Omar Abdulrahman of UAE and Nawaf Al Abed of Saudi Arabia are on The National's Sport cover for Monday, October 11 ahead of the UAE v Saudi Arabia World Cup qualifier.
The neighbours and football rivals meet on Tuesday night in Jeddah, where they will be jockeying for World Cup qualifying position. With the two mostly evenly matched and Saudi Arabia one point ahead of the Emirates, this fourth of 10 group matches – the top two from each progressing to Russia automatically – is likely to prove critical.
Read John McAuley’s extensive coverage from Saudi second city Jeddah ahead of the affair:
• Diary: UAE exude calm confidence ahead of a Saudi storm
• Comment: Omar Abdulrahman must take charge
• Review: Scouting report and past five meetings
• Mahdi Ali: Unconcerned by spotty history against Saudis
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