• Iraq's Amjad al-Jinabi (R) defend against UAE's Omar Abdul Rahman (L) during their Gulf Cup Group B football match at the King Fahad stadium in Riyadh on November 20, 2014. AFP PHOTO/STR
    Iraq's Amjad al-Jinabi (R) defend against UAE's Omar Abdul Rahman (L) during their Gulf Cup Group B football match at the King Fahad stadium in Riyadh on November 20, 2014. AFP PHOTO/STR

UAE get past Iraq and advance to Gulf Cup semi-finals – in pictures

Jake Badger

November 21, 2014

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Ali Mabkhout scored twice as the UAE booked their place in the last four of the Gulf Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Iraq on Thursday night.

The UAE will meet hosts Saudi Arabia for a chance to be in the final on Sunday.

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