{"id":12074,"date":"2018-12-19T04:59:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T04:59:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-12-19T04:59:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T04:59:12","slug":"uae-al-ain-fifa-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/uae-al-ain-fifa-final\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT A MATCH! Al Ain FC Are Into The FIFA Club World Cup FINALS After An Epic Penalty Shoot-out"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Al Ain FC have done it! The local team qualified for the finals of the FIFA Club World Cup<\/a> in an epic penalty shoot-out finish on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Goalkeeper Khalid Essa will go down in history after saving the final penalty in the nail-biting match against South American team River Plate.<\/p>\n

Al Ain has been trending ever since and residents are SO proud. ‘Now you know who is Al Ain’, ‘it’s a beautiful day,’ and even UAE royals have taken to Twitter to praise the team, with HH Sheikh Hamdan<\/a> bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai sending congratulations to the team.<\/p>\n

The moment history was made<\/h4>\n
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???? #ClubWorldCup<\/a><\/p>\n

AL AIN ARE THROUGH TO THE FINAL! A simply spectacular performance by Khalid Eisa capped off by the game winning penalty save. pic.twitter.com\/V41KySDY9V<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ArabBallers (@ArabBallers) December 18, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

‘We’ll be cheering for you’<\/h4>\n
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Congratulations to Al Ain FC for qualifying for the final match of the FIFA Club World Cup. You proudly represent the UAE and the Arab world. We\u2019ll be cheering for you. All the best. pic.twitter.com\/qnfVwgeWw7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Hamdan bin Mohammed (@HamdanMohammed) December 18, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Goosebumps watching this moment<\/h4>\n
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The moment Al Ain booked their place in the Club World Cup final ???? pic.twitter.com\/ic3SQP2Qua<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 B\/R Football (@brfootball) December 18, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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‘Best game I’ve seen all year’<\/h4>\n
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Didn’t disappoint! 2-2 Al Ain win on pens… best game I’ve seen all year. #AlAin<\/a> #FIFACWC2018<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fDoAiP9Nls<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Michael Regan (@MichaelRegan) December 18, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The support from the fans was incredible<\/h4>\n
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Al Ain. Mission Im… POSSIBLE #ClubWC<\/a> <\/p>\n

???? pic.twitter.com\/xXLt7L5ccm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Iv\u00e1n Sasso (@ISassoJ) December 18, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

‘Now you know who is Al Ain’<\/h4>\n
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Now you know who is Al Ain pic.twitter.com\/RWxl6ZZGid<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mohammed (@mna604) December 18, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

‘It’s a beautiful day’<\/h4>\n
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Itt’s aa bbeautiful day congratulations to Al Ain team????????????????????????????????\u201d pic.twitter.com\/XZXetGQAYs<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ` (@_sk7l) December 18, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Real Madrid will play Kashima on Wednesday<\/h3>\n

And Al Ain will meet the winners in the final.<\/p>\n

The finals takes place on December 22<\/p>\n

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