UAE coach Bento is also ready to play in two consecutive games in October, and two more Brazil naturalized players are selected

UAE coach Bento is also ready to play in two consecutive games in October, and two more Brazil naturalized players are selected

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UAE national soccer team coach Paulo Bento pulled out a Brazilian naturalization card to get a ticket to the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup finals.

The UAE, led by Bento, is set to play against North Korea in the third round of Group A of the Asian qualifiers for the North Korea-China World Cup scheduled at 3 a.m. on the 11th (Korea time) at Al Ain Haza bin Zayed Stadium, and an away match against Uzbekistan to be held at 11 p.m. on the 15th at Tashkent Millie Stadium.

The UAE recorded one win and one loss in the two consecutive A-group games in September, and is currently ranked third in A-group after Uzbekistan and Iran. In order to fight for the lead, it must bring points in the upcoming two consecutive games of North Korea and Uzbekistan.

On the 6th, Bento announced the list of national teams to play in two consecutive games in October. What is interesting is that this time, he has selected a naturalization card. He called Brazilian midfielder Marcos Milioni, who plays for Al Sharjah, and Brazilian striker Bruno Oliveira, who plays for Al Jazeera.

The two players have been in the UAE league for more than five years, so they have the advantage of knowing the strengths and weaknesses of the UAE players. Among them, Bruno has shown his best pace, scoring four goals and one assist in five games in the 2024-2025 UAE League, which opened at the end of August. 안전놀이터

In fact, Bento has actively used naturalized players to gradually strengthen the UAE's power. Prior to these two players, Brazilian strikers such as Caiu Canedu and Fabio Lima were selected early, and in September, goalkeeper Adri Muhammad who is active in Southampton and midfielder Markenzie who is playing in Fleetwood Town