Moataz Al-Shami (Dubai)
Our national team achieved what it wanted in the confrontation with Nepal, which ended with a 4-0 win, yesterday, in the penultimate round of the eighth group matches for the joint Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup, which put the “Whites” on the winning path, despite the absences that struck the summoned list. for the current assembly.
Yesterday, our team returned to the country, where it will resume its preparatory camp in Dubai, before the expected confrontation against the Bahrain national team next Tuesday, at the end of the second stage qualifiers.
“Al-Abyad” snatched the ticket to qualify for the third stage of the qualifiers early, after clinching the top spot in the group standings at the end of the fourth round, raising its score by defeating Nepal to 15 points, while the Bahraini team came in second place in the group standings with 10 points, and the Yemeni team was third with 4 points, and Nepal came in second place in the group standings with 10 points. The last without any point.
Returning to the match, the team achieved what it wanted, and was able to play with “those who attended” and in the same way and style without any vibration in the level. Rather, “white” proved that it includes players capable of making a difference, regardless of the influential absences, as the team missed the efforts of Fabio Lima. Caio Canedo, Khaled Al Dhanhani and Khalifa Al Hammadi due to injury.
Pinto gave the opportunity to the young faces who participated for the first time, especially goalkeeper Khaled Tawhid, in addition to Mohamed Jumaa, who played the role of spearhead to compensate for the absence of Sultan Adel, who did not participate due to the accumulation of warnings. He also included the national team coach, Hazem Mohamed, Mubarak Bin Zama and Fahd Badr, all of whom were young players in the team. The framework of the replacement and renewal plan implemented by the national team.
The Whites killed several birds with one stone against Nepal, after the great victory, the most notable of which is the acquisition of young players capable of making their mark and performing with personal strength despite their young age and lack of international experience with the Great Whites, such as Hazem Mohamed, who scored a world-class goal with a shot he fired from the middle of the field. In addition to Muhammad Al-Mansouri, Fahd Badr and Khaled Tawhid.
The team also succeeded in continuing on the path of victories, no matter how many elements it missed, and it became clear that the most important goals that Pinto and his supporting staff worked on was the necessity of discovering new faces to include in the team’s squad from among the elements of the Olympic and youth team, which is what has already been achieved in the current camp. Pinto followed the “shock” policy by introducing these young elements and faces from the beginning, and not being afraid to give them the opportunity, but rather relying on them essentially as if they were elements with experience with the team, and the group that was called up proved its ability to provide the best and what the national team wants in the first place. Imprint and official appearance.
The team’s technical staff needs all the elements that can participate in the White squad and play a sufficient role before the start of the third stage of the qualifiers, which is the decisive stage for the team that is clinging to fighting for its chance to snatch a qualifying card for the World Cup, and not waiting for the fourth and fifth stages of the qualifiers.
The third qualifying stage for the World Cup will begin, in which 18 teams will compete for 6 qualifying tickets to the World Cup, by dividing the 18 teams into 3 groups, with the first and second of each group qualifying for the World Forum, and the draw for that stage is expected to take place at the end of this June.
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