Qatar coach Dzemaludin Musovic is confident his side can secure a place in the AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals by downing Gulf neighbours United Arab Emirates on Monday.
Qatar must beat UAE at the Army Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City and will need to win by at least three goals should the meeting between Japan and co-hosts Vietnam end in a draw at the My Dinh National Stadium.
A positive result for either team in Hanoi would mean Qatar can win by any margin to secure a place in the last eight.
Musovic is sweating on the fitness of influential striker Sebastian Quintana, who grabbed crucial late equalisers in the draws with Japan and Vietnam.
"Our team has the possibility to change during the game as we did in the last 20 minutes against Vietnam and take more risks to get a goal," he said.
"We have a clear situation: we must collect three points, but it will not be easy against a team who can play without pressure.
"We have prepared the team for all three games, not just for one game. After the first game against Japan and the second game against Vietnam the whole team have improved physically and I believe the players still have more to offer and I hope they will be at the top of their game.
"All the players are motivated to win and collect three points to advance to the second round, it is not easy to have everything riding on one game, but the players know what they have to do and they will be ready."
Musovic is also well aware of the dangers posed by UAE despite coach Bruno Metsu being without the services of the suspended trio of Majed Nasser, Basheer Saeed and Haidar Alo Ali.
"This situation could be very dangerous for us because players who did not get their chance to play in the first two games for the Emirates might get their chance and will want to prove they deserve a place in the side," he added.
Metsu's Gulf Cup champions were expected to be challenging for a place in the last eight alongside Japan and Qatar heading into the last group game, but defeats to the defending champions and co-hosts Vietnam mean the UAE have only pride to play for against the Asian Games gold medallists.
First-choice goalkeeper Nasser, who is expected to be replaced by Al Ain's Waleed Salem, along with Ali collected a second yellow card of the tournament during the 3-1 defeat by Japan, while Saeed was sent-off against Ivica Osim's side at the start of the second half.
Al Ahli's Mohammed Qassim, Al Jazira's Ahmed Mubarak and Bani Yas'Yousef Jaber, the only player in the UAE squad from a second-division club, are vying for places in the side.
"There will be changes because three players are unavailable. We have to honour the shirt and the country we are representing to play as well as we can," said Metsu.
"It is a very special match for us and we are going to do our best to get a good result and play a good game.
"It is the least we can do for our supporters and the public not to lose because we will be bottom of the group and we will do everything to avoid this."
A positive result for either team in Hanoi would mean Qatar can win by any margin to secure a place in the last eight.
Musovic is sweating on the fitness of influential striker Sebastian Quintana, who grabbed crucial late equalisers in the draws with Japan and Vietnam.
"Our team has the possibility to change during the game as we did in the last 20 minutes against Vietnam and take more risks to get a goal," he said.
"We have a clear situation: we must collect three points, but it will not be easy against a team who can play without pressure.
"We have prepared the team for all three games, not just for one game. After the first game against Japan and the second game against Vietnam the whole team have improved physically and I believe the players still have more to offer and I hope they will be at the top of their game.
"All the players are motivated to win and collect three points to advance to the second round, it is not easy to have everything riding on one game, but the players know what they have to do and they will be ready."
Musovic is also well aware of the dangers posed by UAE despite coach Bruno Metsu being without the services of the suspended trio of Majed Nasser, Basheer Saeed and Haidar Alo Ali.
"This situation could be very dangerous for us because players who did not get their chance to play in the first two games for the Emirates might get their chance and will want to prove they deserve a place in the side," he added.
Metsu's Gulf Cup champions were expected to be challenging for a place in the last eight alongside Japan and Qatar heading into the last group game, but defeats to the defending champions and co-hosts Vietnam mean the UAE have only pride to play for against the Asian Games gold medallists.
First-choice goalkeeper Nasser, who is expected to be replaced by Al Ain's Waleed Salem, along with Ali collected a second yellow card of the tournament during the 3-1 defeat by Japan, while Saeed was sent-off against Ivica Osim's side at the start of the second half.
Al Ahli's Mohammed Qassim, Al Jazira's Ahmed Mubarak and Bani Yas'Yousef Jaber, the only player in the UAE squad from a second-division club, are vying for places in the side.
"There will be changes because three players are unavailable. We have to honour the shirt and the country we are representing to play as well as we can," said Metsu.
"It is a very special match for us and we are going to do our best to get a good result and play a good game.
"It is the least we can do for our supporters and the public not to lose because we will be bottom of the group and we will do everything to avoid this."
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