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 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 Qatar3rd1998 (runners-up)Runners-up (1998)5851
A2 Iraq6th2012 (third place)Winners (1964, 1966, 1985, 1988)6875
A3 Oman2nd1966 (group stage)Group stage (1966)8078
A4 Bahrain6th2012 (group stage)Runners-up (1985, 2002)9990

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) Host

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

Iraq vs Oman
Iraq 1–1 Oman
  • Abdulkareem 90+8' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 1,576
Iraq[3]
Oman[3]
GK1Fahad Talib
RB5Hassan Raed
CB2Manaf Younis 69'
CB4Mustafa Nadhim
LB7Sherko Karim
RM8Yaser Kasim 50'  68'
CM14Amjad Attwan (c)
CM16Ahmed Farhan 69'
LM19Mohammed Qasim 79'
AM13Bashar Resan 69'
CF9Alaa Abbas 79'
Substitutes:
DF6Muntadher Mohammed 69'
DF23Maitham Jabbar 69'
MF17Ahmad Fadhel 69'
FW11Hasan Abdulkareem 79'
FW9Aymen Hussein 79'
Manager:
Željko Petrović
GK22Ahmed Al-Rawahi
RB2Ahmed Al-Kaabi
CB5Juma Al-Habsi
CB6Ahmed Al Khamisi 13'
LB14Amjad Al-Harthi 90+6'
RM20Salaah Al-Yahyaei
CM23Harib Al-Saadi
LM15Jameel Al-Yahmadi 61'
AM10Mohsin Al-Khaldi (c) 61'
CF11Muhsen Al-Ghassani 81'
CF19Rabia Al-Alawi 61'
Substitutes:
MF4Arshad Al-Alawi 61'
MF12Abdullah Fawaz 61'
FW9Issam Al Sabhi 61'
FW7Khalid 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]
GK1Saad Al Sheeb
CB15Bassam Al-Rawi
CB16Boualem Khoukhi
CB5Tarek Salman 46'
RWB2Ró-Ró 44' 82'
LWB14Homam Ahmed 37'
CM4Mohammed Waad (c)
CM23Assim Madibo 53' 82'
CM6Abdulaziz Hatem
CF11Akram Afif 89'
CF19Almoez Ali 90+3'
Substitutes:
MF10Hassan Al-Haydos 46'
DF13Musab Kheder 82'
FW9Mohammed Muntari 82'
DF3Abdelkarim Hassan 89'
DF17Ismaeel Mohammad 90+3'
Manager:
Félix Sánchez
GK21Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (c)
RB16Sayed Redha Isa 41'
CB5Ahmed Bughammar
CB3Waleed Al Hayam 29'
LB4Sayed Dhiya Saeed 57'
CM14Mohammed Al-Hardan 78'
CM19Kamil Al Aswad
RW7Ali Madan 88'
AM15Jasim Al-Shaikh 88'
LW20Mahdi Al-Humaidan 67'
CF13Mohamed Al-Romaihi 78'
Substitutes:
FW8Mohamed Marhoon 67'
MF10Abdulwahab Al-Malood 78'
FW11Ismail Abdullatif 78'
MF17Abbas Al-Asfoor 88'
FW9Mahdi 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]
GK21Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (c)
RB6Abbas Ayyad
CB5Ahmed Bughammar 9'
CB3Waleed Al Hayam
LB23Rashed Al-Hooti
CM17Abbas Al-Asfoor
CM15Jasim Al-Shaikh
CM10Abdulwahab Al-Malood 60'
RF20Mahdi Al-Humaidan 57' 78'
CF11Ismail Abdullatif 60'
LF8Mohamed Marhoon 78'
Substitutes:
DF2Sayed Baqer 87' 9'
MF19Kamil Al Aswad 60'
FW9Mahdi Abduljabbar 60'
MF7Ali Madan 86' 78'
FW13Mohamed Al-Romaihi 78'
Manager:
Hélio Sousa
GK1Fahad Talib
RB7Sherko Karim 66'
CB22Rebin Sulaka
CB2Manaf Younis
LB5Hassan Raed
RM19Mohammed Qasim
CW18Sajad Jassim 16' 46'
CM14Amjad Attwan (c) 80'
LM16Ahmed Farhan
AM13Bashar Resan 70'
CF9Alaa Abbas 70'
Substitutes:
MF17Ahmad Fadhel 90+2' 46'
DF3Frans Putros 66'
FW10Aymen Hussein 70'
FW11Hasan Abdulkareem 70'
