2025 FIFA Arab Cup Group B

The Group B of the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup was one of the four groups of competing nations in the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup, taking place from 2 December to 8 December 2025.[1][2][3] It consisted of Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Comoros.

The top two teams, Morocco and Saudi Arabia, 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]
B1  Morocco 5th 2021 Winners (2012) 12 11
B2  Saudi Arabia 8th 2021 Winners (1998, 2002) 58 60
B3  Oman 3rd 2021 Quarter-finals (2021) 77 79
B4  Comoros 1st N/a N/a 105 108

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Oman 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Comoros 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:

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

Matches

Morocco vs Comoros

Morocco 3–1 Comoros
  • Bouftini 5'
  • Tissoudali 11'
  • El Berkaoui 45+4'
 Report Boulacsoute 56' (o.g.)
Attendance: 10,246
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Morocco
Comoros
GK 1 Salaheddine Chihab
RB 7 Mohamed Boulacsoute
CB 4 Soufiane Bouftini
CB 3 Anas Bach
LB 19 Hamza El Moussaoui
CM 16 Aschraf El Mahdioui  73'
CM 6 Mohamed Rabie Hrimat (c)
RW 21 Karim El Berkaoui  87'
AM 14 Oussama Tannane  73'
LW 10 Amin Zahzouh  90+6'
CF 20 Tarik Tissoudali  73'
Substitutions:
DF 18 Marwane Saâdane  73'
MF 8 Sabir Bougrine  73'
FW 9 Abderrazak Hamdallah  73'
DF 2 Mohamed Moufid  87'
DF 15 Marouane Louadni  90+6'
Manager:
Tarik Sektioui
GK 16 Ali Ahamada (c)
RB 21 Nassuir Hamidou
CB 2 Karim Mohamed  90+6'
CB 17 Yannis Kari
LB 20 Nassim Ahmed
CM 6 Zainou-Dine Mohamed  90+4'
CM 13 Yassine Saindou
RW 12 Housseine Zakouani
AM 10 Affane Djambae  20'
LW 7 Zaïd Amir
CF 9 Ibroihim Djoudja  68'
Substitutions:
FW 8 Kassim Hadji  68'
MF 5 Ismaël Mohamed  90+4'
DF 4 Omar Abdoul Anziz  90+6'
Manager:
Hamada Jambay

Player of the Match:
Karim El Berkaoui (Morocco)[6]

Assistant referees:
Zhou Fei (China)
Zhang Cheng (China)
Fourth official:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Reserve assistant referee:
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Video assistant referee:
Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Saudi Arabia vs Oman

Saudi Arabia 2–1 Oman
 Report Al-Habashi 70'
Attendance: 21,628
Saudi Arabia
Oman
GK 1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi
RB 13 Nawaf Boushal
CB 5 Hassan Al-Tombakti
CB 14 Waleed Al-Ahmed
LB 8 Ayman Yahya  72'
DM 15 Abdullah Al-Khaibari  90+2'
CM 23 Mohamed Kanno
CM 6 Nasser Al-Dawsari  76'
RF 18 Saleh Abu Al-Shamat  72'
CF 9 Firas Al-Buraikan  76'
LF 10 Salem Al-Dawsari (c)
Substitutions:
DF 2 Ali Majrashi  72'
FW 11 Saleh Al-Shehri  72'
MF 7 Musab Al-Juwayr  76'
FW 20 Abdulrahman Al-Aboud  76'
DF 4 Abdulelah Al-Amri  90+2'
Manager:
Hervé Renard
GK 1 Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB 6 Ahmed Al-Khamisi
CB 3 Thani Al-Rushaidi
CB 2 Ghanim Al-Habashi
LB 14 Yousuf Al-Malki
DM 23 Harib Al-Saadi
RM 11 Nasser Al-Rawahi  58'
CM 13 Musab Al-Mamari  46'
CM 17 Ali Al-Busaidi (c)  76'
LM 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei  58'
CF 7 Issam Al-Sabhi  88'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Jameel Al-Yahmadi  46'
MF 16 Ahed Al-Mashaiki  58'
FW 15 Rabia Al-Alawi  58'
FW 8 Zahir Al-Aghbari  76'
FW 9 Mohammed Al-Ghafri  88'
Manager:
Carlos Queiroz

