"The match against the UAE was not easy, as they have great technical abilities,” said Al Oraimi. “However, we managed to raise our game and now we are able to chase our ambitions to go further in the tournament.

"Our biggest goal is to reclaim the title that has been absent from us since 2015. We must push hard to achieve that. Now, we are just one step away from the final, which we hope will end with us being crowned champions.

"In the next round, we will face Japan, one of the tournament’s top contenders. However, we have a lot of information that could help us. We also played against them recently in some friendly matches and managed to defeat them, which we aim to repeat."

Despite starting with a lead inside the opening minute through Rashed Eid, UAE were unable to sustain their fast start as they ended the first period 3-2 behind.

Two unanswered goals in the second period left UAE with a huge mountain to climb and in the end, Oman ran out 7-2 comfortable winners to take their place in the semi-finals.