Editing United Arab Emirates (section)

==== Football ====
{{further|Football in the United Arab Emirates}}
[[File:Abu Dhabi Zayed Sports City Stadium 1.jpg|thumb|[[Zayed Sports City Stadium]] in [[Abu Dhabi]]]]

[[Association football|Football]] is a popular sport in the UAE. [[Al-Nasr Dubai SC|Al Nasr]], [[Al Ain Club|Al Ain]], [[Al Wasl FC|Al Wasl]], [[Sharjah FC|Sharjah]], [[Al Wahda FC|Al Wahda]], and [[Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai FC|Shabab Al Ahli]] are the most popular teams and enjoy the reputation of long-time regional champions. The [[United Arab Emirates Football Association]] was established in 1971 and since then has dedicated its time and effort to promoting the game, organising [[youth program]]mes, and improving the abilities of not only its players, but also the officials and coaches involved with its regional teams. The [[United Arab Emirates national football team|UAE]] qualified for the [[FIFA World Cup]] in [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]], along with [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]]. It was the third consecutive World Cup with two Arab nations qualifying, after [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] and [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] in [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]], and [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] and Algeria again in [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]. The UAE has won the [[Gulf Cup of Nations|Gulf Cup Championship]] twice: the first cup won in January 2007 held in [[Abu Dhabi]] and the second in January 2013, held in [[Bahrain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulfnews.com/indepth/gulfcup2007/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070318080035/http://www.gulfnews.com/indepth/gulfcup2007/index.html |archive-date=18 March 2007 |title=Gulf Cup 2007 |work=Gulf News }}</ref> The country hosted the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]]. The UAE team went all the way to the semi-finals, where they were defeated by the eventual champions, [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]].