2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group D

Group D of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup took place from 1 to 7 December 2021. The group consisted of Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon and Sudan.

The top two teams, Egypt and Algeria, advanced to the quarter-finals.

Teams

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Draw position Team Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
April 2021[1][nb 1] November 2021[2]
D1   Algeria 3rd[nb 2] 1998 (group stage) Group stage (1988, 1998) 33 32
D2   Egypt 5th[nb 3] 2012 (group stage) Winners (1992) 46 45
D3   Lebanon 8th 2012 (group stage) Third place (1963) 93 94
D4   Sudan 4th 2012 (group stage) Group stage (1998, 2002, 2012) 123 124

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Egypt 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7[a] Advance to knockout stage
2   Algeria 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7[a]
3   Lebanon 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4   Sudan 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fair-play points: Egypt –6, Algeria –11.

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

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All times listed are local time.

Algeria vs Sudan

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Algeria  4–0  Sudan
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Attendance: 2,203
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Algeria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sudan
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi (c)
RB 3 Houcine Benayada
CB 4 Djamel Benlamri
CB 19 Abdelkader Bedrane
LB 20 Ilyes Chetti
CM 18 Houssem Eddine Mrezigue
CM 14 Sofiane Bendebka   64'
RW 11 Yacine Brahimi   87'
AM 15 Hillal Soudani   87'
LW 8 Amir Sayoud
CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah   79'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Zakaria Draoui   64'
FW 22 Zineddine Boutmène   79'
MF 6 Yacine Titraoui   87'
FW 13 Merouane Zerrouki   87'
Manager:
Madjid Bougherra
GK 1 Ali Abu Eshrein
RB 13 Walid Hassan
CB 4 Amir Kamal
CB 6 Mohamed Ering
LB 3 Faris Abdalla
DM 23 Nasr Eldin El Shigail (c)
RM 9 Yaser Muzmel   63'
LM 21 Walieldin Khedr   63'
AM 19 Dhiya Mahjoub   46'
CF 7 Ramadan Agab   46'
CF 10 Mohamed Abdelrahman   75'
Substitutions:
DF 12 Ahmed Bibo   46'
MF 14 Salah Adel   46'
MF 2 Abuaagla Abdalla   63'
FW 22 Al-Jezoli Nouh   63'
FW 11 Muaaz Al-Quoz   75'
Manager:
  Hubert Velud

Man of the Match:
Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Jun Mihara (Japan)
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Fourth official:
Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Abdulla Al Marri (Qatar)

Egypt vs Lebanon

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Right from the start, Egypt dominated possession, holding 76% of the ball in the first 15 minutes.[3] Despite their dominance on the ball, they could not break through Lebanon's defence, having to resort to harmless crosses and long-distance shots.[3] The first dangerous chance of the game came in the 33rd minute, when Egypt's Ahmed Hegazi headed from Mostafa Fathi's free kick, with Lebanon's Mostafa Matar saving the shot; El Wensh's rebound was cleared off the line by Felix Michel Melki.[3] At half time, the result was 0–0, with Egypt incapable of capitalising from a couple of attacking opportunities.[3] Matar proved decisive once again in the second half, saving a one-on-one attack from Afsha.[3] It was Afsha who broke the deadlock in the 71st minute through a penalty, after Ahmed Abou El Fotouh was brought down inside the penalty area by Alexander Michel Melki.[3] In the final 20 minutes, Lebanon modestly attempted to equalise in vain.[4]

