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UAE and Oman coaches set the tone ahead of Gulf Cup 27 semifinal
October 2, 2026 at 06:34 PM
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SNSky News Arabia
مدرب الإمارات: درسنا منتخب عمان جيدا وجاهزون له
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KOKooora
السكتيوي يتحدى الإمارات: انتقدوني أنا فقط.. والجميع توقع خروج عمان
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KOKooora
داليتش: لا أعذار للإمارات رغم تمتع عمان براحة إضافية
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
لا مجال للتعويض.. مواجهة نارية بين الإمارات وعُمان في نصف نهائي خليجي 27
(opens the publisher’s site)UAE and Oman meet Saturday in the Gulf Cup 27 semifinal at Jeddah's Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, with both coaches addressing the press Friday.
- Oman reached the semifinal by beating Kuwait 3-1, advancing over Iraq on a draw tiebreaker, while UAE topped Group 2 unbeaten.
- UAE coach Zlatko Dalic said his staff studied Oman's comeback in the final 20 minutes against Kuwait and rejected rest-day differences as an excuse.
- Oman coach Tariq Sakitawi said his team is ready mentally and physically, and that everyone had expected Oman to be eliminated.
- Dalic said winning the Gulf Cup is not easy, while Sakitawi said criticism should be directed at him, not his players.