UAE to play Germany as part of preparations for Cup qualifiers

The senior team will begin its preparations for its next qualifier, which is at home against Iran on November 19, in Dubai a week before.

The team will next meet on December 25 to prepare for the 19th Gulf Cup in Oman from January 4 to 14 next year.

The team will face Iraq on December 28 in a friendly before leaving to Oman to defend the title they won at home in 2007.

The UAE will continue training at the end of the tournament before they travel to Kuala Lumpur to face Malaysia on January 21 in a World Cup qualifier.

They will then face Uzbekistan on January 28.

On February 8 the team will meet ahead of a friendly match on February 11 before the players return to their clubs.

The UAE will travel to China to hold a training camp in Dalian from March 15 before leaving to play North Korea in a qualifier on March 28.

The team then travel to Saudi Arabia to play another qualifier on April 1st.

The UAE will gather on May 24 before they play Germany on June 2 before their final qualifier against South Korea on June 6 at home and against Iran on June 10 in Tehran.

The travel and preparation plan has been drawn up by the Technical Committee of the UAE FA, which is in charge of the adult an junior national teams.