North Korea held the UAE to a 1-1 draw in their AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road to 26 Group A tie at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium on Thursday.
Yahya Al Ghassani struck in the 66th minute to open the scoring with goalkeeper Khalid Eisa keeping out Han Kwang Song’s spot-kick, only for Jong Il Gwan to level the tie late in the game.
Now, the UAE have four points, three adrift of Uzbekistan and Iran. They are set to play Uzbekistan next Tuesday, while North Korea face Kyrgyzstan.
Iraq qualify for World Cup with win over Bolivia
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DR Congo score extra-time winner to qualify for World Cup
The Democratic Republic of Congo has qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1974 after Axel Tuanzebe netted an extra-time winner to see off Jamaica 1-0 in their inter-confederation playoff on Tuesday.
Brazil score twice late on to beat Croatia 3-1 in World Cup tune-up
Brazil has beaten Croatia 3-1 in a World Cup warm-up in Orlando on Tuesday, with Igor Thiago converting a late penalty and Gabriel Martinelli adding a stoppage-time goal to seal the win.
Italy, Denmark miss out on World Cup after shootout defeats
Italy failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup after losing in a penalty shoutout against Bosnia-Herzegovina in their playoff final, while Denmark suffered the same fate against the Czech Republic.
Tiger Woods pleads not guilty, will seek treatment
Tiger Woods, on Tesday, released his first public statement since his rollover crash on Friday, announcing he would step away from golf to seek treatment in hopes of "lasting recovery".
