2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group B

Last updated March 22, 2025

Group B of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup took place from 30 November 2021 to 6 December 2021. The group consisted of Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, Syria and Mauritania.

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]
B1	Tunisia	3rd	1988 (group stage)	Winners (1963)	26	29
B2	United Arab Emirates	2nd	1998 (fourth place)	Fourth place (1998)	73	70
B3	Syria	7th	2002 (group stage)	Runners-up (1963, 1966, 1988)	79	85
B4	Mauritania	2nd	1985 (group stage)	Group stage (1985)	101	103

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	3	2	1	6	3	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	United Arab Emirates	3	2	1	3	2	+1	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Syria	3	1	2	4	4	0	3
4	Mauritania	3	1	2	3	7	−4	3

Source: FIFA

In the quarter-finals:

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

Matches

Tunisia vs Mauritania

30 November 2021

13:00

Tunisia	5–1	Mauritania
Jaziri 39', 45+2' Ben Larbi 42', 51' Msakni 90+1'	Report	Bessam 45+12' (pen.)

Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 2,494

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Tunisia^[3]

Mauritania^[3]


GK	1	Farouk Ben Mustapha (c)
RB	21	Hamza Mathlouthi
CB	2	Bilel Ifa
CB	4	Yassine Meriah
LB	14	Amine Ben Hamida
CM	15	Ali Ben Romdhane	52'
CM	13	Ferjani Sassi		70'
RW	9	Firas Ben Larbi		70'
LW	10	Hannibal Mejbri		64'
CF	8	Fakhreddine Ben Youssef		64'
CF	11	Seifeddine Jaziri		79'
Substitutes:
FW	23	Naïm Sliti		64'
DF	12	Ali Maâloul		64'
FW	7	Youssef Msakni		70'
MF	6	Ghaylen Chaaleli		70'
MF	17	Yassine Chikhaoui		79'
Manager:
Mondher Kebaier


GK	22	Babacar Diop		21'^{[note 1]}
RB	4	Harouna Abou Demba
CB	15	Bakary N'Diaye
CB	5	Abdoul Ba (c)		46'
LB	3	Mohamedhen Beibou
CM	12	Alassane Diop		46'
CM	14	Mohamed Dellahi Yali
RW	8	Mamadou Niass		46'
AM	10	Adama Ba	30'
LW	11	Bessam		88'
CF	9	Hemeya Tanjy		64'
Substitutes:
GK	16	Namori Diaw		21'^{[note 1]}
FW	23	Mouhamed Soueid		46'
DF	21	Ablaye Sy		46'
MF	6	Guessouma Fofana		46'
FW	19	Salem Dianos		64'
FW	7	Idrissa Thiam		88'
Manager:
Didier Gomes Da Rosa

Assistant referees:
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Mohammadreza Abolfazli (Iran)
Fourth official:
Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

United Arab Emirates vs Syria

30 November 2021

22:00

United Arab Emirates	2–1	Syria
Caio 24' Saleh 30'	Report	Al Salama 60'

Stadium 974, Doha

Attendance: 4,129

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

United Arab Emirates^[4]

Syria^[4]


GK	1	Ali Khasif
RB	9	Bandar Al-Ahbabi
CB	13	Mohammed Al-Attas
CB	3	Walid Abbas (c)
LB	21	Mahmoud Khamees	85' 90+6'
CM	18	Abdullah Ramadan		76'
CM	5	Ali Salmeen
RW	19	Tahnoon Al-Zaabi
AM	11	Caio Canedo
LW	16	Ali Saleh
CF	7	Ali Mabkhout
Substitutes:
FW	14	Khalil Ibrahim		76'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk


GK	1	Ibrahim Alma (c)
CB	5	Yosief Mohammad	71'
CB	13	Thaer Krouma
CB	19	Muayad Al Khouli
RM	6	Amro Jenyat
CM	18	Mouhamad Anez	66'
CM	20	Oliver Kass Kawo	80'
LM	3	Diaa Al-Haq Mohammad	66'
RF	12	Mohammed Osman
CF	11	Mahmoud Al Baher
LF	8	Ward Alslamh	80'
Substitutes:
DF	15	Mohammad Shehioni	66'
MF	21	Mohammad Al Marmour	66'
MF	14	Mohamad Rihanieh	71'
FW	7	Mohammad Al Hallak	80'
FW	9	Ali Bashmani	80'
Manager:
Valeriu Tița

