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United Arab Emirates

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Current Elo
1680
Rank #68
Matches played
617
since 1972-03-17
First international
1–0
vs Qatar · 1972-03-17

United Arab Emirates are 0.53 AFC Asian Cup titles short of what their record projects — genuine bad luck, though not the worst of it: China, who are 1.21 short and still have never won it.

Elo journey

Peak Elo
1783
2015
Best year
2013
+170 Elo
Worst year
1990
-137 Elo

All-time record

Record (W-D-L)
249-153-215
617 matches
Goals for / against
876 / 763
Home record
175-87-90
Away record
74-66-125
Biggest win
12–0
vs Brunei · 2001-04-14 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss
0–8
vs Brazil · 2005-11-12 · Friendly
Highest-scoring match
12–0
vs Brunei · 2001-04-14 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest upset win
1–0
vs New Zealand · 1981-09-10
1246 Elo vs their 1701
Rivalry
Kuwait
17-8-21 in 46 matches · head to head
Nemesis
Algeria
0-3-3 in 6 matches · head to head
Longest unbeaten run
20
2012-09-11 → 2014-03-05

World Cup history

xWC total
<0.01
Titles won
0
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-<0.01
Best World Cup
1990
<0.01 xWC
1990 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by Germany

AFC Asian Cup history

xCC total
0.53
Titles won
0
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-0.53
Best AFC Asian Cup
1996
0.12 xCC
1980 AFC Asian Cup
<0.01 xCC
Won by Kuwait
1984 AFC Asian Cup
0.03 xCC
Won by Saudi Arabia
1988 AFC Asian Cup
0.08 xCC
Won by Saudi Arabia
1992 AFC Asian Cup
0.06 xCC
Won by Japan
1996 AFC Asian Cup
0.12 xCC
Won by Saudi Arabia
2004 AFC Asian Cup
0.02 xCC
Won by Japan
2007 AFC Asian Cup
0.03 xCC
Won by Iraq
2011 AFC Asian Cup
0.02 xCC
Won by Japan
2015 AFC Asian Cup
0.08 xCC
Won by Australia
2019 AFC Asian Cup
0.06 xCC
Won by Qatar
2023 AFC Asian Cup
0.03 xCC
Won by Qatar