At 23:00 Beijing time on January 27, the 7th round of Group A of the World Preliminary Round of 12 in Asia continued, with the United Arab Emirates playing against the Syrian men's football team. Cayo scored first in the first half and In the second half Yahya Ghazani extended the lead to a 2-0 win for the UAE. As a result, the Syrian men's football team has not won 7 consecutive rounds and only scored 2 points, but they still have no hope of qualifying.
The UAE currently ranks 69th in the world and 7th in Asia, just one place higher than the national football team. The Syrian men's team is 86th in the world and 12th in Asia. Before the game, the Uae was 3rd in Group A with 6 points, while the Syrian men's team was at the bottom of 2 points, so it was a 6-point card battle.
In the 43rd minute, the UAE quickly sent a sideline ball, hitting the opponent by surprise, Khalil Ibrahim's cross from the bottom, Cayo nodded forward and scored, the score came to 1-0!
In the 70th minute, the UAE continued its efforts, Cayo counter-attacked with a selfless cross, and Yahya Ghassani, who followed up at the back point, pushed the empty goal to the next city. Subsequently, the VAR ruled that the goal was valid and the UAE established its advantage 2-0.
With these two goals, the UAE beat their opponents 2-0. Since 2008, the UAE has encountered the Syrian men's team four times in the World Preliminary Round, and has previously won 2 draws and 1 loss in the previous 3 times. It was on this night that the UAE finally won, ending the embarrassment of a 14-year winless victory.
With the UAE winning, the points reached 9 points and continued to sit firmly in 3rd place in the table. With Lebanon losing this round, the UAE has a four-point advantage and is hopeful of qualifying for a play-off. In addition, South Korea not only missed the top spot, but also missed the dream of being squeezed into the second place in the group, and advancing three rounds in advance. Of course, South Korea leads the UAE by 8 points, and it is only a matter of time before it qualifies, not far from the 11th World Cup in team history.
As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad, and the Syrian men's football team that lost the game is very embarrassing, they have not won 7 consecutive games, 2 draws and 5 losses only got 2 points, and continued to rank first in group A.
With three rounds left in the round of 12, the Syrian men's team is still 7 points behind the UAE, but it still has no hope of advancing. In contrast, the national football team has already won 1 game and has 5 points, and the performance is undoubtedly better, but after the 0-2 loss to Japan, it basically bid farewell to the World Cup.