• UAE football fans cheer on their side during the Emiratis' 4-1 win over Qatar on Sunday at the Asian Cup in Australia. Tim Wimborne / Reuters
    UAE football fans cheer on their side during the Emiratis' 4-1 win over Qatar on Sunday at the Asian Cup in Australia. Tim Wimborne / Reuters
  • Qatar's Khalfan Ibrahim, left, celebrates scoring the opening goal on Sunday against the UAE in his side's eventual 4-1 Asian Cup loss. Tim Wimborne / Reuters
    Qatar's Khalfan Ibrahim, left, celebrates scoring the opening goal on Sunday against the UAE in his side's eventual 4-1 Asian Cup loss. Tim Wimborne / Reuters
  • UAE football player Omar Abdulrahman, near, dribbles around Qatar defenders on Sunday in his side's 4-1 Asian Cup victory. Tim Wimborne / Reuters
    UAE football player Omar Abdulrahman, near, dribbles around Qatar defenders on Sunday in his side's 4-1 Asian Cup victory. Tim Wimborne / Reuters
  • UAE football player Ali Mabkhout, right, scores past Qatar goalkeeper Qassem Burhan on Sunday in his side's 4-1 Asian Cup win. Tim Wimborne / Reuters
    UAE football player Ali Mabkhout, right, scores past Qatar goalkeeper Qassem Burhan on Sunday in his side's 4-1 Asian Cup win. Tim Wimborne / Reuters
  • UAE national football team players celebrate with Ali Mabkhout, left No 7, after one of his two goals against Qatar in a 4-1 Asian Cup Group C victory on Sunday in Canberra, Australia. Tim Wimborne / Reuters
    UAE national football team players celebrate with Ali Mabkhout, left No 7, after one of his two goals against Qatar in a 4-1 Asian Cup Group C victory on Sunday in Canberra, Australia. Tim Wimborne / Reuters
  • Qatar's Mohammed Muntari jumps for the ball over UAE players during their Asian Cup Group C match on Sunday in Canberra, Australia. Tim Wimborne / Reuters
    Qatar's Mohammed Muntari jumps for the ball over UAE players during their Asian Cup Group C match on Sunday in Canberra, Australia. Tim Wimborne / Reuters
  • UAE's Ali Mabkhout controls the ball from Qatar's Mohammed Abdullah during their Asian Cup Group C match on Sunday. Tim Wimborne / Reuters
    UAE's Ali Mabkhout controls the ball from Qatar's Mohammed Abdullah during their Asian Cup Group C match on Sunday. Tim Wimborne / Reuters
  • The UAE national football team celebrate during their 4-1 win against Qatar in the 2015 Asian Cup on Sunday in Canberra, Australia. Tim Wimborne / Reuters
    The UAE national football team celebrate during their 4-1 win against Qatar in the 2015 Asian Cup on Sunday in Canberra, Australia. Tim Wimborne / Reuters
  • Qatar's goalkeeper Qasem Burhan saves a shot by the UAE's Ali Mabkhout during their Asian Cup Group C soccer match at the Canberra stadium in Canberra January 11, 2015. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne
    Qatar's goalkeeper Qasem Burhan saves a shot by the UAE's Ali Mabkhout during their Asian Cup Group C soccer match at the Canberra stadium in Canberra January 11, 2015. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne
  • The UAE team poses for a group photo ahead of the Asian Cup football match between UAE and Qatar in Canberra on January 11, 2015. AFP
    The UAE team poses for a group photo ahead of the Asian Cup football match between UAE and Qatar in Canberra on January 11, 2015. AFP
  • Mahdi Ali Hassan, coach of the UAE looks on during the sixth round Asian Cup football match between UAE and Qatar in Canberra on January 11, 2015. AFP
    Mahdi Ali Hassan, coach of the UAE looks on during the sixth round Asian Cup football match between UAE and Qatar in Canberra on January 11, 2015. AFP
  • Abdelaziz Sanqour of the UAE fights for the ball with Abdelkarim Hassan of Qatar during the Group C Asian Cup football match between UAE and Qatar in Canberra on January 11, 2015. AFP
    Abdelaziz Sanqour of the UAE fights for the ball with Abdelkarim Hassan of Qatar during the Group C Asian Cup football match between UAE and Qatar in Canberra on January 11, 2015. AFP
  • Omar Abdulrahman of the UAE goes past Hasan Al Haydos of Qatar during the Group C Asian Cup football match between UAE and Qatar in Canberra on January 11, 2015. AFP
    Omar Abdulrahman of the UAE goes past Hasan Al Haydos of Qatar during the Group C Asian Cup football match between UAE and Qatar in Canberra on January 11, 2015. AFP
  • Ali Mabkhout of UAE celebrates after scoring during their Group C Asian Cup football match between UAE and Qatar in Canberra on January 11, 2015. AFP
    Ali Mabkhout of UAE celebrates after scoring during their Group C Asian Cup football match between UAE and Qatar in Canberra on January 11, 2015. AFP
  • Ali Mabkhout of the UAE avoids a tackle from Ahmed Mohamed of Qatar during the Group C Asian Cup football match between UAE and Qatar in Canberra on January 11, 2015. AFP
    Ali Mabkhout of the UAE avoids a tackle from Ahmed Mohamed of Qatar during the Group C Asian Cup football match between UAE and Qatar in Canberra on January 11, 2015. AFP
  • Mohammed Abdulrahman and scorer Ali Mabkhout of UAE celebrate a goal during the Asian Cup football match between UAE and Qatar in Canberra on January 11, 2015. AFP
    Mohammed Abdulrahman and scorer Ali Mabkhout of UAE celebrate a goal during the Asian Cup football match between UAE and Qatar in Canberra on January 11, 2015. AFP
  • Ismail Al Hammadi of the UAE fights for the ball with Ibrahim Majed of Qatar during the Asian Cup football match between UAE and Qatar in Canberra on January 11, 2015. AFP
    Ismail Al Hammadi of the UAE fights for the ball with Ibrahim Majed of Qatar during the Asian Cup football match between UAE and Qatar in Canberra on January 11, 2015. AFP

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Ahmed Khalil and Ali Mabkhout fire UAE over Qatar at Asian Cup – in pictures

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Images from UAE’s 4-1 win over Qatar at the Asian Cup on Sunday in Canberra, Australia in their opening Group C match. Ahmed Khalil scored twice after the UAE went down 1-0 to bring his side ahead and Ali Mabkhout finished off the victory with a double of his own against the Qataris. Click the arrows above to scroll through the photos.

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