Last night saw friendly neighbours Saudi Arabia and UAE clash in the third round of the world cup qualifiers and the UAE came out on top.

The final score was 2 – 1. 

The win means a lot for UAE as it slightly furthers our qualifying chances, while at the same time the loss weakened KSA’s chances (a win yesterday would have meant automatic entry for the team).

Recommended

Lovin’ Life With Farhana Bodi: It’s Time To Meet The Real FarhanaJab-Cross-And-Grab Your Tickets For The Awaited Fitness Expo Dubai Active 2024!Dubai Resident Warns of Nanny Recommendations on Facebook

Both part of the Group B qualifiers; Japan leads the group, KSA are in joint second place with Australia, UAE is in fourth place, followed by Iraq and Thailand in fifth and sixth.

Next, we’re up against Iraq on Tuesday, September 5.

People took to social media to have their say on the win

UAE supporters were out in force

#رياضة | نهاية الشوط الأول من مباراة #السعودية و #الامارات بالتعادل الإيجابي 1-1#UAEvsKSA pic.twitter.com/iV0KjbAuPy

— صوت المنامة ???????? (@manamavoice1) August 29, 2017

Even if we don’t qualify, it’s still a huge achievement

#UAE defeating Saudi Arabia in football world cup qualifier is a great achievement! Still qualified to the world cup though?! #UAEvKSA

— Benny Emmanuel (@Bennyemmanuel) August 30, 2017

Exactly!

Football ⚽️ is like a box of chocolate , you never know what you’re going to get #UAEvsKSA #WorldCupQualifiers

— Ibrahim Alshaikh (@IbrahimAlshaikh) August 29, 2017

BOOM

Alot of people be like…

i actually have zero care for anything football lol

but

GO UAE

— KhalidTCG (@khalidVGC) August 30, 2017

Here’s what you need to know now

STANDINGS
Here’s the landscape of Group B in @theafcdotcom #WCQ heading into Thursday’s matcheshttps://t.co/hA6PYgejJb pic.twitter.com/pFKweDtgX4

— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) August 29, 2017

It’s front page news!

UAE’s 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia makes today’s front page as they keep their 2018 World Cup dream alive #UAEKSA #WCQ pic.twitter.com/om0ss6A2Wz

— Sport360° (@Sport360) August 30, 2017

Next up…