2025 FIFA Arab Cup Group A

The Group A of the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup was one of the four groups of competing nations in the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup, taking place from 1 December to 7 December 2025.[1][2][3] It consisted of hosts Qatar, Tunisia, Syria and Palestine.

The top two teams, Palestine and Syria, advanced to the quarter-finals.

Teams

Draw position Team Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
April 2025[4][nb 1] November 2025[5]
A1  Qatar 4th 2021 Runners-up (1998) 55 51
A2  Tunisia 4th 2021 Winners (1963) 49 40
A3  Syria 8th 2021 Runners-up (1963, 1966, 1988) 93 87
A4  Palestine 6th 2021 Group stage (1966, 1992, 2002, 2012, 2021) 101 96

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Palestine 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Syria 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Tunisia 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4  Qatar (H) 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the quarter-finals:

  • The winners of Group A, Palestine, advanced to play against the runners-up of Group B, Saudi Arabia.
  • The runners-up of Group A, Syria, advanced to play against the winners of Group B, Morocco.

Matches

Tunisia vs Syria

Tunisia 0–1 Syria
Report Khribin 48'
Attendance: 26,966
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
Tunisia
Syria
GK 16 Aymen Dahmen
CB 2 Marouane Sahraoui  55'  62'
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
CB 15 Oussama Haddadi  47'
RWB 17 Moutaz Neffati
LWB 12 Ali Maâloul
CM 18 Amor Layouni
CM 13 Ferjani Sassi (c)
CM 5 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane  78'
CF 11 Ismaël Gharbi
CF 19 Firas Chaouat
Substitutions:
FW 23 Seifeddine Jaziri  62'
MF 10 Chiheb Jebali  78'
Manager:
Sami Trabelsi
GK 22 Shaher Al Shaker
RB 19 Zakaria Hannan
CB 2 Ahmad Faqa  90+6'
CB 4 Abdullah Al Shami
LB 6 Khaled Kourdoghli
RM 17 Mohammad Alsalkhadi
CM 16 Elmar Abraham
CM 8 Simon Amin  72'
LM 21 Mahmoud Al Aswad  88'
CF 7 Omar Khribin (c)  88'
CF 11 Mohammad Al Hallaq  40'  46'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Yassin Samia  46'
MF 18 Mouhamad Anez  72'
FW 10 Mahmoud Al-Mawas  88'
FW 12 Antonio Yakoub  88'
Manager:
José Lana

Player of the Match:
Omar Khribin (Syria)[6]

Assistant referees:
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
William Arrieta (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Reserve assistant referee:
Luis Ventura (Guatemala)
Video assistant referee:
Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Fedayi San (Switzerland)

Qatar vs Palestine

Qatar 0–1 Palestine
Report Al-Brake 90+5' (o.g.)
Attendance: 61,475
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Qatar
Palestine
GK 21 Mahmud Abunada
RB 13 Ayoub Al-Oui
CB 16 Al-Hashmi Al-Hussain
CB 3 Lucas Mendes
LB 18 Sultan Al-Brake
CM 23 Assim Madibo (c)  32'
CM 20 Ahmed Fathy  79'
RW 19 Mohamed Khaled Gouda  62'
AM 17 Mohamed Al-Mannai  46'
LW 10 Akram Afif
CF 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin  62'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Issa Laye  32'
FW 11 Edmilson Junior  46'
FW 9 Mohammed Muntari  62'
MF 12 Khalid Ali Sabah  62'
MF 4 Mohammed Waad  79'
Manager:
Julen Lopetegui
GK 22 Rami Hamadeh
CB 3 Mohammed Saleh
CB 15 Michel Termanini
CB 7 Musab Al-Battat (c)
RWB 17 Emilio Saba  60'
LWB 2 Wajdi Nabhan
CM 20 Ameed Mahajna  74'
CM 8 Hamed Hamdan  44'  89'
RF 23 Moustafa Zeidan  60'
CF 21 Zaid Qunbar
LF 9 Tamer Seyam  74'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Oday Dabbagh  60'
DF 5 Ameed Sawafta  60'
FW 18 Ahmad Al-Qaq  74'
FW 19 Khaled Al-Nabris  74'
MF 6 Oday Kharoub  89'
Manager:
Ihab Abu Jazar

