UAE v Qatar: Gulf Cup 27 meeting set to decide who finishes top

United Arab Emirates and Qatar meet at Al Inmaa Stadium in the third round of the Arabian Gulf Cup, known as “Gulf Cup 27”, with both sides already guaranteed a place in the semi-finals.

The match will determine which team finishes first and which takes second place. Saudi Arabia have already topped Group A, with Oman confirmed as runners-up.

How to watch UAE v Qatar

The match will be broadcast across several regional channels, with the following commentators assigned:

– Alkass 1: Ahmed Al Tayeb and Samir Al Yaakoubi – Abu Dhabi Sports 1: Amer Abdullah and Abdullah Al Saadi – Saudi Sports 1: Suleiman Al Sharif – MBC Action: Ahmed Al Nufaisa – Sharjah Sports: Mousa Eid – Oman Sports: Younis Al Rawahi – Kuwait Sports: Ali Khalaf Al Shammari – Shasha platform: Khalid Al-Mudayfer

United Arab Emirates line-up

United Arab Emirates will start with Hamad Al Maqbali in goal.

The defence consists of Richard Onor, Sasha Zivkovic, Khalid Al Dhahani and Khalifa Al Hammadi.

Abdullah Hamad, Fabio De Lima and Ali Saleh form the midfield, while Luan Pereira, Harib Abdullah and Sultan Adel lead the attack.

United Arab Emirates’ starting formation is listed as 4-3-3.

Qatar line-up

Qatar name Mahmoud Abu Nada as their goalkeeper.

Pedro Miguel, Ayoub Al Alawi, Tarek Salman and Homam Al-Amin make up the back four.

The midfield four are Jassem Jaber, Ahmed Fathi, Mohammed Monee and Edmilson.

Ahmed Al Janahi and Almoez Ali are selected up front in a 4-4-2 formation.

Both teams therefore go into the final group-stage fixture with qualification secured, but with the result still carrying significance for their semi-final positions.