2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group A

Group A of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup took place from 30 November 2021 to 6 December 2021. The group consisted of hosts Qatar, Iraq, Oman and Bahrain.

The top two teams, Qatar and Oman, advanced to the quarter-finals.

Teams

Draw position Team Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
April 2021[1][nb 1] November 2021[2]
A1  Qatar 3rd 1998 (runners-up) Runners-up (1998) 58 51
A2  Iraq 6th 2012 (third place) Winners (1964, 1966, 1985, 1988) 68 75
A3  Oman 2nd 1966 (group stage) Group stage (1966) 80 78
A4  Bahrain 6th 2012 (group stage) Runners-up (1985, 2002) 99 90

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (H) 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Oman 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
3  Iraq 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
4  Bahrain 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

Iraq vs Oman

Iraq 1–1 Oman
  • Abdulkareem 90+8' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 1,576
Iraq[3]
Oman[3]
GK 1 Fahad Talib
RB 7 Sherko Karim
CB 4 Mustafa Nadhim
CB 2 Manaf Younis  69'
LB 5 Hassan Raed
CM 14 Amjad Attwan (c)
CM 8 Yaser Kasim  50'  68'
RW 19 Mohammed Qasim  79'
AM 16 Ahmed Farhan  69'
LW 13 Bashar Resan  69'
CF 10 Alaa Abbas  79'
Substitutes:
MF 6 Muntadher Mohammed  69'
MF 17 Ahmad Fadhel  69'
DF 23 Maitham Jabbar  69'
FW 9 Aymen Hussein  79'
FW 11 Hasan Abdulkareem  79'
Manager:
Željko Petrović
GK 22 Ahmed Al-Rawahi
RB 14 Amjad Al-Harthi  90+6'
CB 5 Juma Al-Habsi
CB 6 Ahmed Al Khamisi  13'
LB 2 Ahmed Al-Kaabi
CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi
CM 10 Mohsin Al-Khaldi (c)  61'
RW 15 Jameel Al-Yahmadi  61'
AM 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei
LW 19 Rabia Al-Alawi  61'
CF 11 Muhsen Al-Ghassani  81'
Substitutes:
MF 4 Arshad Al-Alawi  61'
MF 12 Abdullah Fawaz  61'
FW 9 Issam Al Sabhi  61'
FW 7 Khalid Al-Hajri  81'
Manager:
Branko Ivanković

Assistant referees:
Walter López (Honduras)
Christian Ramirez (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Video assistant referee:
Jair Marrufo (United States)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Rafael Traci (Brazil)

Qatar vs Bahrain

Qatar 1–0 Bahrain
 Report
Attendance: 47,813
Qatar[4]
Bahrain[4]
GK 1 Saad Al Sheeb
CB 15 Bassam Al-Rawi
CB 16 Boualem Khoukhi
CB 5 Tarek Salman  46'
RWB 2 Ró-Ró  44'  82'
LWB 14 Homam Ahmed  37'
CM 4 Mohammed Waad (c)
CM 23 Assim Madibo  53'  82'
CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem
SS 11 Akram Afif  89'
CF 19 Almoez Ali  90+3'
Substitutes:
FW 10 Hassan Al-Haydos  46'
DF 13 Musab Kheder  82'
FW 9 Mohammed Muntari  82'
DF 3 Abdelkarim Hassan  89'
DF 17 Ismaeel Mohammad  90+3'
Manager:
Félix Sánchez
GK 21 Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (c)
RB 16 Sayed Redha Isa  41'
CB 5 Ahmed Bughammar
CB 3 Waleed Al Hayam  29'
LB 4 Sayed Dhiya Saeed  57'
CM 14 Mohammed Al-Hardan  78'
CM 19 Kamil Al Aswad
RW 7 Ali Madan  88'
AM 15 Jasim Al-Shaikh  88'
LW 20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan  67'
CF 13 Mohamed Al-Romaihi  78'
Substitutes:
FW 8 Mohamed Marhoon  67'
MF 10 Abdulwahab Al-Malood  78'
FW 11 Ismail Abdullatif  78'
MF 17 Abbas Al-Asfoor  88'
FW 9 Mahdi Abduljabbar  88'
Manager:
Hélio Sousa

Assistant referees:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Leodán González (Uruguay)

Bahrain vs Iraq

Bahrain 0–0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 2,576
Bahrain[5]
Iraq[5]
GK 21 Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (c)
RB 6 Abbas Ayyad
CB 5 Ahmed Bughammar  9'
CB 3 Waleed Al Hayam
LB 23 Rashed Al-Hooti
CM 17 Abbas Al-Asfoor
CM 15 Jasim Al-Shaikh
CM 10 Abdulwahab Al-Malood  60'
RF 20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan  57'  78'
CF 11 Ismail Abdullatif  60'
LF 8 Mohamed Marhoon  78'
Substitutes:
DF 2 Sayed Baqer  87'  9'
MF 19 Kamil Al Aswad  60'
FW 9 Mahdi Abduljabbar  60'
MF 7 Ali Madan  86'  78'
FW 13 Mohamed Al-Romaihi  78'
Manager:
Hélio Sousa
GK 1 Fahad Talib
RB 7 Sherko Karim  66'
CB 22 Rebin Sulaka
CB 2 Manaf Younis
LB 5 Hassan Raed
CM 14 Amjad Attwan (c)  80'
RW 19 Mohammed Qasim
AM 18 Sajjad Jassim  16'  46'
LW 13 Bashar Resan  70'
SS 16 Ahmed Farhan
CF 10 Alaa Abbas  70'
Substitutes:
MF 17 Ahmad Fadhel  90+2'  46'
DF 3 Frans Putros  66'
FW 9 Aymen Hussein  70'
FW 11 Hasan Abdulkareem  70'
DF 4 Mustafa Nadhim  80'
Manager:
Željko Petrović

