On the second match-day of AFC Asian Cup 2019, Group A’s India will face hosts UAE, a side which is placed 18 places higher than them in the FIFA World Rankings as India is on the 97th spot whereas UAE ranked at 79. In terms of achievements in the sport, UAE have done something that India have never done – qualifying for the FIFA World Cup (in 1990). The nation has also been a regular at the AFC Asian Cup tournament, while this is only the fourth time India have made it to the stage.
India’s 4-1 victory over Thailand in the opening match of the Asian Cup 2019 was phenomenal, but now Stephen Constantine’s boys have an even bigger task on hand. Their next opponents are hosts UAE at the Zayed Sports City on Thursday where they will hope for a repeat.
India play host UAE in Abu Dhabi in Group A’s second match-day for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. India and UAE are drawn alongside Bahrain and Thailand in Group A of the competition.
UAE were held by Bahrain in their opening match and, in front of their home crowd, they will be eager to make amends.
India grabbed their chances against Thailand with the strikers clinical upfront. Sunil Chhetri scored a brace, while Jeje Lalpekhlua and Anirudh Thapa scored the other two goals.
Chhetri is in fine form and scored a brace against Thailand to fire India to a thumping 4-1 victory over the War Elephants. He also became the second highest active goal-scorer in international football taking his tally to 67, which is two more than Lionel Messi.
For the first time ever, twenty-four nations will compete in the pan-Asian competition instead of the usual sixteen. As such two additional groups have been added and the two best teams from each group and the four best third-placed teams will progress in the tournament.
When and where will the India Vs United Arab Emirates, AFC Asian Cup 2019 take place?
India vs United Arab Emirates, AFC Asian Cup 2019 Group A match will start at 09:30 PM IST on January 10 at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Which channel will telecast India Vs United Arab Emirates, AFC Asian Cup 2019 match?
India vs United Arab Emirates, AFC Asian Cup 2019 match will be broadcasted on Star Sports.
How to Watch the live streaming of the India Vs United Arab Emirates, AFC Asian Cup 2019 online?
The live online streaming of India Vs United Arab Emirates, AFC Asian Cup 2019 will be available in India on Hotstar web with the subscription, while the game can be streamed for free on mobile app of Hotstar.
Full Team squad:
India full squad: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Salam Ranjan Singh, Subhasish Bose, Sarthak Golui, Sandesh Jhingan, Germanpreet Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Vinit Rai, Sumeet Passi, Balwant Singh, Sunil Chhetri, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Ashique Kuruniyan, Pronay Halder, Udanta Singh, Vishal Kaith, Rowllin Borges, Jackichand Singh, Halicharan Narzary, Pritam Kotal, Narayan Das, Anas Edathodika, Amrinder Singh.
UAE full squad: Ali Khasif, Ali Salmeen, Walid Abbas, Khalifa Mubarak, Amer Abdulrahman, Fares Juma, Ali Mabkhout, Majed Hassan, Bandar Al-Ahbabi, Ismail Matar, Ahmed Khalil, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Khamis Esmaeel, Mohammed Khalvan, Ismail Al Hammadi, Mohamed Abdulrahman, Khalid Eisa, Al Hassan Saleh, Ismail Ahmed, Saif Rashid, Khalfan Mubarak, Mohamed Al Shamsi, Mohamed Ahmed.
