25th Arabian Gulf Cup Group A explained

The Group A of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup was one of the two groups of competing nations in the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup. It consisted of hosts Iraq, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Oman. The matches took place from 6 to 12 January 2023. The top two teams, Iraq and Oman, advanced to the semi-finals.

Teams

Team AppearancePrevious best
performance		FIFA Rankings (October 2022)[1]
(hosts) data-sort-value="12" 16th data-sort-value="7.2" Winners (1979, 1984, 1988) 68
data-sort-value="12" 10th data-sort-value="7.2" Group stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2019) 155
data-sort-value="12" 24th data-sort-value="7.2" Winners (1994, 2002, 2003–04) 51
data-sort-value="12" 23rd data-sort-value="7.2" Winners (2009, 2017–18) 75

Matches

Iraq vs Oman

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GK 12Jalal Hassan (c)
RB 17Hussein Ammar
CB 5 Ali Faez
CB 4 Mustafa Nadhim
LB 15Dhurgham Ismail
CM 14
CM 16
RW 7
AM 8
LW 20
CF 18Aymen Hussein
Substitutions:
DF 6
MF 11
MF 19
MF 13
MF 23Moammel Abdul-Ridha
Manager:
Jesús Casas
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GK 1Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB 11
CB 5
CB 6Ahmed Al-Khamisi
LB 14Ahmed Al-Kaabi
CM 10
CM 23Harib Al-Saadi (c)
CM 8
AM 4
CF 7Issam Al-Sabhi
CF 17
Substitutions:
MF 15Musab Al-Mamari
DF 16
MF 21
DF 2
Manager:
Branko Ivanković
Man of the Match:
Dhurgham Ismail (Iraq)

Assistant referees


Ovidiu-Mihai Artene (Romania)
Vasile Marinescu (Romania)
Fourth official


Adnan Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee


Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referee


Jérémie Pignard (France)

Yemen vs Saudi Arabia

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GK 22Salem Al-Harsh
RB 17Emad Al-Godaimah
CB 3 Harwan Alzubaidi
CB 4 Mudir Al-Radaei (c)
LB 16Ahmed Al-Wajeeh
DM 15Mohammed Al-Tiri
RM 11
CM 8 Anes Al-Maari
CM 10
LM 9
CF 12Ahmed Maher
Substitutions:
CF 7
MF 20Hamza Hanash
DF 2 Hamza Al-Rimi
FW 19Ali Alomari
MF 18
Manager:
Miroslav Soukup
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GK 1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi
RB 2
CB 3 Ahmed Bamsaud
CB 5 Qassem Lajami
LB 4 Ziyad Al-Sahafi
CM 14
CM 6 Riyadh Sharahili (c)
CM 23
RW 7 Sumayhan Al-Nabit
CF 9
LW 10
Substitutions:
MF 8
MF 12Mohammed Aboulshamat
FW 16
MF 17Naif Masoud
MF 18Saad Al-Nasser
Manager:
Saad Al-Shehri
Man of the Match:
Sumayhan Al-Nabit (Saudi Arabia)

Assistant referees


Khaled Ayed (Qatar)
Zahi Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Fourth official


Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
Video assistant referee


Abdullah Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referee


Ahmed Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

Oman vs Yemen

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GK 1 Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB 19
CB 4
CB 2 Mohammed Al-Musalami (c)
LB 14Ahmed Al-Kaabi
CM 23Harib Al-Saadi
CM 5 Juma Al-Habsi
CM 20
AM 10
CF 17Rabia Al-Alawi
CF 7
Substitutions:
DF 6
FW 9Omar Al-Malki
MF 15Musab Al-Mamari
FW 8
DF 16
Manager:
Branko Ivanković
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GK 23Ali Fadhl
RB 17Emad Al-Godaimah
CB 3 Harwan Alzubaidi
CB 4 Mudir Al-Radaei (c)
LB 16Ahmed Al-Wajeeh
DM 15Mohammed Al-Tiri
RM 11Abdulwasea Al-Matari
CM 8 Anes Al-Maari
CM 20Hamza Hanash
LM 9 Omar Al-Dahi
CF 12Ahmed Maher
Substitutions:
GK 1
DF 2 Hamza Al-Rimi
DF 21Jarallah Al-Zaghari
MF 18
FW 7
Manager:
Miroslav Soukup
Man of the Match:
Salaah Al-Yahyaei (Oman)

