2025 FIFA Arab Cup Group A

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The Group A of the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup was one of the four groups of competing nations in the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup, taking place from 1 December to 7 December 2025. [1] [2] [3] It consisted of hosts Qatar, Tunisia, Syria and Palestine.

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Teams

Draw positionTeamFinals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
April 2025 [4] [nb 1] November 2025 [5]
A1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 4th 2021 Runners-up (1998)5551
A2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 4th 2021 Winners (1963)4940
A3Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria 8th 2021 Runners-up (1963, 1966, 1988)9387
A4Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 6th 2021 Group stage (1966, 1992, 2002, 2012, 2021)10196

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 312032+15Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria 312021+15
3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 311153+24
4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (H)301215−41
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

Tunisia vs Syria

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg0–1Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria
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Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 26,966
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
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Tunisia
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Syria
GK16 Aymen Dahmen
CB2 Marouane Sahraoui Yellow card.svg 55'Sub off.svg 62'
CB4 Yassine Meriah
CB15 Oussama Haddadi Yellow card.svg 47'
RWB17 Moutaz Neffati
LWB12 Ali Maâloul
CM18 Amor Layouni
CM13 Ferjani Sassi (c)
CM5 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane Sub off.svg 78'
CF11 Ismaël Gharbi
CF19 Firas Chaouat
Substitutions:
FW23 Seifeddine Jaziri Sub on.svg 62'
MF10 Chiheb Jebali Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Sami Trabelsi
GK22 Shaher Al Shaker
RB19 Zakaria Hannan
CB2 Ahmad Faqa Yellow card.svg 90+6'
CB4 Abdullah Al Shami
LB6 Khaled Kourdoghli
RM17 Mohammad Alsalkhadi
CM16 Elmar Abraham
CM8 Simon Amin Sub off.svg 72'
LM21 Mahmoud Al Aswad Sub off.svg 88'
CF7 Omar Khribin (c)Sub off.svg 88'
CF11 Mohammad Al Hallaq Yellow card.svg 40'Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
FW9 Yassin Samia Sub on.svg 46'
MF18 Mouhamad Anez Sub on.svg 72'
FW10 Mahmoud Al-Mawas Sub on.svg 88'
FW12 Antonio Yakoub Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg José Lana

Player of the Match:
Omar Khribin (Syria) [6]

Assistant referees:
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
William Arrieta (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Reserve assistant referee:
Luis Ventura (Guatemala)
Video assistant referee:
Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Fedayi San (Switzerland)

Qatar vs Palestine

Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg0–1Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
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Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance: 61,475
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
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Palestine
GK21 Mahmud Abunada
RB13 Ayoub Al-Oui
CB16 Al-Hashmi Al-Hussain
CB3 Lucas Mendes
LB18 Sultan Al-Brake
CM23 Assim Madibo (c)Sub off.svg 32'
CM20 Ahmed Fathy Sub off.svg 79'
RW19 Mohamed Khaled Gouda Sub off.svg 62'
AM17 Mohamed Al-Mannai Sub off.svg 46'
LW10 Akram Afif
CF7 Ahmed Alaaeldin Sub off.svg 62'
Substitutions:
DF2 Issa Laye Sub on.svg 32'
FW11 Edmilson Junior Sub on.svg 46'
FW9 Mohammed Muntari Sub on.svg 62'
MF12 Khalid Ali Sabah Sub on.svg 62'
MF4 Mohammed Waad Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Julen Lopetegui
GK22 Rami Hamadeh
CB3 Mohammed Saleh
CB15 Michel Termanini
CB7 Musab Al-Battat (c)
RWB17 Emilio Saba Sub off.svg 60'
LWB2 Wajdi Nabhan
CM20 Ameed Mahajna Sub off.svg 74'
CM8 Hamed Hamdan Yellow card.svg 44'Sub off.svg 89'
RF23 Moustafa Zeidan Sub off.svg 60'
CF21 Zaid Qunbar
LF9 Tamer Seyam Sub off.svg 74'
Substitutions:
FW11 Oday Dabbagh Sub on.svg 60'
DF5 Ameed Sawafta Sub on.svg 60'
FW18 Ahmad Al-Qaq Sub on.svg 74'
FW19 Khaled Al-Nabris Sub on.svg 74'
MF6 Oday Kharoub Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Ihab Abu Jazar

Player of the Match:
Mohammed Saleh (Palestine) [6]