Assistant referees:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Jerson dos Santos (Angola)
Fourth official:
Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Video assistant referee:
Shaun Evans (Australia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Danilo Manis (Brazil)
Éber Aquino (Paraguay)

Mauritania vs United Arab Emirates

3 December 2021

19:00

Mauritania	0–1	United Arab Emirates
	Report	Ibrahim 90+3'

Stadium 974, Doha

Attendance: 3,316

Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

Mauritania^[5]

United Arab Emirates^[5]


GK	1	M'Backé N'Diaye
RB	4	Harouna Abou Demba		48'
CB	15	Bakary N'Diaye
CB	14	Mohamed Dellahi Yali
LB	3	Mohamedhen Beibou
CM	6	Guessouma Fofana
CM	18	Bodda Mouhsine
RW	2	Moustapha Diaw	45'	57'
AM	10	Adama Ba (c)		78'
LW	7	Idrissa Thiam
CF	9	Hemeya Tanjy		78'
Substitutes:
DF	21	Ablaye Sy		48'
FW	8	Mamadou Niass		57'
MF	20	Oumar M'Bareck		78'
FW	11	Bessam		78'
Manager:
Didier Gomes Da Rosa


GK	22	Mohamed Al-Shamsi
RB	9	Bandar Al-Ahbabi
CB	13	Mohammed Al-Attas
CB	3	Walid Abbas (c)	85'
LB	2	Mohammed Al-Menhali		85'
CM	18	Abdullah Ramadan
CM	5	Ali Salmeen
RW	19	Tahnoon Al-Zaabi
AM	11	Caio Canedo		74'
LW	16	Ali Saleh		81'
CF	7	Ali Mabkhout
Substitutes:
FW	14	Khalil Ibrahim		74'
FW	10	Ismail Matar		81'
FW	20	Sebastián Tagliabúe		85'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk

Assistant referees:
Martin Soppi (Uruguay)
Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Jair Marrufo (United States)

Syria vs Tunisia

3 December 2021

22:00

Syria	2–0	Tunisia
Kass Kawo 4' Anez 47'	Report

Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor

Attendance: 15,913

Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

Syria^[6]

Tunisia^[6]


GK	23	Khaled Haj Othman (c)
CB	5	Yosief Mohammad
CB	13	Thaer Krouma
CB	19	Muayad Al Khouli	49'
RM	6	Amro Jenyat	7'
CM	18	Mouhamad Anez
CM	20	Oliver Kass Kawo		68'
LM	15	Mohammad Shehioni
RF	12	Mohammed Osman		82'
CF	11	Mahmoud Al Baher		68'
LF	8	Ward Alslamh		68'
Substitutes:
FW	7	Mohammad Al Hallak		68'
MF	14	Mohamad Rihanieh		68'
MF	16	Kamel Hmeisheh		68'
FW	9	Ali Bashmani		82'
Manager:
Valeriu Tița


GK	1	Farouk Ben Mustapha (c)
RB	6	Ghaylen Chaaleli	75'
CB	2	Bilel Ifa
CB	4	Yassine Meriah
LB	14	Amine Ben Hamida
CM	15	Ali Ben Romdhane	45+10'
CM	13	Ferjani Sassi		86'
RW	9	Firas Ben Larbi		55'
LW	10	Hannibal Mejbri
CF	8	Fakhreddine Ben Youssef		46'
CF	11	Seifeddine Jaziri		70'
Substitutes:
FW	23	Naïm Sliti		46'
FW	7	Youssef Msakni		55'
MF	18	Saad Bguir		70'
MF	19	Mootez Zaddem		86'
Manager
Mondher Kebaier

Assistant referees:
Micheal Barwegen (Canada)
Karen Diaz Medina (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Éber Aquino (Paraguay)
Osamu Nomura (Japan)
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Syria vs Mauritania

6 December 2021

18:00

Syria	1–2	Mauritania
Al Baher 52'	Report	Soueid 50' Tanjy 90+5'

Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

Attendance: 8,539

Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Syria^[7]

Mauritania^[7]


