Iraq host the United Arab Emirates in a decisive second leg for a spot in the 2026 World Cup playoff — here’s how a win, draw or loss will decide their next step.

Mark Carney is hunting big game during his two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates, seeking to build relationships with massive investment funds and deep-pocketed companies as Canada looks beyond the United States for economic growth.

Air Canada is expanding and extending its partnership with Emirates Airline, offering connections for passengers of the two carriers as well as increased cooperation on cargo shipments. The Canadian airline said a memorandum of understanding has been signed to extend the reciprocal codeshare and loyalty-program alliance until the end of 2032.

The United Arab Emirates suffered a heartbreaking loss to Iraq in the second leg of the AFC 2026 World Cup Qualifying Playoffs final.

UAE have been impressive in the final third, netting in each of their previous seven outings while averaging 1.7 goals per match in that spell, and it remains to be seen how that frontline measures up against an Iraq side that have kept clean sheets in four of their last six outings.

The United Arab Emirates and Iraq drew 1-1 Thursday in the first leg of their 2026 World Cup qualifying playoff in Abu Dhabi. The teams will travel to the Iraqi port city of Basra for Tuesday’s return match in the fifth round of Asian qualifying.

H.E. Omar Obaid Alhesan Alshamsi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, received a copy of the credentials of H.E. Nkombo Muuka, Ambassador of the Republic of Zambia to the UAE.

The Asian playoff toward the 2026 World Cup is wide open after the 1-1 draw between United Arab Emirates and Iraq in Abu Dhabi.

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Lee Jae Myung, President of the Republic of Korea, and President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, held a summit meeting at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE.The two leaders valued the steady expansion of the Republic of Korea-United Arab Emirates cooperation in various