2025 FIFA Arab Cup Group D

The Group D of the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup was one of the four groups of competing nations in the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup, taking place from 3 December to 9 December 2025.[1][2][3] It consisted of Algeria, Iraq, Bahrain and Sudan.

The top two teams, Algeria and Iraq, 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]
D1  Algeria 4th 2021 Winners (2021) 36 35
D2  Iraq 7th 2021 Winners (1964, 1966, 1985, 1988) 59 58
D3  Bahrain 7th 2021 Runners-up (1985, 2002) 84 91
D4  Sudan 5th 2021 Group stage (1998, 2002, 2012, 2021) 114 118

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Algeria 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iraq 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4  Sudan 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

Algeria vs Sudan

Algeria 0–0 Sudan
Report
Attendance: 37,143
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Algeria
Sudan
GK 1 Farid Chaâl
RB 12 Réda Halaïmia
CB 19 Achref Abada
CB 5 Abdelkader Bedrane
LB 3 Naoufel Khacef
DM 6 Victor Lekhal
CM 14 Sofiane Bendebka  29'
CM 10 Yassine Benzia (c)  65'
RF 9 Adam Ounas  40'  45+4'
CF 18 Redouane Berkane  65'
LF 7 Adil Boulbina  79'
Substitutions:
FW 13 Islam Slimani  65'
DF 20 Youcef Atal  65'
FW 21 Amir Sayoud  79'
Manager:
Madjid Bougherra
GK 1 Mohamed El Nour
RB 7 Yaser Awad
CB 3 Mohamed Ering
CB 6 Mustafa Karshoum
LB 19 Ahmed Tabanja
RM 15 Salah Adel
CM 13 Ammar Taifour  62'  65'
CM 5 Walieldin Khedr
LM 22 Al-Jezoli Nouh  83'
AM 8 Abdel Raouf
CF 10 Mohamed Abdelrahman (c)
Substitutions:
FW 9 Yaser Muzmel  65'
FW 18 Mazen Fadl  83'
Manager:
James Kwesi Appiah

Player of the Match:
Mohamed El Nour (Sudan)[6]

Assistant referees:
Mahmoud Abouregal (Egypt)
Ahmed Ali (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Cristián Garay (Chile)
Reserve assistant referee:
Claudio Urrutia (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Fedayi San (Switzerland)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Rodolpho Toski (Brazil)

Iraq vs Bahrain

Iraq 2–1 Bahrain
  • Lutfalla 10' (o.g.)
  • M. Ali 25'
 Report Hashim 79'
Attendance: 9,358
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Iraq
Bahrain
GK 22 Ahmed Basil  90+2'
RB 3 Mustafa Saadoon  30'
CB 6 Manaf Younis
CB 5 Akam Hashim  46'
LB 15 Ahmed Yahya
RM 11 Hasan Abdulkareem  57'
CM 14 Sajjad Jassim  57'
CM 20 Zaid Ismail  65'
LM 17 Ali Jasim
CF 18 Aymen Hussein (c)  76'
CF 10 Mohanad Ali  64'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Saad Natiq  46'
MF 16 Sherko Karim  57'
MF 8 Amjad Attwan  90+4'  57'
MF 19 Karrar Nabeel  64'
FW 13 Amar Muhsin  76'
Manager:
Graham Arnold
GK 22 Ebrahim Lutfalla  17'
RB 14 Vincent Emmanuel
CB 2 Amine Benaddi  35'
CB 3 Waleed Al Hayam
LB 23 Abdulla Al-Khulasi
CM 4 Sayed Dhiya Saeed (c)
CM 10 Kamil Al-Aswad
RW 7 Ali Madan  69'
AM 8 Mohamed Marhoon
LW 20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan  59'
CF 13 Mohamed Al-Romaihi  69'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Omar Salem Rajab  17'
FW 11 Ebrahim Al-Khattal  90+3'  59'
FW 9 Hashim Sayed Isa  69'
FW 12 Mahdi Abduljabbar  69'
Manager:
Dragan Talajić

Player of the Match:
Mohanad Ali (Iraq)[6]

Assistant referees:
Boris Ditsoga (Gabon)
Danek Moutsassi (Congo)
Fourth official:
Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)
Video assistant referee:
Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Bahrain vs Algeria

Bahrain 1–5 Algeria
Abduljabbar 27' Report
Attendance: 20,260
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
Bahrain
Algeria
GK 1 Omar Salem Rajab
RB 17 Ahmed Bughammar  70'
CB 2 Amine Benaddi  45+3'
CB 3 Waleed Al Hayam
LB 23 Abdulla Al-Khulasi
CM 4 Sayed Dhiya Saeed (c)
CM 10 Kamil Al-Aswad
RW 7 Ali Madan  85'
AM 8 Mohamed Marhoon  70'
LW 20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan  56'
CF 12 Mahdi Abduljabbar  56'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Mahmood Al-Moosawi  56'
FW 13 Mohamed Al-Romaihi  56'
DF 18 Mohamed Adel  70'
FW 9 Hashim Sayed Isa  70'
MF 15 Jasim Al-Shaikh  85'
Manager:
Dragan Talajić
GK 1 Farid Chaâl
RB 20 Youcef Atal  64'
CB 19 Achref Abada
CB 5 Abdelkader Bedrane
LB 2 Houari Baouche
DM 6 Victor Lekhal
CM 14 Sofiane Bendebka  75'
CM 10 Yassine Benzia
RF 21 Amir Sayoud (c)  64'
CF 18 Redouane Berkane  51'  75'
LF 7 Adil Boulbina  83'
Substitutions:
DF 12 Réda Halaïmia  64'
FW 11 Yacine Brahimi  64'
FW 17 Rafik Guitane  75'
MF 8 Zakaria Draoui  75'
FW 13 Islam Slimani  83'
Manager:
Madjid Bougherra

