<P> It has made one World Cup appearance , in 1990 in Italy , but lost all three of its games to Colombia , West Germany and Yugoslavia . Two years later the UAE took fourth place in the 1992 Asian Cup , and runner - up in 1996 as hosts of the tournament . In both tournaments their final match was lost on penalty kicks . They also won the Gulf Cup of Nations on two occasions -- in 2007 when they won a title for the first time in their history and then in 2013 . They finished third in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and will be hosting the next AFC Asian Cup in 2019 . </P>
<P> It has made one World Cup appearance , in 1990 in Italy , but lost all three of its games to Colombia , West Germany and Yugoslavia . Two years later the UAE took fourth place in the 1992 Asian Cup , and runner - up in 1996 as hosts of the tournament . In both tournaments their final match was lost on penalty kicks . They also won the Gulf Cup of Nations on two occasions -- in 2007 when they won a title for the first time in their history and then in 2013 . They finished third in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and will be hosting the next AFC Asian Cup in 2019 . </P>
when did the uae national football team qualify for the fifa world cup
when did the uae national football team qualify for the fifa world cup
1990
1990