2021 FIFA Arab Cup#Semi-finals

{{Short description|10th Arab Cup, held in Qatar}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = FIFA Arab Cup

| year = 2021

| other_titles = {{lang|ar|كأس العرب 2021}}
Kaʾs al-ʿārab 2021

| image = 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.svg

| size = {{Logo size|FIFA trophy}}

| country = Qatar

| dates = 30 November – 18 December

| num_teams = 16

| confederations = 2

| venues = 6

| cities = 4

| champion = Algeria

| count = 1

| second = Tunisia

| third = Qatar

| fourth = Egypt

| matches = 32

| goals = 83

| attendance = {{#expr: + 1576 + 47813 + 2576 + 23254 + 2477 + 23008 + 2494 + 4129 + 3316 + 15913 + 8539 + 14272 + 3843 + 4777 + 7890 + 3075 + 8502 + 9750 + 2203 + 11757 + 9405 + 14464 + 32418 + 5991 + 21329 + 63439 + 28306 + 24823 + 36427 + 42405 + 30978 + 60456}}

| top_scorer = {{fbicon|TUN}} Seifeddine Jaziri {{nowrap|(4 goals)}}

| player = {{fbicon|ALG}} Yacine Brahimi

| goalkeeper = {{fbicon|ALG}} Raïs M'Bolhi

| fair_play = {{fb|MAR}}

| prevseason = 2012

| nextseason = 2025

}}

The 2021 FIFA Arab Cup{{Cite web|date=24 November 2020|title=FIFA President confirms 22 national teams will participate in FIFA Arab Cup 2021 in Qatar|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/fifa-president-confirms-22-national-teams-will-participate-in-fifa-arab-cup-2021|access-date=24 November 2020|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}} ({{Langx|ar|كأس العرب 2021}}) was the 10th edition of the Arab Cup, the Arab world's{{NoteTag|South Sudan, which is not part of the Arab world, also participated in the qualifying stage.}} national team football tournament;{{Cite web|date=25 April 2021|title=|script-title=ar:"الاتحاد العربي" يعلن عن مسابقاته للموسم القادم|trans-title=The "Arab Union" announces its competitions for the next season|url=http://uafaac.com/5167/|access-date=27 April 2021|publisher=Union of Arab Football Associations|language=ar}}{{Cite web|date=25 July 2020|title=Libya receives invitation to participate in FIFA-backed pan-Arab tournament 2021 in Qatar|url=https://www.libyaobserver.ly/sports/libya-receives-invitation-participate-fifa-backed-pan-arab-tournament-2021-qatar|website=www.libyaobserver.ly|access-date=25 July 2020|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726130842/https://www.libyaobserver.ly/sports/libya-receives-invitation-participate-fifa-backed-pan-arab-tournament-2021-qatar|url-status=dead}} it was the first edition under FIFA's jurisdiction,{{Cite web|title=FIFA Arab Cup 2021 – Teams – Lebanon|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427210535/https://www.fifa.com/arabcup/teams/lebanon|access-date=27 April 2021|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|language=en-GB}} with previous editions having been organized by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). It took place between 30 November and 18 December in Qatar as a prelude and test event to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which was also held in Qatar.

The tournament phase involved 16 teams, of which seven came through the qualifying round; all 23 teams competing were under the auspices of either the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) or the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Of the 16 teams, eight had also appeared in the 2012 edition; no team made their debut appearance at the Arab Cup. The 32 finals matches were played in six venues, which were also used for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.{{Cite web|date=27 April 2021|title=Draw sets the stage for an exciting FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/draw-sets-the-stage-for-an-exciting-fifa-arab-cup-qatar-2021tm|access-date=27 April 2021|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|language=en-GB}} Host nation Qatar beat Egypt in the third-place match. In the final, Algeria played Tunisia on 18 December at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor. Algeria won the match 2–0 after extra time to claim their first Arab Cup.

