The UAE national team took the lead with a goal scored by Brazilian player Caio Lucas in the 60th minute, following a precise pass from Nicolas Gimenez. However, the Pharaohs refused to give up and equalized with a powerful header from Marwan Hamdi in the 85th minute, capitalizing on a cross from substitute Karim El-Iraqi, according to sports websites.
They had already secured qualification to the quarter-finals as the group leaders. The ‘2025 Arab Cup’ tournament is being held in a country from December 1 to 18, featuring 16 teams divided into 4 groups, including teams from Qatar, Palestine, Tunisia, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Algeria, UAE, Morocco, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Comoros, and Sudan.
The tournament was inaugurated last Monday with a match between Tunisia and Syria at 4:00 PM at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. Five free channels will broadcast the matches, with the ‘beIN Sports’ group confirming that the entire tournament will be aired for free on ‘beIN SPORTS HD’ and ‘beIN Xtra 1’. Additionally, the tournament will also be broadcasted by Qatar’s ‘Al Kass’, ‘Dubai Sports’, ‘Abu Dhabi Sports’, and ‘Kuwait Sports’, available for the Arab audience.
