ZACChEronI EyES rETAInIng Top SpoT

ABU DHABI — The UAE head coach Alberto Zaccheroni has called on his side to storm into the Round of 16 as group winners ahead his side’s final fixture of the opening stage against Thailand on Monday.

“First of all we are so happy that we won the last match and nearly qualified the UAE team to the last 16,” said the 65-yearold. “But our focus will be high on achieving the top spot and qualifying without looking or considering the result of the other match.

“In terms of performance; the team is progressing, and I hope the development of the performance will be progress further and in the coming match you’ll see something else.

“The Asian teams have shown a lot of development and progress, but after qualifying we will face strong teams in the coming stages, but our focus is on winning the coming match.”