UAE will be the most important, especially as everyone will be honored," said Bahrain Federation President Sheikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa. .
"Our ambition is to go step by step and our main goal is to qualify ourselves in this group and reach the second round."
Bahrain has prepared for the tournament with a closed camp in the capital Manama, three friendly matches in which he scored three victories against Tajikistan, five unanswered goals, then defeated Lebanon with an unanswered goal and finally won the four-goal victory over North Korea.
(Sky News)
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