Algerian player Yacine Brahimi was voted the tournament's best player, winning the Golden Ball. Tunisia's Seifeddine Jaziri won the Golden Boot as he scored the most goals during the tournament with four. Algeria's Raïs M'Bolhi won the Golden Glove, awarded to the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets. It has been estimated that more than 500,000 people attended games during the tournament. Semi-automated offside technology was tested for the first time in this tournament.{{Cite web|date=29 November 2021|title=Semi-automated offside technology explained ahead of FIFA Arab Cup|url=https://www.fifa.com/news/semi-automated-offside-technology-explained-ahead-of-fifa-arab-cup|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129083330/https://www.fifa.com/news/semi-automated-offside-technology-explained-ahead-of-fifa-arab-cup|archive-date=29 November 2021|access-date=29 November 2021|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|language=en}}

Teams

Of the 23 participating teams,{{Cite web|date=23 April 2021|title=Qatar to host FIFA Arab Cup 2021 draw on 27 April|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/qatar-to-host-fifa-arab-cup-2021tm-draw-on-27-april|access-date=23 April 2021|website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|language=en}} the top nine teams based on the April 2021 FIFA Ranking directly qualified to the group stage, while the remaining 14 teams played seven single-leg matches, with seven teams going through to the group stage.{{Cite web|last=Abou Diab|first=Rami|date=27 November 2020|title=New FIFA Ranking revealed|url=https://www.falebanon.com/new-fifa-ranking-was-revealed/|access-date=27 November 2020|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-GB}} In the group stage, there were four groups of four teams in a round-robin format, with the top two teams from each group qualifying to the knockout stage,{{Cite web|date=24 November 2020|title=FIFA President confirms 22 national teams will participate in FIFA Arab Cup 2021 in Qatar|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/fifa-president-confirms-22-national-teams-will-participate-in-fifa-arab-cup-2021|access-date=24 November 2020|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}} which consisted of quarter-finals, semi-finals, a play-off for third place, and the final.{{Cite web|title=FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: Draw procedures|url=https://img.fifa.com/image/upload/gteuwt6gjwst93zecc4o.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426183339/https://img.fifa.com/image/upload/gteuwt6gjwst93zecc4o.pdf|archive-date=26 April 2021|url-status=live|access-date=26 April 2021|website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}}

The 14 teams in the qualifiers were paired based on their April 2021 FIFA Ranking: the highest-ranked team in the qualifiers, Oman, played against the lowest-ranked team, Somalia.{{Cite web|last=Harby|first=Ahmed|date=26 April 2021|title=|script-title=ar:منتخب مصر بالمستوى الثانى فى تصنيف قرعة كأس العرب 2021|trans-title=The Egyptian national team is ranked second in the 2021 Arab Cup draw|url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2021/4/26/منتخب-مصر-بالمستوى-الثانى-فى-تصنيف-قرعة-كأس-العرب-2021/5295942|access-date=26 April 2021|website=youm7.com|language=ar}} Lebanon, the second-highest ranked team, played against Djibouti, the second-lowest ranked team, and so on. The teams that won qualification matches 1, 2 and 3 occupied positions 2, 3 and 4 in pot 3, and the remaining teams were placed in pot 4 in order.

South Sudan forfeited their qualifying match due to the high number of COVID-19 cases among the South Sudan delegation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/arabcup/news/fifa-arab-cup-2021tm-qualification-match-between-jordan-and-south-sudan-forfeite|title=FIFA Arab Cup 2021 qualification match between Jordan and South Sudan forfeited|date=21 June 2021|website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}} The Algerian FA decided in July 2020 to send the Algeria A' (local) team,{{cite news|date=26 July 2021|title=Local players to represent Algeria at 2021 Arab Cup|work=APS|publisher=|url=https://www.aps.dz/en/sports/35127-football-local-players-to-represent-algeria-at-2021-arab-cup}}{{cite news|date=23 June 2021|title=Coupe Arabe 2022, le Groupe de l'Algérie se Complete|work=faf.dz|publisher=|url=http://www.faf.dz/coupe-arabe-des-nations-fifa-qatar-2022-le-groupe-de-lalgerie-se-complete-apres-la-qualification-du-liban}}{{cite news|date=26 July 2021|title=Coupe Arabe FIFA 2021, l'Algérie Invitée Officielement|work=faf.dz|publisher=|url=http://www.faf.dz/coupe-arabe-de-la-fifa-2021-lalgerie-invitee-officiellement/}} however, their final squad included players from other Arab leagues to strengthen the team.{{cite news|date=20 November 2021|title=Coupe Arabe de la FIFA – Qatar 2021 : Les 23 Verts pour le Qatar|work=faf.dz|publisher=|url=http://www.faf.dz/coupe-arabe-de-la-fifa-qatar-2021-les-23-verts-pour-le-qatar}} The Moroccan FA also decided to send the Morocco A' (local) team,{{cite news|date=26 March 2021|title=Les Lions Locaux tournés vers la Coupe Arabe 2021|work=Lions de l'Atlas|publisher=ELMB|url=https://lionsdelatlas.ma/les-lions-locaux-tournes-vers-la-coupe-arabe-des-nations-qatar-2021/}}{{cite news|date=9 October 2021|title=Coupe Arabe de la FIFA Qatar 2021 (préparation)|work=frmf.ma|publisher=|url=https://frmf.ma/fr/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%ae%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%88%d8%b7%d9%86%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%81-%d9%8a%d9%81%d9%88%d8%b2-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%85%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%ae%d8%a8-%d8%ac}} however, they also later strengthened the team with players from other Arab leagues.{{cite news |date=20 November 2021 |title=Coupe Arabe 2021 : Bougherra annonce sa liste définitive |work=Ennahar Online |publisher= |url=https://www.ennaharonline.com/fr/coupe-arabe-2021-bougherra-annonce-sa-liste-definitive-plusieurs-champions-dafrique-convoques}}{{cite news |date=22 November 2021 |title=قائمة منتخب المغرب في كأس العرب 2021 |work=al-ain.com |publisher=Abdel Latif Fawzi |url=https://al-ain.com/article/morocco-national-team-arab-cup-2021}} Saudi Arabia participated with the under-23 team.

Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate positions in the FIFA World Ranking at the time of the draw.

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|+From the April 2021 FIFA World Ranking{{cite web|date=7 April 2021|title=FIFA Men's Ranking – April 2021 (AFC)|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank/id13245/#AFC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412221631/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank/id13245/#AFC|archive-date=12 April 2021|url-status=live|website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}}

style="width:50%"|Directly to the group stage
(Ranked 1st to 9th)

!style="width:50%"|Competing in the qualifiers
(Ranked 10th to 23rd)

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  1. {{fb|QAT}} (58) (hosts)
  2. {{fb|TUN}} (26)
  3. {{fb|ALG}} (33)
  4. {{fb|MAR}} (34)
  5. {{fb|EGY}} (46)
  6. {{fb|KSA}} (65)
  7. {{fb|IRQ}} (68)
  8. {{fb|UAE}} (73)
  9. {{fb|SYR|1980}} (79)

|{{ordered list|start=10

|{{fb|OMA}} (80)

|{{fb|LBN}} (93)

|{{fb|JOR}} (95)

|{{fb|BHR}} (99)

|{{fb|MRT}} (101)

|{{fb|PLE}} (104)

|{{fb|LBY}} (116)

|{{fb|SUD}} (124)

|{{fb|COM}} (132)

|{{fb|YEM}} (145)

|{{fb|KUW}} (148)

|{{fb|SSD}} (167)

|{{fb|DJI}} (192)

|{{fb|SOM}} (195)

}}

Draw

The group stage draw took place on 27 April 2021 at 21:00 AST at the Katara Opera House in Doha. It was conducted by Manolo Zubiria, FIFA's director of competitions, and four former players: Wael Gomaa (Egypt), Nawaf Al-Temyat (Saudi Arabia), Haitham Mustafa (Sudan) and Younis Mahmoud (Iraq).{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/excitement-mounts-ahead-of-fifa-arab-cup-qatar-2021tm-draw |title=Excitement mounts ahead of FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 draw |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=26 April 2021 |access-date=26 April 2021}}

= Method =

The sixteen teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. The draw started with pot 1 and completed with pot 4, from where a team was drawn and assigned to the first available group in the position of their pot (i.e. position 1 for pot 1).

The hosts Qatar were automatically seeded into pot 1 and assigned to position A1, while the remaining automatically qualified teams were seeded into their respective pots based on the FIFA World Ranking of April 2021 (shown in parentheses below). Syria, the lowest-ranked team that automatically qualified, were joined in pot 3 by the winners of qualification matches 1 to 3, while pot 4 contained the winners of qualification matches 4 to 7. Algeria, as the winners of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, were assigned to position D1.

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{| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap"

|+Pot 1

style="width:150px" | Team

! {{Abbr|Rank|FIFA Ranking}}

{{fb|QAT}}

| style="text-align:center" | 58

{{fb|TUN}}

| style="text-align:center" | 26

{{fb|ALG}}

| style="text-align:center" | 33

{{fb|MAR}}

| style="text-align:center" | 34

|

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|+Pot 2

style="width:150px" | Team

! {{Abbr|Rank|FIFA Ranking}}

{{fb|EGY}}

| style="text-align:center" | 46

{{fb|KSA}}

| style="text-align:center" | 65

{{fb|IRQ}}

| style="text-align:center" | 68

{{fb|UAE}}

| style="text-align:center" | 73

|

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|+Pot 3

style="width:150px" | Team

! {{Abbr|Rank|FIFA Ranking}}

{{fb|SYR|1980}}

| style="text-align:center" | 79

Prelim winner 1{{Efn|Oman won the encounter.}}

| style="text-align:center" rowspan="3" {{N/a}}

Prelim winner 2{{Efn|Lebanon won the encounter.}}
Prelim winner 3{{Efn|Jordan won the encounter.}}

