the Kuwait national team. The UAE entered the 3rd match of the first stage in the qualification against the Kuwait national team and it's required to win to compensate for its 3-2 loss in the first round and to disrupt the top competitor at the time. Al Talyani scored the victory goal to win 1-0 vs Kuwait and the national team took the lead in the group. Then Al Talyani led the UAE 4-1 victory over Pakistan, to ensure his country qualified for the second stage. The second and final stage included 6 teams participating in a one-round tournament that qualified the first and second for the finals, which is what the UAE and South Korean did. The UAE only achieved a lonely victory in the decisive stage, with a score of 2-1 over China, scored by Al Talyani in the 88th minute, to turn the match from 1-0 down to win 2-1. Al Talyani's second goal in the final stage gave the UAE a 1-1 draw with South Korea, in the last round, so that the UAE won the sixth point and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in the country's history. Al Talyani participated in all of the UAE World Cup matches against Colombia, Germany, and Yugoslavia. 1996 AFC Asian Cup Six years after their historic World Cup 90 debut, the UAE was preparing for another once-in-a-lifetime tournament. The UAE was to host the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in its history, and the hopes of a country stood on the shoulders of a team that featured “Generation 90” veterans such as Al Talyani and goalkeeper Muhsen Musabbeh, as well as youngsters such as Munther Ali. At the age of 32, Al Talyani scored two vital goals: one at Kuwait, which ended 3-2 for the UAE and the goal remains one of the most unforgettable goals in UAE history, and another in Indonesia, which ended in a 2-0 win for the UAE. The Final Match at Asian cup 1996, they faced Saudi Arabia in front of 60,000 fans at Zayed Sports City. The Saudis had previously won the trophy twice, but had lost the previous edition's final to Japan in 1992. As the game entered extra time with a goalless tie, Al Talyani was withdrawn because his legs couldn't handle another 120 minutes of action after playing the full 90 minutes in the