UAE v Australia 2018 World Cup qualifier: Time, tickets, location and info to know

The National offers the need-to-know info ahead of the UAE v Australia World Cup qualifier in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

UAE national football team in training prior to their previous match against Japan. Photo Courtesy / Hicham Tikniouine / UAE FA

The UAE national football team play Australia on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi in the second match of the third round of Asian 2018 World Cup qualifying. It comes on the heels of the Emiratis pulling a major 2-1 stunner against Japan in Japan on Thursday, and has them already well-positioned in the six-team group, from which two will be sent to Russia 2018 and a third will go to additional play-off rounds.

Below, we lay out the basic info ahead of the match.

Who: UAE v Australia

What: 2018 World Cup qualifying, Asia third round, Matchday 2

When: 7.30pm

Where: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, Al Jazira's home ground on Muroor Road across from the Dusit Thani hotel (*see map at bottom of the page)

TV: BeIn Sports 2HD, according to their online guide

Tickets: The doors will open at 4.30pm and it will be a first come, first serve basis. The tickets are free but there may be VIP tickets available to purchase. Ask at the ticket booth for more info. It is expected to get busy so we recommend getting down to the stadium as early as you can. (Video: Football fans at World Cup qualifying match between Saudi Arabia and UAE in Abu Dhabi)

Where they stand (After Round 1 of 10)

1 Australia 1w 0d 0l +2 3pts

2 UAE 1w 0d 0l +1 3pts

3 Saudi Arabia 1w 0d 0l +1 3pts

4 Japan 0w 0d 1l -1 0pts

5 Thailand 0w 0d 1l -1 0pts

6 Iraq 0w 0d 1l -2 0pts

See more

• UAE in World Cup qualifying: Rocking Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium was awesome

• UAE's road to Russia 2018: See all of The National's qualifying coverage

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