Assistant referees:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
Fourth official:
Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Video assistant referee:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)
Christian Dingert (Germany)

Oman vs Qatar

Oman 1–2 Qatar
 Report
Attendance: 23,254
Oman[6]
Qatar[6]
GK 1 Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB 14 Amjad Al-Harthi
CB 6 Ahmed Al Khamisi
CB 5 Juma Al-Habsi
LB 2 Ahmed Al-Kaabi
CM 12 Abdullah Fawaz  87'
CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi (c)
CM 4 Arshad Al-Alawi
AM 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei  87'
CF 9 Issam Al Sabhi  57'
CF 17 Mohammed Al-Ghafri  46'
Substitutes:
FW 7 Khalid Al-Hajri  46'
FW 11 Muhsen Al-Ghassani  57'
DF 3 Fahmi Durbin  87'
FW 15 Jameel Al-Yahmadi  87'
Manager:
Branko Ivanković
GK 1 Saad Al Sheeb
RB 2 Ró-Ró  38'
CB 15 Bassam Al-Rawi
CB 16 Boualem Khoukhi
LB 3 Abdelkarim Hassan
CM 12 Karim Boudiaf  46'
CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem  90'
CM 14 Homam Ahmed
RF 10 Hassan Al-Haydos (c)  78'
CF 19 Almoez Ali
LF 11 Akram Afif
Substitutes:
DF 13 Musab Kheder  38'
MF 23 Assim Madibo  46'
MF 4 Mohammed Waad  78'
FW 9 Mohammed Muntari  90'
Manager:
Félix Sánchez

Assistant referees:
Danilo Manis (Brazil)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Video assistant referee:
Rafael Traci (Brazil)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Shaun Evans (Australia)

Oman vs Bahrain

Oman 3–0 Bahrain
 Report
Attendance: 2,477
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Oman[7]
Bahrain[7]
GK 1 Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB 14 Amjad Al-Harthi  34'  78'
CB 6 Ahmed Al Khamisi
CB 5 Juma Al-Habsi
LB 2 Ahmed Al-Kaabi
CM 12 Abdullah Fawaz  78'
CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi (c)
CM 4 Arshad Al-Alawi
RF 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei  89'
CF 7 Khalid Al-Hajri  73'
LF 19 Rabia Al-Alawi  73'
Substitutes:
MF 8 Mataz Saleh  73'
FW 9 Issam Al Sabhi  73'
DF 3 Fahmi Durbin  78'
FW 15 Jameel Al-Yahmadi  78'
MF 10 Mohsin Al-Khaldi  89'
Manager:
Branko Ivanković
GK 21 Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (c)
RB 16 Sayed Redha Isa
CB 2 Sayed Baqer
CB 3 Waleed Al Hayam
LB 4 Sayed Dhiya Saeed
CM 19 Kamil Al Aswad  82'
CM 17 Abbas Al-Asfoor  46'
CM 14 Mohammed Al-Hardan  55'
RF 7 Ali Madan  55'
CF 13 Mohamed Al-Romaihi  75'
LF 8 Mohamed Marhoon
Substitutes:
MF 15 Jasim Al-Shaikh  46'
MF 12 Mohamed Abdulwahab  55'
FW 20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan  55'
FW 9 Mahdi Abduljabbar  75'
MF 10 Abdulwahab Al-Malood  82'
Manager:
Hélio Sousa

Assistant referees:
Jun Mihara (Japan)
Osamu Nomura (Japan)
Fourth official:
Jair Marrufo (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Qatar vs Iraq

Qatar 3–0 Iraq
 Report
Attendance: 23,008
Qatar[8]
Iraq[8]
GK 21 Yousef Hassan
RB 17 Ismaeel Mohammad
CB 15 Bassam Al-Rawi  60'
CB 5 Tarek Salman
LB 13 Musab Kheder
CM 4 Mohammed Waad
CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem (c)
RW 8 Ali Assadalla  69'
LW 20 Abdullah Al-Ahrak  83'
CF 9 Mohammed Muntari  69'
CF 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin  60'
Substitutes:
DF 16 Boualem Khoukhi  60'
FW 18 Khalid Muneer  60'
FW 10 Hassan Al-Haydos  69'
FW 19 Almoez Ali  69'
FW 11 Akram Afif  83'
Manager:
Félix Sánchez
GK 1 Fahad Talib (c)
CB 22 Rebin Sulaka
CB 4 Mustafa Nadhim  75'
CB 2 Manaf Younis
RWB 7 Sherko Karim
LWB 5 Hassan Raed
CM 19 Mohammed Qasim
CM 8 Yaser Kasim
CM 13 Bashar Resan  51'
SS 11 Hasan Abdulkareem  60'
CF 10 Alaa Abbas  75'
Substitutes:
FW 21 Ali Yousif  51'
MF 6 Muntadher Mohammed  60'
MF 17 Ahmad Fadhel  75'
FW 9 Aymen Hussein  75'
Manager:
Željko Petrović

Assistant referees:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Said Martínez (Honduras)
Video assistant referee:
Shaun Evans (Australia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "Men's Ranking". fifa.com. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Men's Ranking". fifa.com. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Iraq vs Oman Lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Qatar vs Oman lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Bahrain vs Iraq lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Oman vs Qatar Lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Oman vs Bahrain Lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Qatar vs Iraq lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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