The Group A of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup was one of the two groups of competing nations in the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup. It consisted of hosts Iraq, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Oman. The matches took place from 6 to 12 January 2023. The top two teams, Iraq and Oman, advanced to the semi-finals.
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings (October 2022) [1] | |
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16th | Winners ( 1979, 1984, 1988) | 68 | |
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10th | Group stage ( 2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2019) | 155 | |
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24th | Winners ( 1994, 2002, 2003–04) | 51 | |
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23rd | Winners ( 2009, 2017–18) | 75 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
Iraq ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Yemen ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Oman ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Saudi Arabia
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Iraq ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Man of the Match:
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Man of the Match:
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Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:
Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.
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2 | 1 | –3 | ||||||||||
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3 | 2 | –5 | ||||||||||
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1 | 3 | 2 | –6 | |||||||||
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2 | 2 | –4 |
The Group A of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup was one of the two groups of competing nations in the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup. It consisted of hosts Iraq, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Oman. The matches took place from 6 to 12 January 2023. The top two teams, Iraq and Oman, advanced to the semi-finals.
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings (October 2022) [1] | |
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16th | Winners ( 1979, 1984, 1988) | 68 | |
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10th | Group stage ( 2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2019) | 155 | |
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24th | Winners ( 1994, 2002, 2003–04) | 51 | |
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23rd | Winners ( 2009, 2017–18) | 75 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
Iraq ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Iraq
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Oman
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Yemen ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yemen
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Saudi Arabia
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Oman ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Oman
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yemen
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Saudi Arabia
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Iraq
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Iraq ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Iraq
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yemen
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Saudi Arabia
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Oman
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:
Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.
Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points | |||||||||
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2 | 1 | –3 | ||||||||||
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3 | 2 | –5 | ||||||||||
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1 | 3 | 2 | –6 | |||||||||
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2 | 2 | –4 |