Tickets for UAE's crunch World Cup play-off against Australia to go on sale on Thursday

The national team take on Australia in Qatar on June 7 and then potentially Peru six days later

The UAE's Harib Abdallah celebrates scoring the only goal of the game against South Korea in the World Cup qualifier at Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. AFP

UAE goalkeeper Khalid Eisa celebrates after the match. Reuters

UAE players celebrate after the match. Reuters

South Korea attacker Son Heung-min goes down under a challenge from Caio Canedo. Reuters

UAE match-winner Harib Abdallah and South Korea's Nam Tae-Hee challenge for a header. Getty

UAE manager Rodolfo Arruabarrena. EPA

UAE's Caio Canedo on the attack. Getty

Action during the game at Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai. Getty

UAE goalkeeper Khalid Eisa makes a save. EPA

UAE's Mohammed Al Baloushi battles for the ball with South Korea forward Son Heung-min. AFP

UAE defend a free-kick. Reuters

UAE's Harib Abdallah celebrates scoring the winning goal. AFP

UAE's Abdulaziz Hussain. Getty

UAE manager Rodolfo Arruabarrena. EPA

South Korea's Son Heung-min holds off the challenge of Majed Hassan of the UAE. Reuters

UAE attacker Caio Canedo fouls South Korea goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo. AP

UAE's Harib Abdallah celebrates with teammates after scoring. Reuters

South Korea attacker Son Heung-min. EPA

Kim Min-jae of South Korea and UAE's Caio Canedo battle for the ball. EPA

South Korea's Hee-Chan Hwang battles for possession with Mohammed Al Baloushi of the UAE. Reuters

South Korea's Kim Jin-su kicks the ball under pressure from Abdulaziz Hussain of the UAE. Reuters

South Korea's Hwang Hee-chan on the ball against the UAE. Reuters

UAE fans at Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai. Reuters

The UAE team before the match in Dubai. AFP

Tickets for the UAE’s World Cup play-off against Australia next month will go on sale on Thursday.

The national team, seeking to reach a global finals for only the second time in the country’s history, take on Australia in Qatar on June 7 in what they hope will be the first of two qualifiers to reach football’s showpiece event later this year.

Should the UAE get past Australia, they then face Peru on June 13 for a place at the World Cup. All three play-off matches – Costa Rica face New Zealand on June 14 - will take place at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan. Tickets, which start at QAR 30 ($9), will be made available online on Thursday from 3pm Doha time (4pm UAE).

Whichever team prevails from the UAE, Australia and Peru will go into Group D for the November 21-December 18 tournament alongside reigning world champions France, Denmark and Tunisia.

The winner of the match between Costa Rica and New Zealand will be placed in Group E, where they join Spain, Germany and Japan.

Qatar 2022 marks the first time the World Cup has been staged in the Gulf. The UAE have previously participated in a global finals once, in 1990.

The national team are currently preparing for the crucial Australia clash, with their domestic training camp beginning in Dubai on Tuesday. The UAE, now managed by Argentine Rodolfo Arruabarrena, play Gambia in a friendly on Sunday before travelling to Doha the following day.