UAE forward Ismail Matar, wearing No 10, found the net in four of his team's five tournament games during the 2007 Gulf Cup. Getty Images
UAE captain Mohammed Omar, centre, played an important role during his team’s surge to the final in Abu Dhabi. Rabih Moghrabi / AFP
The UAE players celebrate as the final whistle sounds, giving them their first Gulf Cup title win since 2007. Hasan Jamali/AP
UAE forward Ismail Matar, wearing No 10, found the net in four of his team's five tournament games during the 2007 Gulf Cup. David Cannon / Getty Images
Ismail Matar, centre, top-scored in the 2007 edition and provided the matchwinner, too, in the final.
Coach Bruno Metsu is held aloft, left, after taking the UAE to Gulf Cup glory on January 30, 2007.
Members of the UAE's triumphant 2007 Gulf Cup team who beat Oman 1-0 in the final.
Mohammed Omar lifts the Gulf Cup after the UAE's victory in 2007. The striker will have a chance to help defend the title after being called up by Dominque Barthenay.
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa poses for pictures with the national football team at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi on January 31, 2007. AFP
The UAE team celebrates. AFP
UAE forward Ismail Matar, wearing No 10, found the net in four of his team's five tournament games during the 2007 Gulf Cup. Getty Images
UAE captain Mohammed Omar, centre, played an important role during his team’s surge to the final in Abu Dhabi. Rabih Moghrabi / AFP
The UAE players celebrate as the final whistle sounds, giving them their first Gulf Cup title win since 2007. Hasan Jamali/AP
UAE forward Ismail Matar, wearing No 10, found the net in four of his team's five tournament games during the 2007 Gulf Cup. David Cannon / Getty Images
Ismail Matar, centre, top-scored in the 2007 edition and provided the matchwinner, too, in the final.
Coach Bruno Metsu is held aloft, left, after taking the UAE to Gulf Cup glory on January 30, 2007.
Members of the UAE's triumphant 2007 Gulf Cup team who beat Oman 1-0 in the final.
Mohammed Omar lifts the Gulf Cup after the UAE's victory in 2007. The striker will have a chance to help defend the title after being called up by Dominque Barthenay.
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa poses for pictures with the national football team at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi on January 31, 2007. AFP
The UAE team celebrates. AFP
UAE forward Ismail Matar, wearing No 10, found the net in four of his team's five tournament games during the 2007 Gulf Cup. Getty Images
