2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group C

Group C of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup took place from 1 to 7 December 2021. The group consisted of Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Palestine.

The top two teams, Morocco and Jordan, 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]
C1	Morocco	4th^{[nb 2]}	2012 (champions)	Winners (2012)	34	28
C2	Saudi Arabia	7th^{[nb 3]}	2012 (fourth place)	Winners (1998, 2002)	65	48
C3	Jordan	9th	2002 (semi-finals)	Fourth place (1988)	95	91
C4	Palestine	5th	2012 (group stage)	Group stage (1966, 1992, 2002, 2012)	104	98

Standings[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Morocco	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Jordan	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Saudi Arabia	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1
4	Palestine	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1

Source: FIFA

In the quarter-finals:

Morocco advanced to play against Algeria (runners-up of Group D).
Jordan advanced to play against Egypt (winners of Group D).

Matches[]

Morocco vs Palestine[]

1 December 2021

19:00

Morocco	4–0	Palestine
Nahiri 31' Hafidi 56', 64' Benoun 87' (pen.)	Report

Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

Attendance: 3,843

Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

Morocco

Palestine

Saudi Arabia vs Jordan[]

1 December 2021

22:00

Saudi Arabia	0–1	Jordan
	Report	Al-Dawsari 62' (o.g.)

Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 4,777

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Saudi Arabia

Jordan

Jordan vs Morocco[]

4 December 2021

13:00

Jordan	0–4	Morocco
	Report	Jabrane 4' Benoun 25' Chibi 45+3' Rahimi 88' (pen.)

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 7,890

Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

Jordan

Morocco

Palestine vs Saudi Arabia[]

4 December 2021

22:00

Palestine	1–1	Saudi Arabia
Rashid 45+2'	Report	Al-Hamdan 81'

Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 3,075

Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

Palestine

Saudi Arabia

Morocco vs Saudi Arabia[]

7 December 2021

18:00

Morocco	1–0	Saudi Arabia
El Berkaoui 45+4' (pen.)	Report

Al Thumama Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 8,502

Referee: (Uruguay)

Morocco

Saudi Arabia

Jordan vs Palestine[]

7 December 2021

18:00

Jordan	5–1	Palestine
Abdel-Rahman 9' (pen.) Al-Dardour 24' Al-Mardi 82' Al-Naimat 86', 90+1'	Report	Seyam 44'

Stadium 974, Doha

Attendance: 9,750

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Jordan

Palestine

Notes[]

^ The rankings of April 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.
^ This is the first appearance for the Morocco first team at the tournament. The U23 team participated in the 1998 and 2002 editions, while the local (A') team participated in 2012.
^ This is the sixth appearance for the Saudi Arabia first team at the tournament. The U23 team participated in the 1988 edition.

References[]

^ "Men's Ranking". fifa.com. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Men's Ranking". fifa.com. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

External links[]

Official website

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

[4] This is the first appearance for the Morocco first team at the tournament. The U23 team participated in the 1998 and 2002 editions, while the local (A') team participated in 2012.

[5] This is the sixth appearance for the Saudi Arabia first team at the tournament. The U23 team participated in the 1988 edition.

[1] "Men's Ranking". fifa.com. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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