Assistant referees:
Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)
Andreas Söderkvist (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
Reserve assistant referee:
Isaac Trevis (New Zealand)
Video assistant referee:
Jarred Gillett (Australia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Palestine vs Tunisia

Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg2–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
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Lusail Stadium, Lusail
Attendance: 44,548
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
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Tunisia
GK22 Rami Hamadeh
RB7 Musab Al-Battat (c)
CB15 Michel Termanini
CB3 Mohammed Saleh Yellow card.svg 47'
LB2 Wajdi Nabhan Sub off.svg 67'
CM20 Ameed Mahajna Sub off.svg 73'
CM5 Ameed Sawafta Yellow card.svg 22'Sub off.svg 46'
RW17 Emilio Saba Sub off.svg 46'
AM8 Hamed Hamdan Sub off.svg 84'
LW19 Khaled Al-Nabris
CF21 Zaid Qunbar
Substitutions:
FW18 Ahmad Al-Qaq Sub on.svg 46'
FW11 Oday Dabbagh Sub on.svg 46'
DF14 Ahmed Taha Sub on.svg 67'
MF6 Oday Kharoub Sub on.svg 73'
MF23 Moustafa Zeidan Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Ihab Abu Jazar
GK16 Aymen Dahmen
RB14 Mohamed Ben Ali Sub off.svg 46'
CB6 Hamza Jelassi
CB4 Yassine Meriah
LB12 Ali Maâloul Sub off.svg 90+1'
CM8 Houssem Tka Sub off.svg 74'
CM13 Ferjani Sassi (c)Yellow card.svg 35'
RW18 Amor Layouni Sub off.svg 46'
AM11 Ismaël Gharbi
LW5 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
CF19 Firas Chaouat Sub off.svg 82'
Substitutions:
FW20 Rayane Anane Sub on.svg 46'
DF17 Moutaz Neffati Sub on.svg 46'
DF15 Oussama Haddadi Sub on.svg 74'
FW23 Seifeddine Jaziri Sub on.svg 82'
MF10 Chiheb Jebali Sub on.svg 90+1'
Manager:
Sami Trabelsi

Player of the Match:
Zaid Qunbar (Palestine) [6]

Assistant referees:
Corey Parker (United States)
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Reserve assistant referee:
Zhou Fei (China)
Video assistant referee:
Allen Chapman (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)

Syria vs Qatar

Syria  Flag of Syria (2025-).svg1–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
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Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 42,467
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
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Syria
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Qatar
GK1 Elias Hadayar
RB19 Zakaria Hannan
CB2 Ahmad Faqa
CB4 Abdullah Al Shami Sub off.svg 46'
LB13 Abdulrazzak Al Mohammad
CM18 Mouhamad Anez Sub off.svg 71'
CM16 Elmar Abraham Sub off.svg 82'
RW12 Antonio Yakoub Sub off.svg 63'
AM10 Mahmoud Al-Mawas Sub off.svg 63'
LW11 Mohammad Al Hallaq
CF7 Omar Khribin (c)
Substitutions:
DF6 Khaled Kourdoghli Sub on.svg 46'
MF17 Mohammad Alsalkhadi Sub on.svg 63'
MF21 Mahmoud Al Aswad Sub on.svg 63'
MF8 Simon Amin Sub on.svg 71'
FW9 Yassin Samia Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg José Lana
GK22 Meshaal Barsham
RB5 Tarek Salman
CB16 Al-Hashmi Al-Hussain
CB2 Issa Laye
LB4 Mohammed Waad
DM8 Jassem Gaber Sub off.svg 69'
RM11 Edmilson Junior Sub off.svg 78'
CM6 Abdulaziz Hatem (c)Sub off.svg 69'
CM17 Mohamed Al-Mannai
LM14 Homam Ahmed Sub off.svg 69'
CF10 Akram Afif Yellow card.svg 84'Sub off.svg 88'
Substitutions:
MF20 Ahmed Fathy Yellow card.svg 81'Sub on.svg 69'
FW7 Ahmed Alaaeldin Sub on.svg 69'
DF18 Sultan Al-Brake Sub on.svg 69'
FW19 Mohamed Khaled Gouda Sub on.svg 78'
DF3 Lucas Mendes Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Julen Lopetegui

Player of the Match:
Omar Khribin (Syria) [6]

