Coach Sergio Costa, in place of Bento

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), led by Bento, lost 1-2 to Iran in the third Group C match of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation Qatar Asian Cup 2023 at Alaiyan Education City Stadium in Qatar at midnight on the 24th (Korea time).

As a result, UAE ranked second in the group with four points (1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss, 5 points and 4 points), and made it to the round of 16. Palestine also has four points with one win, one draw, and one loss, but it lost five points and five points to finish third. Iran won all three games and advanced to the round of 16 by ranking first in its group.

Head coach Sergio Costa (right) is leading on behalf of UAE coach Paulo Bento, who was sent off for accumulating warnings while protesting against the referee in the last Palestinian match. 토토