UAE against Bahrain

In opening of the Cup of Asia

At a crucial Arab meeting early Saturday, the 17th AFC Asian Cup will be held Saturday at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Despite the difficulty of starting for both teams, which are part of the top two teams in the first round of the tournament, which also includes Thai and Indian teams, a strong and exciting start can be useful to both teams who, thanks to this confrontation, can determine their needs and goals for the next two rounds of the group.

The UAE is at the heart of a huge support expected from their fans, who dream of winning their first tournament title. Second place was won when his country hosted the 1996 edition and the team won third place at the last edition in 2015.

The UAE team (White) is very motivated by the fact that they play the tournament at home and in the crowd, in addition to the desire of their players to take another step forward with this version and to win the title Asian for the first time in its history.

For its part, the Bahraini team is looking forward to one of the surprises of the opening games and the victory against his brother, the United Arab Emirates, early in his career.

The Bahraini team does not have strong nominations for the title, but the team has the potential and ambition to compete at least for the final roles.

The match is an Asian match with Arab flavor and European spirits: the United Arab Emirates lead Italian coach Alberto Zaccheroni, while the Bahraini team leads Czech coach Miroslav Scoop.