|

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|+Pot 4

style="width:150px" | Team

! {{Abbr|Rank|FIFA ranking}}

Prelim winner 4{{Efn|Bahrain won the encounter.}}

| style="text-align:center" rowspan="4" {{N/a}}

Prelim winner 5{{Efn|Mauritania won the encounter.}}
Prelim winner 6{{Efn|Palestine won the encounter.}}
Prelim winner 7{{Efn|Sudan won the encounter.}}

|}

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Squads

{{Main|2021 FIFA Arab Cup squads}}

Only 15 players playing in non-Arab leagues were selected in the final 23-man squads: four in Sweden; two in England; one each in Denmark, Greece, Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Thailand and the United States.

Match officials

In October 2021, FIFA nominated 12 referees and 24 assistant referees from all six confederations, three from South America, two from Asia, Africa, North America and Europe, and one referee from Oceania. With the exception of Andrés Mattonte (Uruguay) and Facundo Tello (Argentina), all referees had previously officiated matches in a continental tournament. Iranian Alireza Faghani, Japanese Ryuji Sato, Gambian Bakary Gassama, Zambian Janny Sikazwe and New Zealander Matthew Conger also participated in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.{{cite web|title=List of appointed Match Officials|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/c692b0b51863b43/original/FIFA-REFEREES-LIST-Fifa-Arab-Cup-2021-QAT_081021.pdf|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}}

Candidate referees were used at least twice. Iranian referee Alireza Faghani officiated the opening match between Tunisia and Mauritania. Germany's Daniel Siebert was responsible for the final match between Tunisia and Algeria, and he is the most refereed referee for matches in the tournament with four matches.

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Confederation

! Referee

! Assistant referees

! Video assistant referees

rowspan="2" | AFC

| Alireza Faghani (Iran)

| Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Mohammadreza Abolfazli (Iran)

| rowspan="2" | Shaun Evans (Australia)
Abdulla Al Marri (Qatar)
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Ryuji Sato (Japan)

| Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Jun Mihara (Japan)

rowspan="2" | CAF

| Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

| Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)

| rowspan="2" | Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

| Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Jerson dos Santos (Angola)

rowspan="2" | CONCACAF

| Said Martínez (Honduras)

| Walter López (Honduras)
Christian Ramirez (Honduras)

| rowspan="2" | Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Jair Marrufo (United States)

Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

| Micheal Barwegen (Canada)
Karen Diaz Medina (Mexico)

rowspan="3" | CONMEBOL

| Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

| Martin Soppi (Uruguay)
Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay)

| rowspan="3" | Eber Aquino (Paraguay)
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Rafael Traci (Brazil)
Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

| Danilo Manis (Brazil)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)

Facundo Tello (Argentina)

| Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)

OFC

| Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

| Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Bernard Mutukera (Solomon Islands)

|

rowspan="2" | UEFA

| Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

| Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)

| rowspan="2" | Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Fabio Maresca (Italy)

Daniel Siebert (Germany)

| Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)

Venues

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! rowspan="1" colspan="2" |Al Khor

! colspan="2" |Al Rayyan
{{small|(Doha Area)}}

! rowspan="4" |{{location map+|Qatar|float=center|width=300|caption=Location of the host cities of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.|places=

{{Location map~|Qatar|lat=25.6819|long=51.4969|position=right|label=Al Khor}}

{{Location map~|Qatar|lat=25.2483|long=51.4105|position=left|label=Al Rayyan}}

{{Location map~|Qatar|lat=25.2870|long=51.5310|position=right|label=Doha}}

{{Location map~|Qatar|lat=25.1680|long=51.5976|position=right|label=Al Wakrah}}}}

colspan="2" |Al Bayt Stadium

|Ahmad bin Ali Stadium

|Education City Stadium

colspan="2" |Capacity: 68,895{{cite news|date=8 January 2018|title=Al Bayt Stadium: A uniquely Qatari stadium, to rival the best in the world|url=https://www.sc.qa/en/stadiums/al-bayt-stadium}}

|Capacity: 45,032{{cite news |date=8 January 2018 |title=Al Rayyan Stadium: The gateway to the desert opens its doors to the world |url=https://www.sc.qa/en/stadiums/al-rayyan-stadium}}

|Capacity: 44,667{{cite news |date=8 January 2018 |title=Qatar Foundation Stadium: An amazing experience for fans & a bright future for football |url=https://www.sc.qa/en/stadiums/qatar-foundation-stadium |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108175652/https://www.sc.qa/en/stadiums/qatar-foundation-stadium |archive-date=8 January 2018 |access-date=8 January 2018}}