Assistant referees:
Luis Ventura (Guatemala)
Humberto Panjoj (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Cristián Garay (Chile)
Reserve assistant referee:
José Retamal (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Antonio García Noni (Uruguay)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Dennis Higler (Netherlands)

Qatar vs Tunisia

Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg0–3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
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Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance: 48,151
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
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Qatar
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Tunisia
GK22 Meshaal Barsham
RB13 Ayoub Al-Oui Sub off.svg 66'
CB16 Al-Hashmi Al-Hussain Sub off.svg 66'
CB3 Lucas Mendes
LB18 Sultan Al-Brake Sub off.svg 46'
CM20 Ahmed Fathy
CM4 Mohammed Waad Sub off.svg 78'
RW10 Akram Afif (c)
AM17 Mohamed Al-Mannai
LW14 Homam Ahmed
CF7 Ahmed Alaaeldin Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
DF5 Tarek Salman Sub on.svg 46'
FW11 Edmilson Junior Sub on.svg 46'
DF15 Yousef Aymen Sub on.svg 66'
FW19 Mohamed Khaled Gouda Sub on.svg 66'
FW9 Mohammed Muntari Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Julen Lopetegui
GK16 Aymen Dahmen
CB6 Hamza Jelassi
CB4 Yassine Meriah Sub off.svg 90'
CB15 Oussama Haddadi
RWB14 Mohamed Ben Ali
LWB12 Ali Maâloul
CM8 Houssem Tka
CM13 Ferjani Sassi (c)
CM5 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
CF23 Seifeddine Jaziri Yellow card.svg 40' Yellow-red card.svg 65'
CF19 Firas Chaouat Sub off.svg 86'
Substitutions:
FW18 Amor Layouni Sub on.svg 86'
DF3 Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Sami Trabelsi

Player of the Match:
Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia) [6]

Assistant referees:
Jan Erik Engan (Norway)
Isaak Bashevkin (Norway)
Fourth official:
Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
Reserve assistant referee:
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Rodolpho Toski (Brazil)

Syria vs Palestine

Syria  Flag of Syria (2025-).svg0–0Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
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Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 39,571
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
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Palestine
GK1 Elias Hadayar
RB19 Zakaria Hannan
CB2 Ahmad Faqa
CB13 Abdulrazzak Al Mohammad
LB6 Khaled Kourdoghli
CM16 Elmar Abraham Sub off.svg 90+1'
CM8 Simon Amin Sub off.svg 73'
RW17 Mohammad Alsalkhadi Sub off.svg 85'
AM10 Mahmoud Al-Mawas Sub off.svg 73'
LW21 Mahmoud Al Aswad Sub off.svg 85'
CF7 Omar Khribin (c)
Substitutions:
MF20 Hasan Dahan Sub on.svg 73'
MF18 Mouhamad Anez Sub on.svg 73'
FW12 Antonio Yakoub Sub on.svg 85'
MF14 Anas Dahan Sub on.svg 85'
MF15 Mahmoud Nayef Sub on.svg 90+1'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg José Lana
GK22 Rami Hamadeh
RB7 Musab Al-Battat (c)
CB15 Michel Termanini Yellow card.svg 42'
CB3 Mohammed Saleh
LB2 Wajdi Nabhan
CM20 Ameed Mahajna
CM8 Hamed Hamdan Sub off.svg 88'
RW9 Tamer Seyam Sub off.svg 88'
AM19 Khaled Al-Nabris Sub off.svg 72'
LW21 Zaid Qunbar
CF11 Oday Dabbagh Sub off.svg 90+3'
Substitutions:
DF5 Ameed Sawafta Sub on.svg 72'
FW18 Ahmad Al-Qaq Sub on.svg 88'
MF6 Oday Kharoub Sub on.svg 88'
DF12 Khalid Abu El Haija Sub on.svg 90+3'
Manager:
Ihab Abu Jazar

Player of the Match:
Mohammad Alsalkhadi (Syria) [6]

Assistant referees:
Abu Bakr Al-Amri (Oman)
Rashid Al-Ghaiti (Oman)
Fourth official:
Amin Omar (Egypt)
Reserve assistant referee:
Ahmed Ali (Egypt)
Video assistant referee:
Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of April 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw.

References

  1. ↑ "Key tournament decisions made by FIFA Council". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Draw procedures for the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025™" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Arab Cup 2025: Draw live stream – how to watch". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Every Arab Cup Player of the Match winner". FIFA. 30 November 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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