Player of the Match:
Mohammed Saleh (Palestine)[6]

Assistant referees:
Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)
Andreas Söderkvist (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
Reserve assistant referee:
Isaac Trevis (New Zealand)
Video assistant referee:
Jarred Gillett (Australia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Palestine vs Tunisia

Palestine 2–2 Tunisia
 Report
Attendance: 44,548
Palestine
Tunisia
GK 22 Rami Hamadeh
RB 7 Musab Al-Battat (c)
CB 15 Michel Termanini
CB 3 Mohammed Saleh  47'
LB 2 Wajdi Nabhan  67'
CM 20 Ameed Mahajna  73'
CM 5 Ameed Sawafta  22'  46'
RW 17 Emilio Saba  46'
AM 8 Hamed Hamdan  84'
LW 19 Khaled Al-Nabris
CF 21 Zaid Qunbar
Substitutions:
FW 18 Ahmad Al-Qaq  46'
FW 11 Oday Dabbagh  46'
DF 14 Ahmed Taha  67'
MF 6 Oday Kharoub  73'
MF 23 Moustafa Zeidan  84'
Manager:
Ihab Abu Jazar
GK 16 Aymen Dahmen
RB 14 Mohamed Ben Ali  46'
CB 6 Hamza Jelassi
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
LB 12 Ali Maâloul  90+1'
CM 8 Houssem Tka  74'
CM 13 Ferjani Sassi (c)  35'
RW 18 Amor Layouni  46'
AM 11 Ismaël Gharbi
LW 5 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
CF 19 Firas Chaouat  82'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Rayane Anane  46'
DF 17 Moutaz Neffati  46'
DF 15 Oussama Haddadi  74'
FW 23 Seifeddine Jaziri  82'
MF 10 Chiheb Jebali  90+1'
Manager:
Sami Trabelsi

Player of the Match:
Zaid Qunbar (Palestine)[6]

Assistant referees:
Corey Parker (United States)
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Reserve assistant referee:
Zhou Fei (China)
Video assistant referee:
Allen Chapman (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)

Syria vs Qatar

Syria 1–1 Qatar
 Report
Attendance: 42,467
Syria
Qatar
GK 1 Elias Hadayar
RB 19 Zakaria Hannan
CB 2 Ahmad Faqa
CB 4 Abdullah Al Shami  46'
LB 13 Abdulrazzak Al Mohammad
CM 18 Mouhamad Anez  71'
CM 16 Elmar Abraham  82'
RW 12 Antonio Yakoub  63'
AM 10 Mahmoud Al-Mawas  63'
LW 11 Mohammad Al Hallaq
CF 7 Omar Khribin (c)
Substitutions:
DF 6 Khaled Kourdoghli  46'
MF 17 Mohammad Alsalkhadi  63'
MF 21 Mahmoud Al Aswad  63'
MF 8 Simon Amin  71'
FW 9 Yassin Samia  82'
Manager:
José Lana
GK 22 Meshaal Barsham
RB 5 Tarek Salman
CB 16 Al-Hashmi Al-Hussain
CB 2 Issa Laye
LB 4 Mohammed Waad
DM 8 Jassem Gaber  69'
RM 11 Edmilson Junior  78'
CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem (c)  69'
CM 17 Mohamed Al-Mannai
LM 14 Homam Ahmed  69'
CF 10 Akram Afif  84'  88'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Ahmed Fathy  81'  69'
FW 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin  69'
DF 18 Sultan Al-Brake  69'
FW 19 Mohamed Khaled Gouda  78'
DF 3 Lucas Mendes  88'
Manager:
Julen Lopetegui

Player of the Match:
Omar Khribin (Syria)[6]

