Company: Image Nation Abu Dhabi Country: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Section: MOVIES & TV FOOTBALL Discipline: Soccer Year: 2016 Director: Ali Khaled Editing: Andy Lloyd, Benjamin Walker Soundtrack: Nicolas Ruelle Time: 54 min
Synopisis
At the very first time of asking, and under Brazilian manager Carlos Alberto Parreira, the UAE looked all set to shock the world of football by landing a place at the 1986 World Cup to be held in Mexico. Leading 2-0 in the second leg of a play-off tie against Iraq, the young Emirati team was seconds away from qualifying. But the nation was left heartbroken when “fate” denied them the chance to compete with the planets best teams, as Iraq scored to knock the UAE out of the tournament based on the away goals.