DF4Mustafa 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]
GK1Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB14Amjad Al-Harthi
CB6Ahmed Al Khamisi
CB5Juma Al-Habsi
LB2Ahmed Al-Kaabi
RM12Abdullah Fawaz 87'
CM23Harib Al-Saadi (c)
LM4Arshad Al-Alawi
AM20Salaah Al-Yahyaei 87'
CF9Issam Al Sabhi 57'
CF17Mohammed Al-Ghafri 46'
Substitutes:
FW7Khalid Al-Hajri 46'
FW11Muhsen Al-Ghassani 57'
DF3Fahmi Durbin 87'
MF15Jameel Al-Yahmadi 87'
Manager:
Branko Ivanković
GK1Saad Al Sheeb
CB15Bassam Al-Rawi
CB16Boualem Khoukhi
CB3Abdelkarim Hassan
RWB2Ró-Ró 38'
LWB14Homam Ahmed
CM10Hassan Al-Haydos (c) 78'
CM12Karim Boudiaf 46'
CM6Abdulaziz Hatem 90'
CF19Almoez Ali
CF11Akram Afif
Substitutes:
DF13Musab Kheder 38'
DF23Assim Madibo 46'
MF4Mohammed Waad 78'
FW9Mohammed 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]
GK1Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB14Amjad Al-Harthi 34' 78'
CB6Ahmed Al Khamisi
CB5Juma Al-Habsi
LB2Ahmed Al-Kaabi
RM12Abdullah Fawaz 78'
CM23Harib Al-Saadi (c)
LM4Arshad Al-Alawi
RF7Khalid Al-Hajri 73'
CF20Salaah Al-Yahyaei 89'
LF19Rabia Al-Alawi 73'
Substitutes:
MF8Mataz Saleh 73'
FW9Issam Al Sabhi 73'
DF3Fahmi Durbin 78'
MF15Jameel Al-Yahmadi 78'
MF10Mohsin Al-Khaldi 89'
Manager:
Branko Ivanković
GK21Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (c)
RB16Sayed Redha Isa
CB2Sayed Baqer
CB3Waleed Al Hayam
LB4Sayed Dhiya Saeed
CM19Kamil Al Aswad 82'
CM17Abbas Al-Asfoor 46'
CM14Mohammed Al-Hardan 55'
RF7Ali Madan 55'
CF13Mohamed Al-Romaihi 75'
LF8Mohamed Marhoon
Substitutes:
MF15Jasim Al-Shaikh 46'
MF12Jasim Khelaif 55'
FW20Mahdi Al-Humaidan 55'
FW9Mahdi Abduljabbar 75'
MF10Abdulwahab 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]
GK21Yousef Hassan
CB13Musab Kheder
CB15Bassam Al-Rawi 60'
CB4Mohammed Waad
RWB17Ismaeel Mohammad
LWB5Tarek Salman
CM8Ali Assadalla 69'
CM20Abdullah Al-Ahrak 83'
CM6Abdulaziz Hatem (c)
CF9Mohammed Muntari 69'
CF7Ahmed Alaaeldin 60'
Substitutes:
DF16Boualem Khoukhi 60'
FW18Khalid Muneer 60'
MF10Hassan Al-Haydos 69'
FW19Almoez Ali 69'
FW11Akram Afif 83'
Manager:
Félix Sánchez
GK1Fahad Talib (c)
RB7Sherko Karim
CB22Rebin Sulaka
CB2Manaf Younis
LB5Hassan Raed
CM8Yaser Kasim
CM4Mustafa Nadhim 75'
RW19Mohammed Qasim
AM13Bashar Resan 51'
LW11Hasan Abdulkareem 60'
CF9Alaa Abbas 75'
Substitutes:
FW21Ali Yousif 51'
DF6Muntadher Mohammed 60'
MF17Ahmad Fadhel 75'
FW9Aymen 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. "Iraq vs Oman Lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. "Qatar vs Oman lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. "Bahrain vs Iraq lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. "Oman vs Qatar Lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  7. "Oman vs Bahrain Lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  8. "Qatar vs Iraq lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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