The United Arab Emirates came back from behind to beat Oman 2–1 and take control of Group A in the Fourth Round of Asia’s World Cup qualifiers.
Hosts Qatar must now win their final group match against the UAE on Tuesday to secure the group’s direct berth at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. For the visitors, a draw will be enough to seal their first World Cup appearance since 1990.
Cosmin Olaroiu’s side went into halftime trailing after an early own goal from Kouame Autonne. Marcus Meloni headed in Ali Saleh’s cross to level the score in the 76th minute, before Caio Lucas netted the winner seven minutes from time with a curled cross that found its way past goalkeeper Ibrahim Al Mukhaini.
Match Info
UAE (2)
Oman (1)
2026 FIFA World Cup – Asian Qualifiers
Fourth Round – Group A
Date: 11 October 2025
Venue: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
City: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 8,817
Goals
0-1 Kouame Autonne – Own Goal 12′
1-1 Marcus Meloni 76′
2-1 Caio Lucas 83′
Lineups
UAE
Khalid Eisa
Ruben Amaral
Lucas Pimenta
Kouame Autonne
Abdullah Ramadan
Harib Abdullah 45‘
Majed Hassan
Caio Canedo 46′
Fabio Lima
Yahya Nader 46′
Nicolas Giminez
Alaeddine Zouhir 87‘
Marcus Meloni
Caio Lucas
Yahya Al Ghassani
Ali Saleh 37′
Coach
Cosmin Olariou
Oman
Ibrahim Al Mukhaini
Thani Al Rushaidi
Ahmed Al Khamisi
Zahir Al Aghbari 84′
Amjad Al Harthi
Mahmood Al Mushaifri 77′
Khalid Al Braiki
Ali Al Busaidi
Arshad Al Alawi
Abdullah Fawaz 77′
Nasser Al Rawahi
Abdulrahman Al Mushaifri
Muhsen Al Ghassani 84′
Harib Al Saadi
Issam Al Sabhi
Mohamed Al Ghafri 61′
Coach
Carlos Queiroz
Referee
Alireza Faghani (Australia)
Yellow Cards
Issam Al Sabhi (Oman)
Harib Al Saadi (Oman)
Mohamed Al Ghafri (Oman)
Ali Saleh (UAE)