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When it comes to tournament football, winning is all that matters. At least that will be the line from the UAE after an edgy 3-1 victory over Hong Kong in their Asian Cup opener on Sunday night.
UAE manager Paulo Bento is putting faith in his young players to help fire the side’s Asian Cup bid, insisting he does not feel any pressure heading into the Group C opener in Qatar on Sunday.
Statbox on Group C at the Asian Cup, which will be held in Qatar from Jan. 12 to Feb. 10:
Paulo Bento’s start with the UAE could barely have gone any better.
The first major, some would say contentious, decision of the Paulo Bento era arrived in his second competitive match.
Somewhat counterintuitively, it was a defeat in what would later become Paulo Bento’s home that convinced Cha Du-ri of the Portuguese’s proficiency for coaching.
UAE manager Paulo Bento praised his players’ attitude as they began 2026 World Cup qualification with a win, but then reminded Bahrain will provide an altogether different test next week.
If this was still a way short of “Bento Ball”, and understandably so, then it wasn’t the worst of starts, either, for the UAE's newest manager.