UAE will face defending champions Australia in the last eight at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain on Friday. Host nation kept alive their AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 title ambitions on Monday, as an extra-time Ahmed Khalil penalty helped secure a hard-fought 3-2 win over Kyrgyzstan and a place in the quarter-finals.
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Last minute penalty sends UAE soaring into Asian Cup quarter-finals
The UAE will face Australia in the quarter-finals after the Socceroos beat Uzbekistan in a shoot-out