The United Arab Emirates is preparing to welcome a new confrontation between Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is facing Thursday a new confrontation between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but this time it's not political, but sports: it's part of the participation of both teams in the 2019 Asian Cup.

Cairo – Sputnik. The Zayed Sports City Stadium will host the fifth round of the Asian Cup competition in the UAE.

The result of the match will not affect the qualification of the two teams for the second round of the tournament, each of the elected teams having scored 6 points in the previous two rounds, but the cusp temporarily favoring the national team, which exceeds the goal difference , and ranked first in Group V, which also includes North Korea and Lebanon.

The Qatari team won two successive victories in the first and second rounds and won the Lebanese national team 2-0, and won a resounding victory in the second round against North Korea 6 goals against zero.

The Saudi team defeated their North Korean counterpart with four goals for free, while the net scored the goal of the Lebanese team twice, during the meeting with his Saudi counterpart in the second round of group E.

If we go back to the history of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Al-Akhdar scored 17 wins against Al-Annabi in 38 games, with Qatar winning just 6 games, including 15 in a draw.

The first meeting between the Qatari and Saudi teams dates back to 1970. It was held in the context of the Gulf Cup and ended in a 1-1 draw.

Saudi Arabia won its first victory over Al-Annabi in the same competition, but in 1972, the result of the match in favor of four goals for nothing.

It was the first victory of the Qatari team against his Saudi counterpart at the 1976 Gulf Cup. The match is over on a goal for nothing.

In 1979, Saudi Arabia won the biggest victory over Al-Annabi at the Gulf Cup and managed to score seven goals for Qatar.

However, the last five clashes between the two teams, including four in the Gulf Cup, add to a friendly encounter, which is an advantage for Al-Annabi, who has managed to beat Al-Akhrani twice , while no one elected decided on the outcome of three clashes.

At the 2014 Gulf Cup, the Qatar team beat Saudi Arabia 2 to 1.

South Korean Kim Dong-jin is leading the team, looking for the third win in Group E.

The South Korean referee played a match between Saudi Arabia and his Syrian counterpart during the first group stage of the 2011 Asian Cup.

The 2019 Nations Asia Cup kicked off in the United Arab Emirates on Jan. 5 and includes teams considered strong across the continent, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran and South Korea. , as well as Australia.

Twenty-four teams instead of sixteen, as was the case in previous editions, participate in the tournament and are sponsored by the International Football Federation (FIFA).