Assistant referees:
Luis Ventura (Guatemala)
Humberto Panjoj (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Cristián Garay (Chile)
Reserve assistant referee:
José Retamal (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Antonio García Noni (Uruguay)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Dennis Higler (Netherlands)

Qatar vs Tunisia

Qatar 0–3 Tunisia
Report
Attendance: 48,151
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
Qatar
Tunisia
GK 22 Meshaal Barsham
RB 13 Ayoub Al-Oui  66'
CB 16 Al-Hashmi Al-Hussain  66'
CB 3 Lucas Mendes
LB 18 Sultan Al-Brake  46'
CM 20 Ahmed Fathy
CM 4 Mohammed Waad  78'
RW 10 Akram Afif (c)
AM 17 Mohamed Al-Mannai
LW 14 Homam Ahmed
CF 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin  46'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Tarek Salman  46'
FW 11 Edmilson Junior  46'
DF 15 Yousef Aymen  66'
FW 19 Mohamed Khaled Gouda  66'
FW 9 Mohammed Muntari  78'
Manager:
Julen Lopetegui
GK 16 Aymen Dahmen
CB 6 Hamza Jelassi
CB 4 Yassine Meriah  90'
CB 15 Oussama Haddadi
RWB 14 Mohamed Ben Ali
LWB 12 Ali Maâloul
CM 8 Houssem Tka
CM 13 Ferjani Sassi (c)
CM 5 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
CF 23 Seifeddine Jaziri  40'  65'
CF 19 Firas Chaouat  86'
Substitutions:
FW 18 Amor Layouni  86'
DF 3 Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida  90'
Manager:
Sami Trabelsi

Player of the Match:
Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia)[6]

Assistant referees:
Jan Erik Engan (Norway)
Isaak Bashevkin (Norway)
Fourth official:
Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
Reserve assistant referee:
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Rodolpho Toski (Brazil)

Syria vs Palestine

Syria 0–0 Palestine
Report
Attendance: 39,571
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Syria
Palestine
GK 1 Elias Hadayar
RB 19 Zakaria Hannan
CB 2 Ahmad Faqa
CB 13 Abdulrazzak Al Mohammad
LB 6 Khaled Kourdoghli
CM 16 Elmar Abraham  90+1'
CM 8 Simon Amin  73'
RW 17 Mohammad Alsalkhadi  85'
AM 10 Mahmoud Al-Mawas  73'
LW 21 Mahmoud Al Aswad  85'
CF 7 Omar Khribin (c)
Substitutions:
MF 20 Hasan Dahan  73'
MF 18 Mouhamad Anez  73'
FW 12 Antonio Yakoub  85'
MF 14 Anas Dahan  85'
MF 15 Mahmoud Nayef  90+1'
Manager:
José Lana
GK 22 Rami Hamadeh
RB 7 Musab Al-Battat (c)
CB 15 Michel Termanini  42'
CB 3 Mohammed Saleh
LB 2 Wajdi Nabhan
CM 20 Ameed Mahajna
CM 8 Hamed Hamdan  88'
RW 9 Tamer Seyam  88'
AM 19 Khaled Al-Nabris  72'
LW 21 Zaid Qunbar
CF 11 Oday Dabbagh  90+3'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Ameed Sawafta  72'
FW 18 Ahmad Al-Qaq  88'
MF 6 Oday Kharoub  88'
DF 12 Khalid Abu El Haija  90+3'
Manager:
Ihab Abu Jazar

Player of the Match:
Mohammad Alsalkhadi (Syria)[6]

Assistant referees:
Abu Bakr Al-Amri (Oman)
Rashid Al-Ghaiti (Oman)
Fourth official:
Amin Omar (Egypt)
Reserve assistant referee:
Ahmed Ali (Egypt)
Video assistant referee:
Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

Notes

  1. ^ The rankings of April 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw.

References

  1. ^ "Key tournament decisions made by FIFA Council". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Draw procedures for the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025™" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Arab Cup 2025: Draw live stream – how to watch". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Every Arab Cup Player of the Match winner". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 November 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
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