North Korea held the UAE to a 1-1 draw in their AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road to 26 Group A tie at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium on Thursday.
Yahya Al Ghassani struck in the 66th minute to open the scoring with goalkeeper Khalid Eisa keeping out Han Kwang Song’s spot-kick, only for Jong Il Gwan to level the tie late in the game.
Now, the UAE have four points, three adrift of Uzbekistan and Iran. They are set to play Uzbekistan next Tuesday, while North Korea face Kyrgyzstan.

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