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
 Report
Attendance: 1,576
Iraq[3]
Oman[3]
GK 1 Fahad Talib
RB 7 Sherko Karim
CB 4 Mustafa Nadhim
CB 2 Manaf Younis downward-facing red arrow 69'
LB 5 Hassan Raed
CM 14 Amjad Attwan (c)
CM 8 Yaser Kasim Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 68'
RW 19 Mohammed Qasim downward-facing red arrow 79'
AM 16 Ahmed Farhan downward-facing red arrow 69'
LW 13 Bashar Resan downward-facing red arrow 69'
CF 10 Alaa Abbas downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutes:
MF 6 Muntadher Mohammed upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 17 Ahmad Fadhel upward-facing green arrow 69'
DF 23 Maitham Jabbar upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 9 Aymen Hussein upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 11 Hasan Abdulkareem upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Montenegro Željko Petrović
GK 22 Ahmed Al-Rawahi
RB 14 Amjad Al-Harthi Yellow card 90+6'
CB 5 Juma Al-Habsi
CB 6 Ahmed Al Khamisi Yellow card 13'
LB 2 Ahmed Al-Kaabi
CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi
CM 10 Mohsin Al-Khaldi (c) downward-facing red arrow 61'
RW 15 Jameel Al-Yahmadi downward-facing red arrow 61'
AM 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei
LW 19 Rabia Al-Alawi downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 11 Muhsen Al-Ghassani downward-facing red arrow 81'
Substitutes:
MF 4 Arshad Al-Alawi upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 12 Abdullah Fawaz upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 9 Issam Al Sabhi upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 7 Khalid Al-Hajri upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Croatia 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 downward-facing red arrow 46'
RWB 2 Ró-Ró Yellow card 44' downward-facing red arrow 82'
LWB 14 Homam Ahmed Yellow card 37'
CM 4 Mohammed Waad (c)
CM 23 Assim Madibo Yellow card 53' downward-facing red arrow 82'
CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem
SS 11 Akram Afif downward-facing red arrow 89'
CF 19 Almoez Ali downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
Substitutes:
FW 10 Hassan Al-Haydos upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 13 Musab Kheder upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 9 Mohammed Muntari upward-facing green arrow 82'
DF 3 Abdelkarim Hassan upward-facing green arrow 89'
DF 17 Ismaeel Mohammad upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Spain Félix Sánchez
GK 21 Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (c)
RB 16 Sayed Redha Isa Yellow card 41'
CB 5 Ahmed Bughammar
CB 3 Waleed Al Hayam Yellow card 29'
LB 4 Sayed Dhiya Saeed Yellow card 57'
CM 14 Mohammed Al-Hardan downward-facing red arrow 78'
CM 19 Kamil Al Aswad
RW 7 Ali Madan downward-facing red arrow 88'
AM 15 Jasim Al-Shaikh downward-facing red arrow 88'
LW 20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF 13 Mohamed Al-Romaihi downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutes:
FW 8 Mohamed Marhoon upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 10 Abdulwahab Al-Malood upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 11 Ismail Abdullatif upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 17 Abbas Al-Asfoor upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 9 Mahdi Abduljabbar upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Portugal 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 downward-facing red arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 60'
RF 20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan Yellow card 57' downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 11 Ismail Abdullatif downward-facing red arrow 60'
LF 8 Mohamed Marhoon downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutes:
DF 2 Sayed Baqer Yellow card 87' upward-facing green arrow 9'
MF 19 Kamil Al Aswad upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 9 Mahdi Abduljabbar upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 7 Ali Madan Yellow card 86' upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 13 Mohamed Al-Romaihi upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Portugal Hélio Sousa
GK 1 Fahad Talib
RB 7 Sherko Karim downward-facing red arrow 66'
CB 22 Rebin Sulaka
CB 2 Manaf Younis
LB 5 Hassan Raed
CM 14 Amjad Attwan (c) downward-facing red arrow 80'
RW 19 Mohammed Qasim
AM 18 Sajjad Jassim Yellow card 16' downward-facing red arrow 46'
LW 13 Bashar Resan downward-facing red arrow 70'
SS 16 Ahmed Farhan
CF 10 Alaa Abbas downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutes:
