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1Continental finals reached

Greatest games

United Arab Emirates's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

L 1-5 v Germany
#1
Date
1990-06-15
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
0.910
L 1-4 v Yugoslavia
#2
Date
1990-06-19
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
0.746
L 0-2 v Colombia
#3
Date
1990-06-09
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
0.638

Footprint

Tournament appearances
14
Trophies
0
Major trophies
0
Last appearance
2027
World Cup appearances
1
Continental appearances
12
Last final reached
1996
Last trophy
-

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to United Arab Emirates. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Solomon Islands
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.30 · distance 0.00
Burkina Faso
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.75 · distance 0.06
Mali
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.75 · distance 0.16
Papua New Guinea
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.30 · distance 0.20
Fiji
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.30 · distance 0.24

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2024Asian
Round of 16
AFC Asian Cup 2024
United Arab Emirates
2019Asian
Semifinal
AFC Asian Cup 2019
United Arab Emirates
2015Asian
Semifinal
AFC Asian Cup 2015
United Arab Emirates
2011Asian
Appearance
AFC Asian Cup 2011
United Arab Emirates
2007Asian
Appearance
AFC Asian Cup 2007
United Arab Emirates
2004Asian
Appearance
AFC Asian Cup 2004
United Arab Emirates
1997Inter
Appearance
FIFA Confederations Cup 1997
United Arab Emirates
1996Asian
Final
AFC Asian Cup 1996
United Arab Emirates
1992Asian
Semifinal
AFC Asian Cup 1992
United Arab Emirates
1990WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 1990
United Arab Emirates
1988Asian
Appearance
AFC Asian Cup 1988
United Arab Emirates
1984Asian
Appearance
AFC Asian Cup 1984
United Arab Emirates
1980Asian
Appearance
AFC Asian Cup 1980
United Arab Emirates

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

1996 Lost
Asian Cup
Saudi Arabia
Score
0-0 (PKs 2)
Venue
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, United Arab Emirates