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Yemen supporters watched as their team faced Iran in their first ever Asian Cup match at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday night.
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Yemen, in red, faced Iran in their first ever Asian Cup match at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday night. All photos by Antonie Robertson / The National
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Yemen, in red, faced Iran in their first ever Asian Cup match at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday night.
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Yemen, in red, faced Iran in their first ever Asian Cup match at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday night.
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Yemen, in red, faced Iran in their first ever Asian Cup match at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday night.
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Yemen supporters watched as their team faced Iran in their first ever Asian Cup match at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday night.
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Yemen supporters watched as their team faced Iran in their first ever Asian Cup match at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday night.
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Yemen, in red, faced Iran in their first ever Asian Cup match at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday night.
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Yemen supporters watched as their team faced Iran in their first ever Asian Cup match at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday night.
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Yemen, in red, faced Iran in their first ever Asian Cup match at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday night. All photos by Antonie Robertson / The National
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Yemen, in red, faced Iran in their first ever Asian Cup match at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday night.
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Yemen, in red, faced Iran in their first ever Asian Cup match at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday night.
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Yemen, in red, faced Iran in their first ever Asian Cup match at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday night.
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Yemen supporters watched as their team faced Iran in their first ever Asian Cup match at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday night.
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Yemen supporters watched as their team faced Iran in their first ever Asian Cup match at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday night.
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Yemen, in red, faced Iran in their first ever Asian Cup match at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday night.
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Yemen supporters watched as their team faced Iran in their first ever Asian Cup match at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday night.
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