Player of the Match:
Salem Al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia)[6]

Assistant referees:
Mohammad Al-Kalaf (Jordan)
Ahmad Al-Roalle (Jordan)
Fourth official:
Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)
Reserve assistant referee:
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Video assistant referee:
Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Allen Chapman (United States)

Oman vs Morocco

Oman 0–0 Morocco
Report
Attendance: 37,996
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)
Oman
Morocco
GK 1 Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB 6 Ahmed Al-Khamisi  86'
CB 5 Musab Al-Shaqsy
CB 3 Thani Al-Rushaidi
LB 14 Yousuf Al-Malki
DM 23 Harib Al-Saadi (c)
RM 11 Nasser Al-Rawahi  86'
CM 12 Abdullah Fawaz  70'
CM 13 Musab Al-Mamari  70'
LM 10 Jameel Al-Yahmadi  77'
CF 7 Issam Al-Sabhi
Substitutions:
MF 16 Ahed Al-Mashaiki  70'
MF 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei  70'
FW 8 Zahir Al-Aghbari  77'
DF 19 Mahmood Al-Mushaifri  86'
FW 15 Rabia Al-Alawi  86'
Manager:
Carlos Queiroz
GK 12 Mehdi Benabid
RB 7 Mohamed Boulacsoute
CB 4 Soufiane Bouftini
CB 18 Marwane Saâdane
LB 19 Hamza El Moussaoui
CM 3 Anas Bach
CM 6 Mohamed Rabie Hrimat
RW 21 Karim El Berkaoui  41'  73'
AM 13 Walid El Karti  79'
LW 10 Amin Zahzouh  73'
CF 9 Abderrazak Hamdallah (c)  53'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Aschraf El Mahdioui  73'
FW 20 Tarik Tissoudali  73'
FW 11 Walid Azaro  79'
Manager:
Tarik Sektioui

Player of the Match:
Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini (Oman)[6]

Assistant referees:
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Milcíades Saldívar (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Espen Eskås (Norway)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jan Erik Engan (Norway)
Video assistant referee:
Rodolpho Toski (Brazil)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

Comoros vs Saudi Arabia

Comoros 1–3 Saudi Arabia
Djoudja 63' Report
Attendance: 32,219
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
Comoros
Saudi Arabia
GK 1 Adel Anzimati
RB 21 Nassuir Hamidou
CB 2 Karim Mohamed
CB 17 Yannis Kari
LB 20 Nassim Ahmed  4'  82'
CM 6 Zainou-Dine Mohamed  45+2'
CM 13 Yassine Saindou
RW 12 Housseine Zakouani
AM 10 Affane Djambae
LW 8 Kassim Hadji  70'
CF 9 Ibroihim Djoudja (c)  82'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Ismaël Mohamed  70'
MF 18 Alfonsi Haslane  82'
DF 3 Tamime Tarek  82'
Manager:
Hamada Jambay
GK 1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi
RB 2 Ali Majrashi
CB 5 Hassan Al-Tombakti  61'
CB 4 Abdulelah Al-Amri
LB 8 Ayman Yahya  74'
DM 15 Abdullah Al-Khaibari
CM 23 Mohamed Kanno
CM 7 Musab Al-Juwayr  6'  81'
RF 20 Abdulrahman Al-Aboud  61'
CF 9 Firas Al-Buraikan  81'
LF 10 Salem Al-Dawsari (c)
Substitutions:
FW 18 Saleh Abu Al-Shamat  61'
DF 3 Jehad Thakri  61'
DF 13 Nawaf Boushal  74'
MF 6 Nasser Al-Dawsari  81'
FW 19 Abdullah Al-Hamdan  81'
Manager:
Hervé Renard

Player of the Match:
Salem Al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia)[6]

