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Tournament appearances
14
Trophies
0
Major trophies
0
Last appearance
2027
World Cup appearances
1
Continental appearances
12
Last final reached
1996
Last trophy
-

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to United Arab Emirates. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Solomon Islands
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.30 · distance 0.00
Burkina Faso
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.75 · distance 0.06
Mali
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.75 · distance 0.16
Papua New Guinea
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.30 · distance 0.20
Fiji
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.30 · distance 0.24

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

YearNameTournamentRound reached
2024United Arab EmiratesAsianAFC Asian Cup 2024Round of 16
2019United Arab EmiratesAsianAFC Asian Cup 2019Semifinal
2015United Arab EmiratesAsianAFC Asian Cup 2015Semifinal
2011United Arab EmiratesAsianAFC Asian Cup 2011Appearance
2007United Arab EmiratesAsianAFC Asian Cup 2007Appearance
2004United Arab EmiratesAsianAFC Asian Cup 2004Appearance
1997United Arab EmiratesInterFIFA Confederations Cup 1997Appearance
1996United Arab EmiratesAsianAFC Asian Cup 1996 Final
1992United Arab EmiratesAsianAFC Asian Cup 1992Semifinal
1990United Arab EmiratesWCFIFA World Cup 1990Appearance
1988United Arab EmiratesAsianAFC Asian Cup 1988Appearance
1984United Arab EmiratesAsianAFC Asian Cup 1984Appearance
1980United Arab EmiratesAsianAFC Asian Cup 1980Appearance

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1996Asian CupSaudi Arabia0-0 (PKs 2) Lost