Football World Cup 1990 / United Arab Emirates
This article covers the United Arab Emirates national soccer team at the 1990 World Cup .
qualification
First round
| rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
12: 4 | 6th |
| 2 |
 Kuwait |
6: 3 | 6th |
| 3 |
 Pakistan |
1:12 | 0 |
| Kuwait | - | United Arab Emirates | 3: 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | Pakistan | 5-0 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | Kuwait | 1-0 |
| Pakistan | - | United Arab Emirates | 1: 4 |
Final round
| rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 South Korea
|
5: 1 | 8th |
| 2 |
United Arab Emirates
|
4: 3 | 6th |
| 3 |
 Qatar |
4: 5 | 5 |
| 4th |
 China |
5: 6 | 4th |
| 5 |
 Saudi Arabia |
4: 5 | 4th |
| 6th |
 North Korea |
2: 4 | 3 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | North Korea | 0-0 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | China | 2: 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | Saudi Arabia | 0-0 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | Qatar | 1: 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | South Korea | 1: 1 |
United Arab Emirates squad
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United Arab Emirates team matches
Preliminary round
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 BR Germany
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10: 3 | +7 | 5: 1 |
| 2. |
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|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6: 5 | +1 | 4: 2 |
| 3. |
 Colombia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3: 2 | +1 | 3: 3 |
| 4th |
UA Emirates
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:11 | −9 | 0: 6 |
| June 9, 1990, 5:00 p.m. in Bologna | |||
| UA Emirates | - | Colombia | 0: 2 (0: 0) |
| June 15, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Milan | |||
| BR Germany | - | UA Emirates | 5: 1 (2: 0) |
| June 19, 1990, 5 p.m. in Bologna | |||
| Yugoslavia | - | UA Emirates | 4: 1 (2: 1) |
Finalist in the 1990 World Cup
| Africa |
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| Asia | ||
| Europe |
Belgium | BR Germany | England | Ireland | Italy | Yugoslavia | Netherlands | Austria | Romania | Scotland | Sweden | Soviet Union | Spain | Czechoslovakia |
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| North and Central America | ||
| South America |