The UAE national football team take The National Sport front page on Tuesday, June 15 as Mahdi Ali’s men begin their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign against East Timor in Kuala Lumpur.
The National's John McAuley is in the Malaysian capital for the encounter which kicks off at midday UAE time.
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Monday, February 4
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