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colspan="3" rowspan="1" |Doha

!Al Wakrah

! rowspan="4" |{{location map+|Qatar Doha|float=center|width=275|caption=Stadiums of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup in the Doha Area.|places=

{{Location map~|Qatar Doha|lat=25.311137|long=51.424422|position=right|label=Education City}}

{{Location map~|Qatar Doha|lat=25.288907|long=51.566362|position=right|label=974}}

{{Location map~|Qatar Doha|lat=25.235363|long=51.532058|position=right|label=Al Thumama}}}}

colspan="2" |Al Thumama Stadium

|Stadium 974

|Al Janoub Stadium

colspan="2" |Capacity: 44,400{{cite news |date=8 January 2018 |title=Al Thuymama Stadium: A tribute to our region |url=https://www.sc.qa/en/stadiums/al-thumama-stadium}}

|Capacity: 44,089{{cite news |date=8 January 2018 |title=Ras Abu Aboud Stadium: A legacy for the community |url=https://www.sc.qa/en/stadiums/ras-abu-aboud-stadium}}

|Capacity: 44,325{{cite news |date=16 May 2019 |title=Tradition and innovation come together as striking Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah City is opened |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/tradition-and-innovation-come-together-as-striking-al-janoub-stadium-in-al-wakra |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}}

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Qualification

The 14 lowest-ranked teams in the FIFA World Ranking met on 7 April 2021, in a single knockout match. The best-ranked team met the lowest ranked team, the second-best played the second-lowest, and so on.

The match between Jordan and their opponents South Sudan was canceled, due to cases of COVID-19 infection for eight South Sudanese players. FIFA awarded a 3–0 victory in favor of Jordan.

=Summary=

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{{OneLegResult|{{fb-rt|LBY}}||0–1|{{fb|SDN}}}}

{{OneLegResult|{{fb-rt|OMA}}||2–1|{{fb|SOM}}}}

{{OneLegResult|{{fb-rt|JOR}}||w/o|{{fb|SSD|2011}}}}

{{OneLegResult|{{fb-rt|MTN}}||2–0|{{fb|YEM}}}}

{{OneLegResult|{{fb-rt|LBN}}||1–0|{{fb|DJI}}}}

{{OneLegResult|{{fb-rt|PLE}}||5–1|{{fb|COM}}}}

{{OneLegResult|{{fb-rt|BHR}}||2–0|{{fb|KUW}}}}

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=Matches=

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

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| goals2 = *Abdel Rahman {{goal|15|pen.}}

| stadium = Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

| attendance = 3,523

| referee = Saoud Ali Al-Adba (Qatar)

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| time = 20:00

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| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|SOM}}

| goals1 = *Al-Ghassani {{goal|12}}

| goals2 = *Gigli {{goal|54}}

| stadium = Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

| attendance = 551

| referee = Benoît Bastien (France)

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| date = {{Start date|2021|6|21|df=y}}

| time = 20:00

| round = Qualifying 3

| team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}}

| score = Cancelled{{NoteTag|The third qualification match was awarded as walkover to Jordan due to a forfeit from South Sudan as multiple players and staff had positive COVID-19 test results upon their arrival in Qatar.}}

| team2 = {{fb|SSD|2011}}

| stadium = Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

| referee = Daniele Doveri (Italy)

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| date = {{Start date|2021|6|22|df=y}}

| time = 20:00

| round = Qualifying 5

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MTN}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|YEM}}

| goals1 = *Diakhité {{goal|18}}

| stadium = Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

| attendance = 187

| referee = Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

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| team2 = {{fb|DJI}}

| goals1 = *El-Helwe {{goal|46}}

| stadium = Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

| attendance = 739

| referee = Benoît Bastien (France)

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| team2 = {{fb|COM}}

| goals1 = *Kharoub {{goal|35}}

| goals2 = *Djoumoi {{goal|5}}

| stadium = Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

| attendance = 451

| referee = Daniele Doveri (Italy)

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| goals1 = *Haram {{goal|74}}

  • Isa {{goal|90+4}}

| stadium = Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

| attendance = 354

| referee = Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

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Format

Of the 23 participating teams, the top nine teams based on the April 2021 FIFA World Ranking qualified directly to the group stage, while the remaining 14 teams played seven qualifying matches, of which seven qualified for the next stage. In the group stage, the teams were divided into four groups of four, with the two best teams from each group advancing to the quarter-finals.

