2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group A

Group A of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup took place from 30 November 2021 to 6 December 2021. The group consisted of hosts Qatar, Iraq, Oman and Bahrain.

The top two teams, Qatar and Oman, advanced to the quarter-finals.

Teams

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Draw position Team Finals
appearance
Last
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Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
April 2021[1][nb 1] November 2021[2]
A1   Qatar 3rd 1998 (runners-up) Runners-up (1998) 58 51
A2   Iraq 6th 2012 (third place) Winners (1964, 1966, 1985, 1988) 68 75
A3   Oman 2nd 1966 (group stage) Group stage (1966) 80 78
A4   Bahrain 6th 2012 (group stage) Runners-up (1985, 2002) 99 90

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Qatar (H) 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Oman 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
3   Iraq 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
4   Bahrain 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

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Iraq vs Oman

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Iraq  1–1  Oman
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Iraq[3]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oman[3]
GK 1 Fahad Talib
RB 7 Sherko Karim
CB 4 Mustafa Nadhim
CB 2 Manaf Younis   69'
LB 5 Hassan Raed
CM 14 Amjad Attwan (c)
CM 8 Yaser Kasim   50'   68'
RW 19 Mohammed Qasim   79'
AM 16 Ahmed Farhan   69'
LW 13 Bashar Resan   69'
CF 10 Alaa Abbas   79'
Substitutes:
MF 6 Muntadher Mohammed   69'
MF 17 Ahmad Fadhel   69'
DF 23 Maitham Jabbar   69'
FW 9 Aymen Hussein   79'
FW 11 Hasan Abdulkareem   79'
Manager:
  Željko Petrović
 
GK 22 Ahmed Al-Rawahi
RB 14 Amjad Al-Harthi   90+6'
CB 5 Juma Al-Habsi
CB 6 Ahmed Al Khamisi   13'
LB 2 Ahmed Al-Kaabi
CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi
CM 10 Mohsin Al-Khaldi (c)   61'
RW 15 Jameel Al-Yahmadi   61'
AM 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei
LW 19 Rabia Al-Alawi   61'
CF 11 Muhsen Al-Ghassani   81'
Substitutes:
MF 4 Arshad Al-Alawi   61'
MF 12 Abdullah Fawaz   61'
FW 9 Issam Al Sabhi   61'
FW 7 Khalid Al-Hajri   81'
Manager:
  Branko Ivanković

Assistant referees:
Walter López (Honduras)
Christian Ramirez (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Video assistant referee:
Jair Marrufo (United States)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Rafael Traci (Brazil)

Qatar vs Bahrain

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Qatar  1–0  Bahrain
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Attendance: 47,813
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Qatar[4]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bahrain[4]
GK 1 Saad Al Sheeb
CB 15 Bassam Al-Rawi
CB 16 Boualem Khoukhi
CB 5 Tarek Salman   46'
RWB 2 Ró-Ró   44'   82'
LWB 14 Homam Ahmed   37'
CM 4 Mohammed Waad (c)
CM 23 Assim Madibo   53'   82'
CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem
SS 11 Akram Afif   89'
CF 19 Almoez Ali   90+3'
Substitutes:
FW 10 Hassan Al-Haydos   46'
DF 13 Musab Kheder   82'
FW 9 Mohammed Muntari   82'
DF 3 Abdelkarim Hassan   89'
DF 17 Ismaeel Mohammad   90+3'
Manager:
  Félix Sánchez
 
GK 21 Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (c)
RB 16 Sayed Redha Isa   41'
CB 5 Ahmed Bughammar
CB 3 Waleed Al Hayam   29'
LB 4 Sayed Dhiya Saeed   57'
CM 14 Mohammed Al-Hardan   78'
CM 19 Kamil Al Aswad
RW 7 Ali Madan   88'
AM 15 Jasim Al-Shaikh   88'
LW 20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan   67'
CF 13 Mohamed Al-Romaihi   78'
Substitutes:
FW 8 Mohamed Marhoon   67'
MF 10 Abdulwahab Al-Malood   78'
FW 11 Ismail Abdullatif   78'
MF 17 Abbas Al-Asfoor   88'
FW 9 Mahdi Abduljabbar   88'
Manager:
  Hélio Sousa

Assistant referees:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Leodán González (Uruguay)

Bahrain vs Iraq

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Bahrain  0–0  Iraq
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Attendance: 2,576
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bahrain[5]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Iraq[5]
GK 21 Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (c)
RB 6 Abbas Ayyad
CB 5 Ahmed Bughammar   9'
CB 3 Waleed Al Hayam
LB 23 Rashed Al-Hooti
CM 17 Abbas Al-Asfoor
CM 15 Jasim Al-Shaikh
CM 10 Abdulwahab Al-Malood   60'
RF 20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan   57'   78'
CF 11 Ismail Abdullatif   60'
LF 8 Mohamed Marhoon   78'
Substitutes:
DF 2 Sayed Baqer   87'   9'
MF 19 Kamil Al Aswad   60'
FW 9 Mahdi Abduljabbar   60'
MF 7 Ali Madan   86'   78'
FW 13 Mohamed Al-Romaihi   78'
Manager:
  Hélio Sousa
 
GK 1 Fahad Talib
RB 7 Sherko Karim   66'
CB 22 Rebin Sulaka
CB 2 Manaf Younis
LB 5 Hassan Raed
CM 14 Amjad Attwan (c)   80'
RW 19 Mohammed Qasim
AM 18 Sajjad Jassim   16'   46'
LW 13 Bashar Resan   70'
SS 16 Ahmed Farhan
CF 10 Alaa Abbas   70'
Substitutes:
MF 17 Ahmad Fadhel   90+2'   46'
DF 3 Frans Putros   66'
FW 9 Aymen Hussein   70'
FW 11 Hasan Abdulkareem   70'
DF 4 Mustafa Nadhim   80'
Manager:
  Željko Petrović

