• Japan’s Shinji Kagawa reacts after missing a shot against UAE. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    Japan’s Shinji Kagawa reacts after missing a shot against UAE. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
  • Japan forward Shinji Okazaki and UAE defender Mohamed Gharib compete for the ball. Atsushi Tomura / Getty Images
    Japan forward Shinji Okazaki and UAE defender Mohamed Gharib compete for the ball. Atsushi Tomura / Getty Images
  • Japan midfielder Ryota Oshima in action against the UAE. Atsushi Tomura / Getty Images
    Japan midfielder Ryota Oshima in action against the UAE. Atsushi Tomura / Getty Images
  • Japan forward Keisuke Honda, right, dives to score the opening goal of the game. Shuji Kajiyama / AP Photo
    Japan forward Keisuke Honda, right, dives to score the opening goal of the game. Shuji Kajiyama / AP Photo
  • Keisuke Honda celebrates scoring the opening goal. Shuji Kajiyama / AP Photo
    Keisuke Honda celebrates scoring the opening goal. Shuji Kajiyama / AP Photo
  • Shinji Okazaki and UAE full-back Abdelaziz Sanqour compete for the ball. Atsushi Tomura / Getty Images
    Shinji Okazaki and UAE full-back Abdelaziz Sanqour compete for the ball. Atsushi Tomura / Getty Images
  • UAE striker Ahmed Khalil (11) scores the equalising goal from a free-kick. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    UAE striker Ahmed Khalil (11) scores the equalising goal from a free-kick. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
  • Ahmed Khalil celebrates scoring the equalising goal. Yuya Shino / EPA
    Ahmed Khalil celebrates scoring the equalising goal. Yuya Shino / EPA
  • Japan’s head coach Vahid Halilhodzic reacts during match. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    Japan’s head coach Vahid Halilhodzic reacts during match. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters

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Ahmed Khalil double leads UAE to 2018 World Cup 2018 qualifier upset victory in Japan – in pictures

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September 01, 2016

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• Match report: Japan 1-2 UAE

A selection of photos from the Saitama Stadium 2002 in Tokyo as Japan welcomed the UAE in the first match of the third round of Asian qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.

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