=Tiebreakers=

The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/1cb651ecabc013df/original/voq3ubovqra0futvhdyx-pdf.pdf |title=FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 Regulations |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=3 August 2021}}

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match): {{unordered list

| Yellow card: −1 point;

| Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;

| Direct red card: −4 points;

| Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

}}

  1. Drawing of lots.

The knockout stage included all stages from the quarter-finals to the final match. The winner of each match advances to the next stage and the loser is eliminated. The losing teams of the semi-finals played the match for third place. In the final match, the winner got the Arab Cup. In all final cases, if the match ends in a tie, then extra time will be played. If the score is still equal after extra time, it is decided by a penalty shoot-out.

= Schedule =

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).{{cite web|date=2 August 2021|title=FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: Match schedule|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/486eb74b938c6983/original/fac2021_matchschedule_27072021_v15_international-use_200dpi_for-FIFAcom.pdf|access-date=3 August 2021|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}}

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!Match

!Dates

colspan="2" |Group stage
Matchday 1

|30 November – 1 December 2021

Matchday 2

|3–4 December 2021

Matchday 3

|6–7 December 2021

colspan="2" |Knockout stage
Quarter-finals

|10 December – 11 December 2021

Semi-finals

|15 December 2021

Third place play-off

|18 December 2021

Final

|18 December 2021

Group stage

=Group A=

{{main|2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group A}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL|section=Group A

|source=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/arabcup/arabcup2021/match-center FIFA]

|team_order=QAT, OMA, IRQ, BHR

|update=complete

|win_QAT=3 |draw_QAT=0 |loss_QAT=0 |gf_QAT=6 |ga_QAT=1 |status_QAT=H

|win_OMA=1 |draw_OMA=1 |loss_OMA=1 |gf_OMA=5 |ga_OMA=3

|win_IRQ=0 |draw_IRQ=2 |loss_IRQ=1 |gf_IRQ=1 |ga_IRQ=4

|win_BHR=0 |draw_BHR=1 |loss_BHR=2 |gf_BHR=0 |ga_BHR=4

|name_QAT={{fb|QAT}}

|name_IRQ={{fb|IRQ}}

|name_OMA={{fb|OMA}}

|name_BHR={{fb|BHR}}

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to knockout stage

}}

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group A|a1}}

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group A|a2}}

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{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group A|a4}}

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{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group A|a5}}

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group A|a6}}

=Group B=

{{main|2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group B}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL|section=Group B

|source=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/arabcup/arabcup2021/match-center FIFA]

|team_order=TUN, UAE, SYR, MTN

|update=complete

|win_TUN=2 |draw_TUN=0 |loss_TUN=1 |gf_TUN=6 |ga_TUN=3

|win_UAE=2 |draw_UAE=0 |loss_UAE=1 |gf_UAE=3 |ga_UAE=2

|win_SYR=1 |draw_SYR=0 |loss_SYR=2 |gf_SYR=4 |ga_SYR=4

|win_MTN=1 |draw_MTN=0 |loss_MTN=2 |gf_MTN=3 |ga_MTN=7

|name_TUN={{fb|TUN}}

|name_UAE={{fb|UAE}}

|name_SYR={{fb|SYR|1980}}

|name_MTN={{fb|MTN}}

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to knockout stage

}}

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group B|b1}}

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group B|b2}}

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{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group B|b3}}

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group B|b4}}

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{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group B|b5}}

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group B|b6}}

=Group C=

{{main|2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group C}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL|section=Group C

|source=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/arabcup/arabcup2021/match-center FIFA]

|team_order=MAR, JOR, KSA, PLE

|update=complete

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|win_KSA=0 |draw_KSA=1 |loss_KSA=2 |gf_KSA=1 |ga_KSA=3

|win_JOR=2 |draw_JOR=0 |loss_JOR=1 |gf_JOR=6 |ga_JOR=5

|win_PLE=0 |draw_PLE=1 |loss_PLE=2 |gf_PLE=2 |ga_PLE=10

|name_MAR={{fb|MAR}}

|name_KSA={{fb|KSA}}

|name_JOR={{fb|JOR}}

|name_PLE={{fb|PLE}}

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to knockout stage

}}

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group C|c1}}

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group C|c2}}

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{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group C|c3}}