MF 17 Ahmad Fadhel Yellow card 90+2' upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 3 Frans Putros upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 9 Aymen Hussein upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 11 Hasan Abdulkareem upward-facing green arrow 70'
DF 4 Mustafa Nadhim upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Montenegro 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 downward-facing red arrow 87'
CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi (c)
CM 4 Arshad Al-Alawi
AM 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF 9 Issam Al Sabhi downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 17 Mohammed Al-Ghafri downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
FW 7 Khalid Al-Hajri upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Muhsen Al-Ghassani upward-facing green arrow 57'
DF 3 Fahmi Durbin upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW 15 Jameel Al-Yahmadi upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Croatia Branko Ivanković
GK 1 Saad Al Sheeb
RB 2 Ró-Ró downward-facing red arrow 38'
CB 15 Bassam Al-Rawi
CB 16 Boualem Khoukhi
LB 3 Abdelkarim Hassan
CM 12 Karim Boudiaf downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem downward-facing red arrow 90'
CM 14 Homam Ahmed
RF 10 Hassan Al-Haydos (c) downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 19 Almoez Ali
LF 11 Akram Afif
Substitutes:
DF 13 Musab Kheder upward-facing green arrow 38'
MF 23 Assim Madibo upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 4 Mohammed Waad upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 9 Mohammed Muntari upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Spain 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 Yellow card 34' downward-facing red arrow 78'
CB 6 Ahmed Al Khamisi
CB 5 Juma Al-Habsi
LB 2 Ahmed Al-Kaabi
CM 12 Abdullah Fawaz downward-facing red arrow 78'
CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi (c)
CM 4 Arshad Al-Alawi
RF 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei downward-facing red arrow 89'
CF 7 Khalid Al-Hajri downward-facing red arrow 73'
LF 19 Rabia Al-Alawi downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutes:
MF 8 Mataz Saleh upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 9 Issam Al Sabhi upward-facing green arrow 73'
DF 3 Fahmi Durbin upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 15 Jameel Al-Yahmadi upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 10 Mohsin Al-Khaldi upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Croatia 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 downward-facing red arrow 82'
CM 17 Abbas Al-Asfoor downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 14 Mohammed Al-Hardan downward-facing red arrow 55'
RF 7 Ali Madan downward-facing red arrow 55'
CF 13 Mohamed Al-Romaihi downward-facing red arrow 75'
LF 8 Mohamed Marhoon
Substitutes:
MF 15 Jasim Al-Shaikh upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 12 Mohamed Abdulwahab upward-facing green arrow 55'
FW 20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan upward-facing green arrow 55'
FW 9 Mahdi Abduljabbar upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 10 Abdulwahab Al-Malood upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Portugal 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 downward-facing red arrow 60'
CB 5 Tarek Salman
LB 13 Musab Kheder
CM 4 Mohammed Waad
CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem (c)
RW 8 Ali Assadalla downward-facing red arrow 69'
LW 20 Abdullah Al-Ahrak downward-facing red arrow 83'
CF 9 Mohammed Muntari downward-facing red arrow 69'
CF 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutes:
DF 16 Boualem Khoukhi upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 18 Khalid Muneer upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 10 Hassan Al-Haydos upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 19 Almoez Ali upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 11 Akram Afif upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Spain Félix Sánchez
GK 1 Fahad Talib (c)
CB 22 Rebin Sulaka
CB 4 Mustafa Nadhim downward-facing red arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 51'
SS 11 Hasan Abdulkareem downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF 10 Alaa Abbas downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutes:
FW 21 Ali Yousif upward-facing green arrow 51'
MF 6 Muntadher Mohammed upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 17 Ahmad Fadhel upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 9 Aymen Hussein upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Montenegro 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.