2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group A explained

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]			November 2021^[2]
A1	style=white-space:nowrap		3rd	1998 (runners-up)	data-sort-value="3"	Runners-up (1998)	58	51
A2	style=white-space:nowrap		6th	2012 (third place)	data-sort-value="1"	Winners (1964, 1966, 1985, 1988)	68	75
A3	style=white-space:nowrap		2nd	1966 (group stage)	data-sort-value="4"	Group stage (1966)	80	78
A4	style=white-space:nowrap		6th	2012 (group stage)	data-sort-value="2"	Runners-up (1985, 2002)	99	90

Standings

In the quarter-finals:

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

Matches

Iraq vs Oman

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Fahad Talib RB 7 Sherko Karim CB 4 Mustafa Nadhim CB 2 LB 5 Hassan Raed CM 14 Amjad Attwan (c) CM 8 RW 19 AM 16 LW 13 CF 10 Substitutes: MF 6 MF 17 DF 23 FW 9 FW 11 Manager: Željko Petrović

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Ahmed Al-Rawahi RB 14 CB 5 Juma Al-Habsi CB 6 LB 2 Ahmed Al-Kaabi CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi CM 10 Mohsin Al-Khaldi (c) RW 15 AM 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei LW 19 CF 11 Substitutes: MF 4 MF 12 FW 9 FW 7 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

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Saad Al Sheeb CB 15 Bassam Al-Rawi CB 16 Boualem Khoukhi CB 5 RWB 2 LWB 14 CM 4 Mohammed Waad (c) CM 23 CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem SS 11 CF 19 Substitutes: FW 10 DF 13 FW 9 DF 3 DF 17 Manager: Félix Sánchez

width=25 ! width=25 GK 21 Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (c) RB 16 CB 5 Ahmed Bughammar CB 3 LB 4 CM 14 CM 19 Kamil Al Aswad RW 7 AM 15 LW 20 CF 13 Substitutes: FW 8 MF 10 FW 11 MF 17 FW 9 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

width=25 ! width=25 GK 21 Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (c) RB 6 Abbas Ayyad CB 5 CB 3 Waleed Al Hayam LB 23 Rashed Al-Hooti CM 17 Abbas Al-Asfoor CM 15 Jasim Al-Shaikh CM 10 RF 20 CF 11 LF 8 Substitutes: DF 2 MF 19 FW 9 MF 7 FW 13 Manager: Hélio Sousa

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Fahad Talib RB 7 CB 22 Rebin Sulaka CB 2 Manaf Younis LB 5 Hassan Raed CM 14 Amjad Attwan (c) RW 19 Mohammed Qasim AM 18 LW 13 SS 16 Ahmed Farhan CF 10 Substitutes: MF 17 DF 3 FW 9 FW 11 DF 4 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

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini RB 14 CB 6 CB 5 Juma Al-Habsi LB 2 Ahmed Al-Kaabi CM 12 CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi (c) CM 4 Arshad Al-Alawi AM 20 CF 9 CF 17 Substitutes: FW 7 FW 11 DF 3 FW 15 Manager: Branko Ivanković

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Saad Al Sheeb RB 2 CB 15 Bassam Al-Rawi CB 16 Boualem Khoukhi LB 3 Abdelkarim Hassan CM 12 CM 6 CM 14 Homam Ahmed RF 10 Hassan Al-Haydos (c) CF 19 Almoez Ali LF 11 Akram Afif Substitutes: DF 13 MF 23 MF 4 FW 9 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

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini RB 14 CB 6 CB 5 Juma Al-Habsi LB 2 Ahmed Al-Kaabi CM 12 CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi (c) CM 4 Arshad Al-Alawi RF 20 CF 7 LF 19 Substitutes: MF 8 FW 9 DF 3 FW 15 MF 10 Manager: Branko Ivanković

width=25 ! width=25 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 CM 17 CM 14 RF 7 CF 13 LF 8 Mohamed Marhoon Substitutes: MF 15 MF 12 FW 20 FW 9 MF 10 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

width=25 ! width=25 GK 21 Yousef Hassan RB 17 Ismaeel Mohammad CB 15 CB 5 Tarek Salman LB 13 Musab Kheder CM 4 Mohammed Waad CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem (c) RW 8 LW 20 CF 9 CF 7 Substitutes: DF 16 FW 18 FW 10 FW 19 FW 11 Manager: Félix Sánchez

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Fahad Talib (c) CB 22 Rebin Sulaka CB 4 CB 2 Manaf Younis RWB 7 Sherko Karim LWB 5 Hassan Raed CM 19 Mohammed Qasim CM 8 Yaser Kasim CM 13 SS 11 CF 10 Substitutes: FW 21 MF 6 MF 17 FW 9 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 and References

1. Web site: Men's Ranking . fifa.com . 7 April 2021 . 14 December 2021.
2. Web site: Men's Ranking . fifa.com . 19 November 2021 . 6 December 2021.

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