The 11th FIFA Arab Cup will be hosted by Qatar and will begin in the capital Doha on Monday. Tunisia will play Syria on the first day of the tournament, while Qatar will host Palestine. The final will be played on December 18th at the iconic 89,000-seat Lusail Stadium. A total of six venues have been selected, all of which will be used during the 2022 World Cup. The 16 participating teams will be divided into four groups, and a total of 32 games will be played. The group stage will run until December 9th, with the knockout stage starting on December 11th.
Here are the details of the FIFA Arab Cup 2025 teams, groups, format, match dates, kick-off times and venues.
teams and groups
⚽Group A: Qatar, Tunisia, Syria, Palestine
⚽Group B: Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Comoros
⚽Group C: Egypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait
⚽ Group D: Algeria, Iraq, Bahrain, Sudan
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format
The top two teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stage, where the quarterfinals, semifinals and final will be held. A match for third place will also be held between the two teams that lost in the semi-finals.
In the knockout stage, if the match is tied at the end of regular match time, 30 minutes of extra time will be played and penalties will be assessed if necessary.
Match schedule
⚽Group stage
December 1st
Group A: Tunisia vs Syria (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, 4pm / 1pm Japan time)
Group A: Qatar vs Palestine (Al Bayt Stadium, 7:30pm/16:30 GMT)
December 2nd
Group B: Morocco vs Comoros (Khalifa International Stadium, 3pm/12pm GST)
Group C: Egypt vs Kuwait (Lusail Stadium, 5:30pm/14:30pm Japan time)
Group B: Saudi Arabia vs Oman (Education City Stadium, 8pm JST)
December 3rd
Group D: Algeria vs Sudan (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, 3pm/12pm GST)
Group D: Iraq vs Bahrain (Stadium 974, 5:30pm/14:30pm Japan time)
Group C: Jordan vs UAE (Al Bayt Stadium, 8pm/17pm GST)
December 4th
Group A: Palestine vs Tunisia (Lusail Stadium, 5:30pm/14:30pm GST)
Group A: Syria vs Qatar (Khalifa International Stadium, 8pm/17pm Japan time)
December 5th
Group B: Oman vs Morocco (Education City Stadium, 5:30pm/14:30pm GST)
Group B: Comoros vs Saudi Arabia (Al Bayt Stadium, 8pm/17pm GST)
December 6th
Group C: Kuwait vs Jordan (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, 2pm/11pm Japan time)
Group D: Bahrain vs Algeria (Khalifa International Stadium, 4:30pm/13:30pm Japan time)
Group D: Sudan vs Iraq (Stadium 974, 7pm/16pm Japan time)
Group C: UAE vs Egypt (Lusail Stadium, 9:30pm/18:30pm GST)
December 7th
Group A: Qatar vs Tunisia (Al Bayt Stadium, 8pm/17pm GST)
Group A: Syria vs Palestine (Education City Stadium, 8pm/17:00 GMT)
December 8th
Group B: Morocco vs Saudi Arabia (Lusail Stadium, 8pm/17pm GST)
Group B: Oman vs Comoros (Stadium 974, 8pm/17pm GST)
December 9th
Group C: Egypt vs Jordan (Al Bayt Stadium, 5:30pm/14:30pm Japan time)
Group C: UAE vs Kuwait (Stadium 974, 5:30pm/14:30pm GMT)
Group D: Algeria vs Iraq (Khalifa International Stadium, 8pm/17pm Japan time)
Group D: Bahrain vs Sudan (Education City Stadium, 8pm/17pm GST)
Closed on December 10th
⚽Quarterfinals
December 11th
Quarterfinals 1 (Khalifa International Stadium, 5:30pm/14:30pm Japan time)
Quarter-final 2 (Lusail Stadium, 8:30pm/17:30 GMT)
December 12th
Quarterfinal 3 (Education City Stadium, 5:30pm/14:30pm Japan time)
Quarter-final 4 (Al Bait Stadium, 8:30pm/17:30 GMT)
Closed on December 13th and 14th
⚽Semifinals
December 15th
Semi-final 1 (Khalifa International Stadium, 5:30pm/14:30pm Japan time)
Semi-final 2 (Al Bait Stadium, 8:30pm/17:30 GMT)
Closed on December 16th and 17th
⚽3rd place deciding match
December 18 (Khalifa International Stadium, 2pm/11am GMT)
⚽Finals
December 18th
Final (Lusail Stadium, Lusail, 7pm/4pm GMT)