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group C|c4}}

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{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group C|c5}}

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group C|c6}}

=Group D=

{{main|2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group D}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL|section=Group D

|source=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/arabcup/arabcup2021/match-center FIFA]

|team_order=EGY, ALG, LBN, SDN

|update=complete

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|win_EGY=2 |draw_EGY=1 |loss_EGY=0 |gf_EGY=7 |ga_EGY=1

|win_LBN=1 |draw_LBN=0 |loss_LBN=2 |gf_LBN=1 |ga_LBN=3

|win_SDN=0 |draw_SDN=0 |loss_SDN=3 |gf_SDN=0 |ga_SDN=10

|name_ALG={{fb|ALG}}

|name_EGY={{fb|EGY}}

|name_LBN={{fb|LBN}}

|name_SDN={{fb|SDN}}

|hth_EGY=Fair-play points: Egypt –6, Algeria –11.

|hth_ALG=EGY

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to knockout stage

}}

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group D|d1}}

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group D|d2}}

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{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group D|d4}}

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{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group D|d6}}

Knockout stage

{{Main|2021 FIFA Arab Cup knockout stage}}

The knockout stage was the second and final stage of the tournament, after the group stage. It started on 10 December with the quarter-finals and ended on 18 December following the final match that was held at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor. The best two teams from each group (8 in total) advance to the knockout stage to compete in a singles-elimination tournament. A match for third place was played between the two losing teams in the semi-finals.

If the match was tied at the end of the original playing time, two halves of extra time was played (15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners. Below is an arc for the knockout stage of the tournament. Teams in bold indicate the winners of the match.

=Bracket=

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup knockout stage|Bracket}}

=Quarter-finals=

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup knockout stage|QF1}}

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{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup knockout stage|QF2}}

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{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup knockout stage|QF3}}

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{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup knockout stage|QF4}}

=Semi-finals=

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup knockout stage|SF1}}

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{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup knockout stage|SF2}}

=Third place play-off=

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup knockout stage|tp}}

=Final=

{{Main|2021 FIFA Arab Cup Final}}

{{#lst:2021 FIFA Arab Cup Final|Final}}

Statistics

=Goalscorers=

{{Goalscorers

|goals=83 |matches=32 |source=FIFA

|4 goals=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

|1 own goal=

}}

=Awards=

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/arabcup/arabcup2021/news/golden-reward-for-brahimi-mbohli-and-jaziri |title=Golden reward for Brahimi, Mbohli and Jaziri |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=18 December 2021 |access-date=19 December 2021}}

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style="width:33%"|Golden Ball

!style="width:33%"|Silver Ball

!style="width:33%"|Bronze Ball

{{fbicon|ALG}} Yacine Brahimi

|{{fbicon|ALG}} Youcef Belaïli

|{{fbicon|QAT}} Akram Afif

Golden Boot

!Silver Boot

!Bronze Boot

{{fbicon|TUN}} Seifeddine Jaziri
4 goals, 0 assists
511 minutes played

|{{fbicon|ALG}} Yacine Brahimi


3 goals, 1 assist
507 minutes played

|{{fbicon|JOR}} Yazan Al-Naimat


3 goals, 0 assists
166 minutes played
colspan="3"|Golden Glove
colspan="3"|{{fbicon|ALG}} Raïs M'Bolhi
colspan="3"|FIFA Fair Play Award
colspan="3"|{{fb|MAR}}

=Team of the Tournament=

The Team of the Tournament is as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.mala3eb.com/Section_108/%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8-2021_154477|title=تعرف على التشكيلة المثالية لبطولة كأس العرب 2021|language=ar|website=mala3eb.com|date=19 December 2021}}

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style="width:25%;" | Goalkeeper

! style="width:25%;" | Defenders

! style="width:25%;" | Midfielders

! style="width:25%;" | Forwards

style="vertical-align:top;"

| {{fbicon|ALG}} Raïs M'Bolhi

| {{fbicon|EGY}} Ahmed Fatouh
{{fbicon|ALG}} Djamel Benlamri
{{fbicon|MAR}} Badr Benoun
{{fbicon|MAR}} Mohamed Chibi

| {{fbicon|TUN}} Youssef Msakni
{{fbicon|QAT}} Abdulaziz Hatem
{{fbicon|ALG}} Yacine Brahimi

| {{fbicon|ALG}} Youcef Belaïli
{{fbicon|TUN}} Seifeddine Jaziri
{{fbicon|QAT}} Akram Afif

