US EditionAlgeria Vs UAE Highlights, FIFA Arab Cup QF: Emiratis Knock Out Desert Foxes On Penalties – As It Happened
UAE won the shootout 7-6 after a 1-1 draw with Algeria in extra time, securing their first semifinal berth at the FIFA Arab Cup 2025 quarter-finals.
- Friday, December 12, 2025, the United Arab Emirates national team beat the Algeria national team on penalties to reach the FIFA Arab Cup 2025 semi-finals at Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar.
- One minute after the restart, Adil Boulbina gave Algeria the lead, but Bruno Oliveira drew the UAE level around the 64th minute from a Yahya Alghassani cross deflection.
- Several offside calls erased Algeria goals late in regulation, while extra time featured a Draoui half-volley parried by Hamad Al Meqebaali and the teams stayed level after 30 minutes.
- Following the shootout, the stadium erupted in `absolute pandemonium` as players and fans celebrated wildly while the United Arab Emirates national team prepares to face Morocco in the semi-finals.
- Historically, Algeria hold more head-to-head wins and the sides had not met since 2010, while observers said United Arab Emirates national team showed defensive solidity and mental strength to advance in Arab Cup 2025.
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Arab Cup 2025: UAE stun Algeria as Jordan march into the semis
On an exciting night of football, the UAE national team secured a place in the semi-finals of the 2025 Arab Cup in Qatar after defeating Algeria on penalties, following a 1-1 draw in regular time. The UAE team played one of its best matches of the tournament, showing defensive solidity and mental strength, before sealing the victory from the penalty spot and causing a huge upset by eliminating one of the favourites. With this victory, the UAE te…
Shafaq News - Doha: The UAE national team qualified for the Arab Cup semi-finals after defeating Algeria 7-6 on penalties, following a 1-1 draw after extra time, in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Arab Cup. The match took place at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, at 8:30 PM Baghdad time. The first half ended in a goalless draw, but at the start of the second half, Algeria scored in the 46th minute through Adel Boulbina. The UAE equalized in the…
Algeria Vs UAE Highlights, FIFA Arab Cup QF: Emiratis Knock Out Desert Foxes On Penalties – As It Happened
Algeria vs United Arab Emirates Highlights, FIFA Arab Cup 2025 Quarter-final: Follow the play-by-play updates from the ALG vs UAE quarter-final match at Al Bayt Stadium, as it happened on December 12, 2025
After a frustrating elimination of the national team of premises in quarter-finals of the 2025 Arab Cup, Madjid Bougherra, a selector of the Algerian team A', announced his resignation in a press conference marked with emotion. The defeat of the Fennecs against the United Arab Emirates at the shots in goal (7-6), after a balanced match and a score of 1-1 at the end of the regulatory time, ended a difficult cycle for the former captain of the Gre…
The United Arab Emirates goes further into the Arab Republic, passing through Algeria after a tensioned and dramatic game of departmental hits.
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