2025 FIFA Arab Cup final

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2025 FIFA Arab Cup final
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Lusail Stadium, where the match was hosted
Event 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
After extra time
Date18 December 2025 (2025-12-18)
Venue Lusail Stadium, Lusail
Man of the Match Abderrazak Hamdallah (Morocco)
Referee Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Attendance84,517
2021
2029

The 2025 FIFA Arab Cup final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup. The match was held at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, [1] [2] [3] on 18 December 2025 and it was contested by Morocco and Jordan, the winners of the semi-finals. The date of the final marked three years to the day since the 2022 FIFA World Cup final, also held at Lusail.

Contents

Route to the final

Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan RoundFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
OpponentsResult Group stage OpponentsResult
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2–1 Match 1Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 3–1
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 3–1 Match 2Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 0–0
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3–0 Match 3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1–0
Group C winners

PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 39
2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 34
3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 32
4Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 31
Source: FIFA
Final standings Group B winners

PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 37
2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 36
3Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 34
4Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 30
Source: FIFA
OpponentsResult Knockout stage OpponentsResult
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1–0 Quarter-final Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria 1–0
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1–0 Semi-final Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 3–0

Match

Details

Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg2–3 (a.e.t.)Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Olwan Soccerball shade.svg48', 68' (pen.) Report
Lusail Stadium, Lusail
Attendance: 84,517
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

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Jordan
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Morocco
GK1 Yazeed Abulaila
CB3 Abdallah Nasib
CB19 Saed Al-Rosan
CB4 Husam Abu Dahab Yellow card.svg 77'Sub off.svg 104'
RWB17 Issam Smeeri Sub off.svg 46'
LWB20 Mohannad Abu Taha
CM21 Nizar Al-Rashdan
CM6 Amer Jamous Sub off.svg 81'
RF7 Mohammad Abu Zrayq Sub off.svg 46'
CF9 Ali Olwan
LF13 Mahmoud Al-Mardi (c)Sub off.svg 90'
Substitutions:
MF23 Adham Al-Quraishi Sub on.svg 46'
FW8 Odeh Al-Fakhouri Sub on.svg 46'Sub off.svg 112'
MF14 Rajaei Ayed Yellow card.svg 119'Sub on.svg 81'
MF2 Mohammad Abu Hashish Sub on.svg 90'
DF16 Ali Hajabi Sub on.svg 104'
FW10 Ahmad Ersan Sub on.svg 112'
Manager:
Flag of Morocco.svg Jamal Sellami
GK12 Mehdi Benabid
RB7 Mohamed Boulacsoute
CB4 Soufiane Bouftini Sub off.svg 71'
CB18 Marwane Saâdane
LB19 Hamza El Moussaoui Sub off.svg 80'
CM3 Anas Bach Sub off.svg 71'
CM6 Mohamed Rabie Hrimat (c)
RW21 Karim El Berkaoui Sub off.svg 17'
AM14 Oussama Tannane Sub off.svg 71'
LW10 Amin Zahzouh Yellow card.svg 113'
CF11 Walid Azaro Sub off.svg 106'
Substitutions:
MF16 Aschraf El Mahdioui Sub on.svg 17'
MF8 Sabir Bougrine Sub on.svg 71'
FW9 Abderrazak Hamdallah Sub on.svg 71'
FW17 Mounir Chouiar Sub on.svg 71'
DF5 Mahmoud Bentayg Sub on.svg 80'
DF15 Marouane Louadni Yellow card.svg 87'Sub on.svg 106'
Manager:
Tarik Sektioui

Man of the Match:
Abderrazak Hamdallah (Morocco) [4]

Assistant referees:
Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)
Andreas Söderkvist (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Reserve assistant referee:
Zhou Fei (China)
Video assistant referee:
Fedayi San (Switzerland)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Support video assistant referee:
Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)

Match rules [5]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time [note 1]

See also

Notes

  1. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

  1. "Everything you need to know about the FIFA Arab Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. "Draw procedures for the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025™" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  3. "Match Schedule: FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. Elbotola (2025-12-18). "Hamdallah Named Man of the Match, Turns Tables on Jordan to Secure Morocco's Second Arab Cup Title". Elbotola. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
  5. "Everything you need to know about the FIFA Arab Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.