Muscat: Oman's national football team have begun their final preparatory game ahead of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Pim Verbeek's team take to the field at the Baniyas stadium in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, where the Asian Cup begins on January 5, 2019.
Oman previously placed two friendlies against Tajikistan, and won both of them, 2-1 and 1-0. The reigning Gulf Cup of Nations Champions have been drawn in Group F, and don't play their first match until January 9.
Oman play Uzbekistan in Sharjah on that day, before taking on Japan at Zayed Sports City in Dubai on January 13, and finishing their group matches with their game against Turkmenistan at Mohammed bin Zayed stadium on January 17.