Assistant referees


Abdulhadi Al-Enezi (Kuwait)
Sayed Ali Mahmoud (Kuwait)
Fourth official


Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Video assistant referee


Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referee


Hashem Al-Ibrahim (Kuwait)

Saudi Arabia vs Iraq

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GK 1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi
RB 2 Madallah Al-Olayan
CB 4 Ziyad Al-Sahafi
CB 5 Qassem Lajami
LB 3
CM 14
CM 6 Riyadh Sharahili (c)
RW 23
AM 18Saad Al-Nasser
LW 7 Sumayhan Al-Nabit
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 16
MF 10
MF 17Naif Masoud
MF 11
MF 15
Manager:
Saad Al-Shehri
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GK 22Ahmed Basil
RB 6 Alai Ghasem
CB 4 Mustafa Nadhim
CB 5 Ali Faez
LB 15Dhurgham Ismail (c)
CM 19
CM 16
RW 10
AM 14
LW 8 Ibrahim Bayesh
CF 18
Substitutions:
FW 21
MF 11
MF 23Moammel Abdul-Ridha
DF 2
DF 3
Manager:
Jesús Casas
Man of the Match:
Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq)

Assistant referees


Ali Al Nuami (United Arab Emirates)
Sabet Suroor (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official


Ma Ning (China)
Video assistant referee


Abdullah Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referee


Ahmed Eissa (United Arab Emirates)

Iraq vs Yemen

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GK 12Jalal Hassan (c)
RB 17Hussein Ammar
CB 4 Mustafa Nadhim
CB 5 Ali Faez
LB 6 Alai Ghasem
CM 8
CM 13Rewan Amin
RW 10
AM 20
LW 7
CF 18
Substitutions:
MF 16
MF 14
DF 15
FW 9
MF 11
Manager:
Jesús Casas
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GK 1Mohamed Aman
RB 2 Hamza Al-Rimi
CB 17Emad Al-Godaimah
CB 3 Harwan Alzubaidi
LB 16Ahmed Al-Wajeeh
RM 10
CM 14
CM 15
LM 11Abdulwasea Al-Matari (c)
CF 18
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 12
FW 7
MF 8
FW 19
MF 20
Manager:
Miroslav Soukup
Man of the Match:
Hussein Ali (Iraq)

Assistant referees


Shayusupov Sanjar (Uzbekistan)
Alisher Usmanov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official


Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Video assistant referee


Abdullah Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referee


Ahmed Eissa (United Arab Emirates)

Saudi Arabia vs Oman

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GK 1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi
RB 12Mohammed Aboulshamat
CB 4 Ziyad Al-Sahafi
CB 5
LB 3
CM 17
CM 6 Riyadh Sharahili (c)
RW 10Turki Al-Ammar
AM 23
LW 7
CF 16Mohammed Maran
Substitutions:
DF 13
MF 18
MF 11
MF 14
Manager:
Saad Al-Shehri
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GK 1 Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB 13
CB 6 Ahmed Al-Khamisi
CB 5
LB 14
CM 10Jameel Al-Yahmadi
CM 23Harib Al-Saadi (c)
CM 4
AM 20
CF 17
CF 7
Substitutions:
DF 2
MF 8
MF 21
DF 16
DF 3
Manager:
Branko Ivanković
Man of the Match:
Harib Al-Saadi (Oman)

Assistant referees


Fei Zhou (China)
Cheng Zhang (China)
Fourth official


Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee


Fu Ming (China)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:

  • first yellow card: −1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
  • direct red card: −4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
2 1 –3
3 2 –5
1 3 2 –6
2 2 –4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Men's Ranking. Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 15 November 2022 . 8 October 2022.

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