2025 FIFA Arab Cup qualification

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2025 FIFA Arab Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host country Qatar
Dates25 – 26 November 2025
Teams14 (from 2 confederations)
Venue4 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored16 (2.29 per match)
Attendance44,625 (6,375 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Comoros.svg Zaïd Amir
Flag of Kuwait.svg Mohammad Daham
Flag of Yemen.svg Abdulwasea Al-Matari
(2 goals)

The 2025 FIFA Arab Cup qualification were played from 25 to 26 November 2025. [1] A total of 14 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to qualify for the group stage of the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup. [2] [3]

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Format

The 14 lowest-ranked teams in the April 2025 FIFA World Ranking met on 25 and 26 November in a single knockout match. [4] The best-ranked AFC team met the lowest-ranked CAF team, the second-best AFC team played the second-lowest CAF team, and so on. [3] In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. [5]

Draw

The group stage draw took place on 25 May 2025 at 20:00 AST (UTC+3) in at the Raffles Hotel in Doha, Qatar. [6]

These 14 teams were divided into 7 pairings, with each pair playing single knockout match across 25 to 26 November 2025. The numbers in parentheses indicate the FIFA Men's World Ranking of April 2025.

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the group stage.

Pot 1 (AFC)Pot 2 (CAF)

Summary

The Seven winners advanced to the group stage.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg 0–2 Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Syria  Flag of Syria (2025-).svg 2–0 Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg 0–0 (4–3 p)Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg 0–0 (4–1 p)Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg 1–0 Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg 2–1 Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Comoros  Flag of the Comoros.svg 4–4 (4–2 p)Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen

Matches

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Qualifying 6
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg0–2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Report Daham Soccerball shade.svg8', 24'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 4,268
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Kuwait advanced to the Group C.

Qualifying 3
Syria  Flag of Syria (2025-).svg2–0Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Report
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 7,294
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

Syria advanced to the Group A.

Qualifying 4
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg0–0Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Report
Penalties
4–3
Al Gharafa Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 5,348
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Palestine advanced to the Group A.

Qualifying 1
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg0–0Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Report
Penalties
4–1
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 3,957
Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

Oman advanced to the Group D.

Qualifying 2
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg1–0Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Al-Romaihi Soccerball shade.svg36' Report
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

Bahrain advanced to the Group D.

Qualifying 5
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg2–1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report Khamis Soccerball shade.svg30'
Al Gharafa Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 20,816
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Sudan advanced to the Group D.

Qualifying 7
Comoros  Flag of the Comoros.svg4–4Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Report
Penalties
4–2
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,342
Referee: Cristián Garay (Chile)

Comoros advanced to the Group B.

Goalscorers

There were 16 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: FIFA

References

  1. ↑ "Key tournament decisions made by FIFA Council". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Arab Cup 2025: Draw live stream – how to watch". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Draw procedures for the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025™" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Arab Cup and U-17 World Cup draws to take centre stage". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Regulations for the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "FIFA Arab Cup groups revealed". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 May 2025.
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