2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group A
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.
Teams
| 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 |  Qatar | 3rd | 1998 (runners-up) | Runners-up (1998) | 58 | 51 | 
| A2 |  Iraq | 6th | 2012 (third place) | Winners (1964, 1966, 1985, 1988) | 68 | 75 | 
| A3 |  Oman | 2nd | 1966 (group stage) | Group stage (1966) | 80 | 78 | 
| A4 |  Bahrain | 6th | 2012 (group stage) | Runners-up (1985, 2002) | 99 | 90 | 
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Qatar (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Oman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Iraq | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | 
In the quarter-finals:
- Qatar advanced to play against United Arab Emirates (runners-up of Group B).
- Oman advanced to play against Tunisia (winners of Group B).
Matches
Iraq vs Oman
| Iraq  | 1–1 |  Oman | 
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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 vs Bahrain
|           Qatar[4] |           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 vs Iraq
|           Bahrain[5] |          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 vs Qatar
|           Oman[6] |           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 vs Bahrain
| Oman  | 3–0 |  Bahrain | 
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|           Oman[7] |           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 vs Iraq
|           Qatar[8] |          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) 
Notes
- ^ The rankings of April 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.
References
- ^ "Men's Ranking". fifa.com. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Men's Ranking". fifa.com. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Iraq vs Oman Lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Qatar vs Oman lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Bahrain vs Iraq lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Oman vs Qatar Lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Oman vs Bahrain Lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Qatar vs Iraq lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.








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