UAE team begins final world cup qualifier preparations

The UAE senior team started their training camp here on Monday in the build-up towards their last match in the Asian qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup against Lebanon, who they will face at the Al Nahyan Stadium on February 29. The players gathered at the Intercontinental Hotel and trained at the Armed Forces stadium without the players of Al Wahda, who will join the squad on Tuesday after playing against Al Kiraitiat from Qatar in the GCC Clubs Championship on Monday night. The UAE are bottom of the group which also features South Korea and Kuwait and qualification is beyond them, while Lebanon are placed second behind Korea with 10 points. A win for the visitors would lead them to the final stage of the qualifiers for the first time ever. The UAE will face Palestine in a friendly match at the Al Nahyan Stadium on Friday.