Group A of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup took place from 30 November 2021 to 6 December 2021. The group consisted of hosts Qatar, Iraq, Oman and Bahrain.
The top two teams, Qatar and Oman, advanced to the quarter-finals.
Draw position | Team | Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
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April 2021 [1] [nb 1] | November 2021 [2] | |||||
A1 | ![]() |
3rd | 1998 (runners-up) | Runners-up ( 1998) | 58 | 51 |
A2 | ![]() |
6th | 2012 (third place) | Winners ( 1964, 1966, 1985, 1988) | 68 | 75 |
A3 | ![]() |
2nd | 1966 (group stage) | Group stage ( 1966) | 80 | 78 |
A4 | ![]() |
6th | 2012 (group stage) | Runners-up ( 1985, 2002) | 99 | 90 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
In the quarter-finals:
Iraq ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Iraq
[3]
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Oman
[3]
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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
[4]
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bahrain
[4]
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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
[5]
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Iraq
[5]
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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
[6]
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Qatar
[6]
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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 ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Oman
[7]
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bahrain
[7]
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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
[8]
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Iraq
[8]
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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)
Group A of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup took place from 30 November 2021 to 6 December 2021. The group consisted of hosts Qatar, Iraq, Oman and Bahrain.
The top two teams, Qatar and Oman, advanced to the quarter-finals.
Draw position | Team | Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
April 2021 [1] [nb 1] | November 2021 [2] | |||||
A1 | ![]() |
3rd | 1998 (runners-up) | Runners-up ( 1998) | 58 | 51 |
A2 | ![]() |
6th | 2012 (third place) | Winners ( 1964, 1966, 1985, 1988) | 68 | 75 |
A3 | ![]() |
2nd | 1966 (group stage) | Group stage ( 1966) | 80 | 78 |
A4 | ![]() |
6th | 2012 (group stage) | Runners-up ( 1985, 2002) | 99 | 90 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
In the quarter-finals:
Iraq ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
|
Report |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Iraq
[3]
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Oman
[3]
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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
[4]
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bahrain
[4]
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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
[5]
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Iraq
[5]
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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
[6]
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Qatar
[6]
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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 ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
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Report |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Oman
[7]
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bahrain
[7]
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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
[8]
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Iraq
[8]
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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)