Assistant referees:
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
William Arrieta (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Amin Omar (Egypt)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mahmoud Abouregal (Egypt)
Video assistant referee:
Benjamin Pineda (Costa Rica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Morocco vs Saudi Arabia

Morocco 1–0 Saudi Arabia
El Berkaoui 11' Report
Attendance: 78,131
Morocco
Saudi Arabia
GK 12 Mehdi Benabid
RB 7 Mohamed Boulacsoute
CB 4 Soufiane Bouftini
CB 18 Marwane Saâdane
LB 19 Hamza El Moussaoui
CM 3 Anas Bach
CM 6 Mohamed Rabie Hrimat (c)  35'
RW 21 Karim El Berkaoui  70'
AM 13 Walid El Karti  86'
LW 10 Amin Zahzouh  70'
CF 20 Tarik Tissoudali  90+1'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Mohamed Moufid  70'
DF 5 Mahmoud Bentayg  70'
MF 16 Aschraf El Mahdioui  86'
DF 15 Marouane Louadni  90+1'
Manager:
Tarik Sektioui
GK 21 Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi
CB 14 Waleed Al-Ahmed  61'
CB 4 Abdulelah Al-Amri
CB 17 Mohammed Sulaiman
RWB 2 Ali Majrashi  61'
LWB 13 Nawaf Boushal
RM 20 Abdulrahman Al-Aboud  79'
CM 7 Musab Al-Juwayr
CM 16 Murad Hawsawi
LM 18 Saleh Abu Al-Shamat  61'
CF 11 Saleh Al-Shehri (c)  61'
Substitutions:
MF 12 Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat  61'
MF 6 Nasser Al-Dawsari  61'
FW 19 Abdullah Al-Hamdan  61'
FW 9 Firas Al-Buraikan  61'
MF 8 Ayman Yahya  79'
Manager:
Hervé Renard

Player of the Match:
Karim El Berkaoui (Morocco)[6]

Assistant referees:
Luis Ventura (Guatemala)
Humberto Panjoj (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Cristian Garay (Chile)
Reserve assistant referee:
José Retamal (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Antonio García Non (Uruguay)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Fedayi San (Switzerland)

Oman vs Comoros

Oman 2–1 Comoros
Al-Sabhi 30', 43' Report Hamidou 68'
Attendance: 9,348
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Oman
Comoros
GK 1 Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB 6 Ahmed Al-Khamisi  86'
CB 5 Musab Al-Shaqsy
CB 3 Thani Al-Rushaidi  84'
LB 14 Yousuf Al-Malki
DM 23 Harib Al-Saadi
RM 10 Jameel Al-Yahmadi  77'
CM 12 Abdullah Fawaz  70'
CM 17 Ali Al-Busaidi (c)  70'
LM 8 Zahir Al-Aghbari  86'
CF 7 Issam Al-Sabhi
Substitutions:
FW 11 Nasser Al-Rawahi  86'  56'
MF 16 Ahed Al-Mashaiki  66'
FW 15 Rabia Al-Alawi  66'
MF 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei  82'
MF 13 Musab Al-Mamari  82'
Manager:
Carlos Queiroz
GK 16 Ali Ahamada (c)
RB 21 Nassuir Hamidou
CB 4 Omar Abdoul Anziz  26'
CB 17 Yannis Kari  74'
LB 3 Tamime Tarek
CM 6 Zainou-Dine Mohamed
CM 13 Yassine Saindou
RW 8 Kassim Hadji
AM 18 Alfonsi Haslane  54'
LW 9 Ibroihim Djoudja  90+2'
CF 10 Affane Djambae  19'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Ismaël Mohamed  19'
DF 2 Karim Mohamed  54'
MF 22 Hamis M'sa  90+2'
Manager:
Hamada Jambay

Player of the Match:
Issam Al-Sabhi (Oman)[6]

Assistant referees:
Boris Ditsoga (Gabon)
Danek Moutsassi (Congo)
Fourth official:
Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
Reserve assistant referee:
Isaac Trevis (New Zealand)
Video assistant referee:
Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)

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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