World Cup 2022 only target for new UAE coach Van Marwijk


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - Australia Press Conference - Australia Training Camp, Sochi, Russia - June 25, 2018 Australia coach Bert van Marwijk during the press conference REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk says getting the United Arab Emirates to the World Cup finals for only the second time in 2022 will be the sole focus of his time in charge of the team.

The 66-year-old former Netherlands, Saudi Arabia and Australia coach was unveiled as the successor to Italian Alberto Zaccheroni on Thursday.

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