| team UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 11 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 1 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 5 - 4 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 9: + 4; = 4; - 1: 16 - 7 12 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | 3: + 0; = 0; - 3: 2 - 11 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 8: + 6; = 1; - 1: 19 - 4 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 12: + 5; = 4; - 3: 16 - 13 19 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 16: + 7; = 2; - 7: 31 - 20 23 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 6: + 3; = 1; - 2: 6 - 6 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 16: + 4; = 3; - 9: 19 - 24 15 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 8: + 2; = 1; - 5: 14 - 16 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 18: + 9; = 3; - 6: 35 - 17 30 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 19: + 9; = 3; - 7: 31 - 16 30 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 20: + 10; = 5; - 5: 36 - 16 35 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | The 4th place in group 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy™ | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 136: +61: =28; -47; 228 ‒ 143 211 | |
| Percentage indicators | +44,85%; =20,59%; -34,56%; 1,68 ‒ 1,05 51,72% | |
| FIFA world cup | 3: +0: =0; -3; 2 ‒ 11 0 | |
| Percentage indicators | +0,00%; =0,00%; -100,00%; 0,67 ‒ 3,67 0,00% | |
| Total: | 139: +61: =28; -50; 230 ‒ 154 211 | |
| Percentage indicators | +43,88%; =20,14%; -35,97%; 1,65 ‒ 1,11 50,60% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 139 (22) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 230 | |
| - home: | 141 (61,3%) | |
| - away: | 61 (26,52%) | |
| - neutral field: | 28 (12,17%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 154 | |
| - home: | 54 (35,06%) | |
| - away: | 78 (50,65%) | |
| - neutral field: | 22 (14,29%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,65 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,11 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 123/195 (63,08%) | |
| - away: | 52/156 (33,33%) | |
| - neutral field: | 36/66 (54,55%) | |
| Biggest win: | 12:0 - Brunei | |
| Biggest defeat: | 1:5 - Germany | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 50 (35,97%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 40 (28,78%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 23 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 9 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 0 / 6 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 226 (1,63) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 9 (0,06) | |
| - second yellow cards | 7 | |
| - straight red cards | 2 | |
| Players acted | 281 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 2 418 750 (17 917) | |
| Top scorer: | Ali MABKHOUT (18 22 26) - 27 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Walid ABBAS (10 14 18 22) - 35 games | |