United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are scheduled to play their 2019 AFC Asian Cup group A game on 2019-01-05. Hosts United Arab Emirates qualified for the tournament by finishing 2nd in group A behind Saudi Arabia with 5 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss. They were the 3rd highest ranked runner up behind Iraq and Syria in qualification group play. Their best performance in this tournament was runner up in 1996. Bahrain qualified by finishing 4th in group H behind Uzbekistan, North Korea, and Philippines with 3 wins and 5 losses then winning group E over Turkmenistan in the 3rd and final qualification round. Bahrain's best finish in this tournament was 4th place in 2004. The last time these nations played in 2016 United Arab Emirates scored a 2-0 win.
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January 5 - February 1
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A total of 24 teams are divided into 6 groups. The top 2 teams from each group and the top 4 ranked 3rd place teams qualify for the quarterfinals.
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