Assistant referees:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
Fourth official:
Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Video assistant referee:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)
Christian Dingert (Germany)

Oman vs Qatar

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Oman  1–2  Qatar
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Oman[6]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Qatar[6]
GK 1 Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB 14 Amjad Al-Harthi
CB 6 Ahmed Al Khamisi
CB 5 Juma Al-Habsi
LB 2 Ahmed Al-Kaabi
CM 12 Abdullah Fawaz   87'
CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi (c)
CM 4 Arshad Al-Alawi
AM 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei   87'
CF 9 Issam Al Sabhi   57'
CF 17 Mohammed Al-Ghafri   46'
Substitutes:
FW 7 Khalid Al-Hajri   46'
FW 11 Muhsen Al-Ghassani   57'
DF 3 Fahmi Durbin   87'
FW 15 Jameel Al-Yahmadi   87'
Manager:
  Branko Ivanković
 
GK 1 Saad Al Sheeb
RB 2 Ró-Ró   38'
CB 15 Bassam Al-Rawi
CB 16 Boualem Khoukhi
LB 3 Abdelkarim Hassan
CM 12 Karim Boudiaf   46'
CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem   90'
CM 14 Homam Ahmed
RF 10 Hassan Al-Haydos (c)   78'
CF 19 Almoez Ali
LF 11 Akram Afif
Substitutes:
DF 13 Musab Kheder   38'
MF 23 Assim Madibo   46'
MF 4 Mohammed Waad   78'
FW 9 Mohammed Muntari   90'
Manager:
  Félix Sánchez

Assistant referees:
Danilo Manis (Brazil)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Video assistant referee:
Rafael Traci (Brazil)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Shaun Evans (Australia)

Oman vs Bahrain

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Oman  3–0  Bahrain
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Attendance: 2,477
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oman[7]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bahrain[7]
GK 1 Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB 14 Amjad Al-Harthi   34'   78'
CB 6 Ahmed Al Khamisi
CB 5 Juma Al-Habsi
LB 2 Ahmed Al-Kaabi
CM 12 Abdullah Fawaz   78'
CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi (c)
CM 4 Arshad Al-Alawi
RF 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei   89'
CF 7 Khalid Al-Hajri   73'
LF 19 Rabia Al-Alawi   73'
Substitutes:
MF 8 Mataz Saleh   73'
FW 9 Issam Al Sabhi   73'
DF 3 Fahmi Durbin   78'
FW 15 Jameel Al-Yahmadi   78'
MF 10 Mohsin Al-Khaldi   89'
Manager:
  Branko Ivanković
 
GK 21 Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (c)
RB 16 Sayed Redha Isa
CB 2 Sayed Baqer
CB 3 Waleed Al Hayam
LB 4 Sayed Dhiya Saeed
CM 19 Kamil Al Aswad   82'
CM 17 Abbas Al-Asfoor   46'
CM 14 Mohammed Al-Hardan   55'
RF 7 Ali Madan   55'
CF 13 Mohamed Al-Romaihi   75'
LF 8 Mohamed Marhoon
Substitutes:
MF 15 Jasim Al-Shaikh   46'
MF 12 Mohamed Abdulwahab   55'
FW 20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan   55'
FW 9 Mahdi Abduljabbar   75'
MF 10 Abdulwahab Al-Malood   82'
Manager:
  Hélio Sousa

Assistant referees:
Jun Mihara (Japan)
Osamu Nomura (Japan)
Fourth official:
Jair Marrufo (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Qatar vs Iraq

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Qatar  3–0  Iraq
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Attendance: 23,008
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Qatar[8]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Iraq[8]
GK 21 Yousef Hassan
RB 17 Ismaeel Mohammad
CB 15 Bassam Al-Rawi   60'
CB 5 Tarek Salman
LB 13 Musab Kheder
CM 4 Mohammed Waad
CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem (c)
RW 8 Ali Assadalla   69'
LW 20 Abdullah Al-Ahrak   83'
CF 9 Mohammed Muntari   69'
CF 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin   60'
Substitutes:
DF 16 Boualem Khoukhi   60'
FW 18 Khalid Muneer   60'
FW 10 Hassan Al-Haydos   69'
FW 19 Almoez Ali   69'
FW 11 Akram Afif   83'
Manager:
  Félix Sánchez
 
GK 1 Fahad Talib (c)
CB 22 Rebin Sulaka
CB 4 Mustafa Nadhim   75'
CB 2 Manaf Younis
RWB 7 Sherko Karim
LWB 5 Hassan Raed
CM 19 Mohammed Qasim
CM 8 Yaser Kasim
CM 13 Bashar Resan   51'
SS 11 Hasan Abdulkareem   60'
CF 10 Alaa Abbas   75'
Substitutes:
FW 21 Ali Yousif   51'
MF 6 Muntadher Mohammed   60'
MF 17 Ahmad Fadhel   75'
FW 9 Aymen Hussein   75'
Manager:
  Željko Petrović

Assistant referees:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Said Martínez (Honduras)
Video assistant referee:
Shaun Evans (Australia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Notes

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  1. ^ The rankings of April 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Ranking". fifa.com. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Men's Ranking". fifa.com. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Iraq vs Oman Lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Qatar vs Oman lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Bahrain vs Iraq lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Oman vs Qatar Lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Oman vs Bahrain Lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Qatar vs Iraq lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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