Ahmed Khalil of the UAE is on the cover of The National’s Sport section for Wednesday, October 12 after a frustrating night in Jeddah against Saudi Arabia.

The host Saudis broke the Emiratis’ resistance late and then built steam toward a 3-0 victory in 2018 World Cup qualifying.

Read John McAuley’s report on how the disappointing result dented the UAE’s Russia 2018 dreams.

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