GK	23	Khaled Haj Othman (c)
CB	5	Yosief Mohammad	39'	46'
CB	13	Thaer Krouma
CB	19	Muayad Al Khouli
RM	6	Amro Jenyat
CM	18	Mouhamad Anez		63'
CM	20	Oliver Kass Kawo		86'
LM	15	Mohammad Shehioni
RF	12	Mohammed Osman		76'
CF	11	Mahmoud Al Baher
LF	8	Ward Alslamh		76'
Substitutes:
FW	10	Mahmoud Al Mawas		46'
MF	14	Mohamad Rihanieh		63'
MF	16	Kamel Hmeisheh		76'
FW	7	Mohammad Al Hallaq		76'
FW	9	Ali Bashmani		86'
Manager:
Valeriu Tița


GK	1	M'Backé N'Diaye
RB	4	Harouna Abou Demba
CB	21	Ablaye Sy
CB	14	Mohamed Dellahi Yali (c)
LB	17	Demba Traoré	81'	85'
RM	2	Moustapha Diaw
CM	6	Guessouma Fofana
CM	18	Bodda Mouhsine		85'
LM	7	Idrissa Thiam
CF	8	Mamadou Niass	3'	59'
CF	23	Mouhamed Soueid		69'
Substitutes:
FW	9	Hemeya Tanjy		59'
MF	10	Adama Ba		69'
DF	3	Mohamedhen Beibou		85'
MF	12	Alassane Diop		85'
Manager:
Didier Gomes Da Rosa

Assistant referees:
Danilo Simon (Brazil)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Video assistant referee:
Rafael Traci (Brazil)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Guillermo Cuadra (Spain)

Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates

6 December 2021

18:00

Tunisia	1–0	United Arab Emirates
Jaziri 10'	Report

Al Thumama Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 14,272

Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Tunisia^[8]

United Arab Emirates^[8]


GK	22	Mouez Hassen
RB	20	Mohamed Dräger
CB	2	Bilel Ifa
CB	4	Yassine Meriah
LB	14	Amine Ben Hamida	86'
CM	6	Ghaylen Chaaleli
CM	13	Ferjani Sassi
RW	7	Youssef Msakni (c)		90'
AM	10	Hannibal Mejbri		82'
LW	23	Naïm Sliti
CF	11	Seifeddine Jaziri		68'
Substitutes:
FW	8	Fakhreddine Ben Youssef		68'
MF	9	Firas Ben Larbi		82'
MF	18	Saad Bguir		90'
Manager:
Mondher Kebaier


GK	17	Khalid Eisa
RB	9	Bandar Al-Ahbabi
CB	13	Mohammed Al-Attas
CB	3	Walid Abbas (c)	30'	46'
LB	21	Mahmoud Khamees
CM	18	Abdullah Ramadan
CM	5	Ali Salmeen		85'
RW	19	Tahnoon Al-Zaabi	25'
AM	11	Caio Canedo		74'
LW	16	Ali Saleh		84'
CF	20	Sebastián Tagliabúe
Substitutes:
DF	6	Mohanad Salem	48'	46'
MF	14	Khalil Ibrahim		74'
FW	10	Ismail Matar		84'
FW	15	Mohammed Jumaa		85'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk

Assistant referees:
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Fourth official:
Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Video assistant referee:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Jerson dos Santos (Angola)
Éber Aquino (Paraguay)

Notes

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

1 2 As Diaw came on as a concussion substitute for Diop, this did not count towards the limit of five substitutions allowed for Mauritania.

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.
1 2 "Tunisia vs Mauritania Lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
1 2 "United Arab Emirates vs Syria Lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
1 2 "Mauritania vs United Arab Emirates Lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
1 2 "Syria vs Tunisia Lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
1 2 "Syria vs Mauritania Lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
1 2 "Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates Lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

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

[Concussion-5] 1 2 As Diaw came on as a concussion substitute for Diop, this did not count towards the limit of five substitutions allowed for Mauritania.

[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.

[Tunisia_Mauritania_lineups-4] 1 2 "Tunisia vs Mauritania Lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[United_Arab_Emirates_Syria_lineups-6] 1 2 "United Arab Emirates vs Syria Lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[Mauritania_United_Arab_Emirates_lineups-7] 1 2 "Mauritania vs United Arab Emirates Lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[Syria_Tunisia_lineups-8] 1 2 "Syria vs Tunisia Lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

[Syria_Mauritania_lineups-9] 1 2 "Syria vs Mauritania Lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[Tunisia_United_Arab_Emirates_lineups-10] 1 2 "Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates Lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

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