Final ranking

File:2021 Arab Cup map 2.png

The final ranking of the tournament is reported below.{{cite news |url=https://www.emaratalyoum.com/sports/arab-and-international/2021-12-19-1.1576282 |title=الترتيب النهائي للمنتخبات في ختام كأس العرب |work=Al-Emarat Al-Youm |publisher= |date=19 December 2021 }}

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! width="25" |{{abbr|R|Final Ranking}}

! width="165" |Team

! width="25" |{{abbr|G|Group}}

! width="25" |{{abbr|P|Played}}

! width="25" |{{abbr|W|Win}}

! width="25" |{{abbr|D|Draw}}

! width="25" |{{abbr|L|Lose}}

! width="25" |{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}

! width="25" |{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}

! width="25" |{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}}

! width="25" |{{abbr|Pts.|Points}}

style="background:gold"

|1

| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|ALG}}

|D

|6

420134+914
style="background:silver"

|2

| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|TUN}}

|B

|6

40296+312
style="background:#c96"

|3

| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|QAT}}

|A

|6

411123+913
4

| style="text-align:left" |{{fb|EGY}}

|D

|6

321103+711
colspan="11" |Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5

| style="text-align:left" |{{fb|MAR}}

|C

|4

310112+910
6

| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|JOR}}

|C

|4

20278−16
7

| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|UAE}}

|B

|4

20237−46
8

| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|OMA}}

|A

|4

11265+14
colspan="11" |Eliminated in the group stage
9

| style="text-align:left" |{{fb|SYR|1980}}

|B

|3

1024403
10

| style="text-align:left" |{{fb|LIB}}

|D

|3

10213−23
11

| style="text-align:left" |{{fb|MRT}}

|B

|3

10237−43
12

| style="text-align:left" |{{fb|IRQ}}

|A

|3

02114−32
13

| style="text-align:left" |{{fb|KSA}}

|C

|3

01213−21
14

| style="text-align:left" |{{fb|BHR}}

|A

|3

01204−41
15

| style="text-align:left" |{{fb|PLE}}

|C

|3

012210−81
16

| style="text-align:left" |{{fb|SUD}}

|D

|3

003010−100

{{small|As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.}}

Broadcasting rights

class="wikitable"
Country/Region

!Broadcaster

!Ref.

{{AUS}}

|Special Broadcasting Service

|{{cite web |title=Everything you need to know about the FIFA Arab Cup on SBS |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/sport/article/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-fifa-arab-cup-on-sbs/ols8iizs4 |website=SBS |access-date=21 June 2022}}

{{IDN}}

|MNC Vision, K-Vision

|{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

{{MYS}}

|Astro SuperSport

|{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

rowspan="2" |{{QAT}}

|beIN Sports

|{{cite news |url=https://www.albawaba.com/sport/bein-sports-acquires-rights-fifa-arab-cup-qatar-2021-across-mena-1456643 |title=beIN SPORTS Acquires Rights to FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 |work=Al Bawaba |publisher= |date=27 November 2021 }}

Alkass

|{{cite news |url=https://middleeast.in-24.com/sport/News/129555.html |title=the frequency of the AlKass open channel, the carrier of the Arab Cup matches |work=Middleeast in-24 |publisher= |date=4 December 2021 }}

{{KOR}}

|SBS Sports

|{{cite web |title=2021 FIFA 아랍 컵 중계일정 안내 (12/1~)|url=https://programs.sbs.co.kr/sports/arabcup2021/board/70695?cmd=view&page=1&board_no=397766|date=1 December 2021 |website=SBS Sports|language=ko}}

{{USA}}

|Fox Sports{{cite web| url=https://worldsoccertalk.com/2021/12/02/semi-automated-offside-debuts-at-2021-arab-cup/#:~:text=FOX%20Sports%20has%20the%20rights%20to%20the%20Arab,TV%20listings%20on%20our%20homepage%20for%20more%20details.| website=worldsoccertalk.com| title=Semi-automated offside debuts at 2021 Arab Cup| date=2 December 2021}}
Telemundo Deportes (final match only)

|{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

|{{flagicon}} World

|FIFATV (YouTube)

|{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

Sponsorship

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! width=20%|FIFA partners

! width=20%|FIFA Arab Cup sponsors

! width=20%|Regional supporters

* Adidas

|

|

See also

Notes

{{NoteFoot}}

References

{{Reflist}}