The world ranked 69th U.A.E. team ushered in the third round of the group stage of the third stage of the Asian round of 18 of the World Preliminary Championship, and the U.A.E. team sat on their home court against the world No. 111 North Korea.
Before the game, the U.A.E. team ranked third in Group A with 3 points, while the North Korean team ranked fourth in the group with 1 point before the game, which shows that the North Korean team is not as good as the U.A.E. team. However, in the last four meetings between the two sides, North Korea has the upper hand, citing North Korea's record of 3 wins and 1 draw, so more than 60% of fans before the game are full of confidence that the visiting North Korean team will beat the U.A.E. team.
In the 21st minute of the second half, Ghassani held the ball into the right side of the box and fired a direct shot, the North Korean goalkeeper saved, but could not prevent the ball from entering the net, and the home team U.A.E. took the lead.
Eight minutes later, Han Kwang-sung missed a penalty and North Korea missed an equaliser.
In the 86th minute, Choi Yu-cheol sent a wonderful pass, and Jung Il-gwan's header scored to help the North Korean team stage a perfect match.
In the end, North Korea won 1-1 U.A.E., and after the game, North Korea fell to the bottom two, while U.A.E. remained in third place.