Player of the Match:
Redouane Berkane (Algeria)[6]

Assistant referees:
Isaac Trevis (New Zealand)
Edward Cook (New Zealand)
Fourth official:
Ismail Elfath (United States)
Reserve assistant referee:
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Jarred Gillett (England)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Sudan vs Iraq

Sudan 0–2 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 38,639
Sudan
Iraq
GK 1 Mohamed El Nour
RB 7 Yaser Awad  90+1'
CB 3 Mohamed Ering
CB 6 Mustafa Karshoum
LB 19 Ahmed Tabanja
RM 15 Salah Adel
CM 13 Ammar Taifour  68'
CM 5 Walieldin Khedr
LM 8 Abdel Raouf  76'
CF 11 John Mano  48'  76'
CF 10 Mohamed Abdelrahman (c)
Substitutions:
FW 9 Yaser Muzmel  68'
MF 17 Abdelsamad Manen  76'
FW 22 Al-Jezoli Nouh  76'
Manager:
James Kwesi Appiah
GK 22 Ahmed Basil (c)
RB 16 Sherko Karim  58'
CB 2 Maitham Jabbar
CB 5 Akam Hashim
LB 23 Ahmed Maknzi  86'
RM 11 Hasan Abdulkareem  81'
CM 19 Karrar Nabeel
CM 20 Zaid Ismail
LM 7 Hussein Ali Al-Saedi  58'
CF 9 Mohammed Jawad  74'
CF 13 Amar Muhsin  58'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Amjad Attwan  58'
DF 3 Mustafa Saadoon  59'  58'
FW 10 Mohanad Ali  58'
MF 17 Ali Jasim  74'
DF 15 Ahmed Yahya  81'
Manager:
Graham Arnold

Player of the Match:
Mohanad Ali (Iraq)[6]

Assistant referees:
Mohammad Al-Kalaf (Jordan)
Ahmad Al-Roalle (Jordan)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Reserve assistant referee:
Zhang Cheng (China)
Video assistant referee:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Allen Chapman (United States)

Algeria vs Iraq

Algeria 2–0 Iraq
 Report
Attendance: 34,148
Algeria
Iraq
GK 1 Farid Chaâl
RB 20 Youcef Atal  56'
CB 19 Achref Abada
CB 4 Mohamed Amine Tougai
LB 2 Houari Baouche
DM 6 Victor Lekhal  67'
CM 8 Zakaria Draoui
CM 10 Yassine Benzia
RF 7 Adil Boulbina  76'
CF 18 Redouane Berkane  56'
LF 11 Yacine Brahimi (c)  56'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Adam Ounas  90+3'  56'
FW 13 Islam Slimani  56'
DF 12 Réda Halaïmia  56'
MF 15 Houssem Eddine Mrezigue  67'
FW 17 Rafik Guitane  76'
Manager:
Madjid Bougherra
GK 1 Fahad Talib
RB 6 Manaf Younis
CB 4 Saad Natiq (c)
CB 2 Maitham Jabbar  46'
LB 23 Ahmed Maknzi
RM 7 Hussein Ali Al-Saedi  5'
CM 14 Sajjad Jassim  52'
CM 19 Karrar Nabeel
LM 8 Amjad Attwan  46'
CF 13 Amar Muhsin  78'
CF 10 Mohanad Ali  32'
Substitutions:
DF 15 Ahmed Yahya  32'
MF 17 Ali Jasim  46'
DF 5 Akam Hashim  46'
MF 11 Hasan Abdulkareem  52'
FW 9 Mohammed Jawad  78'
Manager:
Graham Arnold

Player of the Match:
Yacine Brahimi (Algeria)[6]

Assistant referees:
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Saud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Amin Omar (Egypt)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mahmoud Abouregal (Egypt)
Video assistant referee:
Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Bahrain vs Sudan

Bahrain 3–1 Sudan
 Report Muzmel 72'
Attendance: 21,386
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)
Bahrain
Sudan
GK 21 Mohamed El-Gharably
RB 14 Vincent Emmanuel
CB 5 Mahmood Al-Moosawi
CB 3 Waleed Al Hayam
LB 23 Abdulla Al-Khulasi  90+2'
DM 4 Sayed Dhiya Saeed (c)  64'
RM 7 Ali Madan
CM 10 Kamil Al-Aswad
CM 15 Jasim Al-Shaikh  41'  74'
LM 8 Mohamed Marhoon  67'
CF 12 Mahdi Abduljabbar  74'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan  67'
FW 9 Hashim Sayed Isa  74'
FW 13 Mohamed Al-Romaihi  74'
DF 19 Hazza Ali  90+2'
Manager:
Dragan Talajić
GK 1 Mohamed El Nour
RB 7 Yaser Awad
CB 3 Mohamed Ering  21'  58'
CB 6 Mustafa Karshoum
LB 19 Ahmed Tabanja
RM 9 Yaser Muzmel  85'
CM 13 Ammar Taifour
CM 5 Walieldin Khedr  61'
LM 8 Abdel Raouf  61'
CF 11 John Mano  80'
CF 10 Mohamed Abdelrahman (c)
Substitutions:
DF 4 Altayeb Abdelrazeg  61'
MF 15 Salah Adel  61'
FW 22 Al-Jezoli Nouh  80'
FW 23 Musa Hussein  85'
Other disciplinary actions:
TS — Ignatius Osei-Fosu  59'
Manager:
James Kwesi Appiah

Player of the Match:
Abdulla Al-Khulasi (Bahrain)[6]

Assistant referees:
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Milcíades Saldívar (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
Reserve assistant referee:
William Arrieta (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Jumpei Iida (Japan)

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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