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 Qatar, Iraq, Oman and Bahrain.

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

Teams[]

Draw position	Team	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
Draw position	Team	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	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[]

Pos	Team v t	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	Advance to knockout stage
3	Iraq	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3	2
4	Bahrain	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

Source: FIFA
(H) Host

In the quarter-finals:

Qatar advanced to play against United Arab Emirates (runners-up of Group B).
Oman advanced to play against Tunisia (winners of Group B).

Matches[]

Iraq vs Oman[]

30 November 2021

16:00

Iraq	1–1	Oman
Abdulkareem 90+8' (pen.)	Report	Al-Yahyaei 78' (pen.)

Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

Attendance: 1,576

Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

Iraq^[3]

Oman^[3]


GK	1	Fahad Talib
RB	5	Hassan Raed
CB	2	Manaf Younis		69'
CB	4	Mustafa Nadhim
LB	7	Sherko Karim
RM	8	Yaser Kasim	50' 68'
CM	14	Amjad Attwan (c)
CM	16	Ahmed Farhan		69'
LM	19	Mohammed Qasim		79'
AM	13	Bashar Resan		69'
CF	9	Alaa Abbas		79'
Substitutes:
DF	6	Muntadher Mohammed		69'
DF	23	Maitham Jabbar		69'
MF	17	Ahmad Fadhel		69'
FW	11	Hasan Abdulkareem		79'
FW	9	Aymen Hussein		79'
Manager:
Željko Petrović


GK	22	Ahmed Al-Rawahi
RB	2
CB	5	Juma Al-Habsi
CB	6	Ahmed Al Khamisi	13'
LB	14	Amjad Al-Harthi	90+6'
RM	20	Salaah Al-Yahyaei
CM	23	Harib Al-Saadi
LM	15	Jameel Al-Yahmadi		61'
AM	10	Mohsin Al-Khaldi (c)		61'
CF	11	Muhsen Al-Ghassani		81'
CF	19	Rabia Al-Alawi		61'
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[]

30 November 2021

19:30

Qatar	1–0	Bahrain
Hatem 69'	Report

Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor

Attendance: 47,813

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

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
CF	11	Akram Afif		89'
CF	19	Almoez Ali		90+3'
Substitutes:
MF	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[]

3 December 2021

13:00

Bahrain	0–0	Iraq
	Report

Al Thumama Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 2,576

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

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
RM	19	Mohammed Qasim
CW	18	Sajad Jassim	16'	46'
CM	14	Amjad Attwan (c)		80'
LM	16	Ahmed Farhan
AM	13	Bashar Resan		70'
CF	9	Alaa Abbas		70'
Substitutes:
MF	17	Ahmad Fadhel	90+2'	46'
DF	3	Frans Putros		66'
FW	10	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[]

3 December 2021

16:00

Oman	1–2	Qatar
Al-Hajri 74'	Report	Afif 32' (pen.) Durbin 90+7' (o.g.)

Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 23,254

Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

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
RM	12	Abdullah Fawaz	87'
CM	23	Harib Al-Saadi (c)
LM	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'
MF	15	Jameel Al-Yahmadi	87'
Manager:
Branko Ivanković


GK	1	Saad Al Sheeb
CB	15	Bassam Al-Rawi
CB	16	Boualem Khoukhi
CB	3	Abdelkarim Hassan
RWB	2	Ró-Ró	38'
LWB	14	Homam Ahmed
CM	10	Hassan Al-Haydos (c)	78'
CM	12	Karim Boudiaf	46'
CM	6	Abdulaziz Hatem	90'
CF	19	Almoez Ali
CF	11	Akram Afif
Substitutes:
DF	13	Musab Kheder	38'
DF	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[]

6 December 2021

22:00

Oman	3–0	Bahrain
R. Al-Alawi 41', 50' Al-Hajri 59'	Report

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

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
RM	12	Abdullah Fawaz		78'
CM	23	Harib Al-Saadi (c)
LM	4	Arshad Al-Alawi
RF	7	Khalid Al-Hajri		73'
CF	20	Salaah Al-Yahyaei		89'
LF	19	Rabia Al-Alawi		73'
Substitutes:
MF	8	Mataz Saleh		73'
FW	9	Issam Al Sabhi		73'
DF	3	Fahmi Durbin		78'
MF	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	Jasim Khelaif	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[]

6 December 2021

22:00

Qatar	3–0	Iraq
Ali 82' Afif 84' Al-Haydos 90+4'	Report

Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor

Attendance: 23,008

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Qatar^[8]

Iraq^[8]


GK	21	Yousef Hassan
CB	13	Musab Kheder
CB	15	Bassam Al-Rawi	60'
CB	4	Mohammed Waad
RWB	17	Ismaeel Mohammad
LWB	5	Tarek Salman
CM	8	Ali Assadalla	69'
CM	20	Abdullah Al-Ahrak	83'
CM	6	Abdulaziz Hatem (c)
CF	9	Mohammed Muntari	69'
CF	7	Ahmed Alaaeldin	60'
Substitutes:
DF	16	Boualem Khoukhi	60'
FW	18	Khalid Muneer	60'
MF	10	Hassan Al-Haydos	69'
FW	19	Almoez Ali	69'
FW	11	Akram Afif	83'
Manager:
Félix Sánchez


GK	1	Fahad Talib (c)
RB	7	Sherko Karim
CB	22	Rebin Sulaka
CB	2	Manaf Younis
LB	5	Hassan Raed
CM	8	Yaser Kasim
CM	4	Mustafa Nadhim	75'
RW	19	Mohammed Qasim
AM	13	Bashar Resan	51'
LW	11	Hasan Abdulkareem	60'
CF	9	Alaa Abbas	75'
Substitutes:
FW	21	Ali Yousif	51'
DF	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[]

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

References[]

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

External links[]

Official website

[2] The rankings of April 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.

[1] "Men's Ranking". fifa.com. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

[3] "Men's Ranking". fifa.com. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[Iraq_Oman_lineups-4] "Iraq vs Oman Lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[Qatar_Oman_lineups-5] "Qatar vs Oman lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[Bahrain_Iraq_lineups-6] "Bahrain vs Iraq lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[Oman_Qatar_lineups-7] "Oman vs Qatar Lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

[Oman_Bahrain_lineups-8] "Oman vs Bahrain Lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[Qatar_Iraq_lineups-9] "Qatar vs Iraq lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

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v 2021 FIFA Arab Cup
Stages	Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Final
General information	Qualification Squads
Venues	Al Bayt Stadium (Al Khor) Al Rayyan Stadium (Al Rayyan) Al Thumama Stadium (Doha) Al Janoub Stadium (Al Wakrah) Education City Stadium (Al Rayyan) Stadium 974 (Doha)