Egypt  1–0  Lebanon
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Attendance: 11,757
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Egypt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lebanon
GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy
RB 14 Akram Tawfik   45+3'   84'
CB 11 Ahmed Hegazi
CB 15 Mahmoud Hamdy
LB 13 Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
CM 5 Hamdy Fathy   38'
CM 4 Amr El Solia (c)
RW 8 Mostafa Fathi   46'
AM 22 Mohamed Magdy   90+5'
LW 9 Mohamed Sherif   73'   84'
CF 10 Marwan Hamdy   66'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Mohanad Lasheen   38'
FW 7 Ahmed Refaat   46'
MF 21 Ahmed Sayed   66'
DF 3 Omar Kamal   84'
FW 19 Osama Faisal   84'
DF 12 Ayman Ashraf   90+5'
Manager:
  Carlos Queiroz
GK 21 Mostafa Matar
RB 12 Alexander Michel Melki
CB 4 Nour Mansour (c)   86'   89'
CB 13 Felix Michel Melki
LB 18 Kassem El Zein
DM 6 Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini
RM 22 Abbas Assi
LM 3 Maher Sabra   83'
AM 10 Mohamad Haidar   75'
SS 20 Rabih Ataya   74'
CF 9 Hilal El-Helwe   75'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Walid Shour   74'
MF 14 Nader Matar   75'
FW 17 Fadel Antar   75'
DF 16 Hassan Chaitou   83'
MF 5 Jihad Ayoub   89'
Manager:
  Ivan Hašek

Man of the Match:
Amr El Solia (Egypt)

Assistant referees:
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Rafael Traci (Brazil)

Lebanon vs Algeria

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Despite Algeria dominating play, Lebanon brought the first half to a goalless draw thanks to their defending, most notably through their goalkeeper Mostafa Matar and defender Alexander Michel Melki. The second half initially proceeded in a similar fashion to the first, until Youcef Belaïli was brought down in the box by Hussein El Dor; Yacine Brahimi converted the subsequent penalty in the 69th minute. Lebanon reacted from the conceded goal, attempting attacks of their own. In the 78th minute, Houssem Eddine Mrezigue of Algeria was sent off, before Lebanon's Kassem El Zein also got a second yellow card, reducing both teams to 10 men in the final minutes. Following a missed chance by Baghdad Bounedjah one-on-one against the goalkeeper, Algeria doubled their lead in added time after Tayeb Meziani scored from a counter attack.[5]

Lebanon  0–2  Algeria
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Lebanon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Algeria
GK 21 Mostafa Matar
RB 12 Alexander Michel Melki
CB 4 Nour Mansour (c)   46'
CB 2 Hussein El Dor   80'
LB 18 Kassem El Zein   45'   83'
CM 5 Jihad Ayoub   73'
CM 6 Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini
RW 20 Rabih Ataya   44'   73'
AM 14 Nader Matar   63'
LW 16 Hassan Chaitou
CF 9 Hilal El-Helwe
Substitutions:
DF 3 Maher Sabra   46'
MF 10 Mohamad Haidar   63'
MF 13 Felix Michel Melki   73'
MF 8 Mahdi Zein   73'
FW 17 Fadel Antar   80'
Manager:
  Ivan Hašek
GK 1 Moustapha Zeghba
RB 3 Houcine Benayada
CB 12 Mohamed Amine Tougai
CB 5 Mehdi Tahrat
LB 20 Ilyes Chetti
CM 18 Houssem Eddine Mrezigue   72'   78'
CM 14 Sofiane Bendebka
RW 15 Hillal Soudani   66'
AM 11 Yacine Brahimi (c)   80'
LW 10 Youcef Belaïli   87'
CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah
Substitutions:
FW 7 Tayeb Meziani   66'
MF 17 Zakaria Draoui   80'
FW 22 Zineddine Boutmène   87'
Manager:
Madjid Bougherra

Man of the Match:
Yacine Brahimi (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Sudan vs Egypt

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Sudan  0–5  Egypt
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Attendance: 14,464
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sudan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Egypt
GK 1 Ali Abu Eshrein
RB 18 Samawal Merghani   83'
CB 5 Ahmed Wadah
CB 4 Amir Kamal
LB 3 Faris Abdalla   50'   53'
DM 23 Nasr Eldin El Shigail (c)   64'
DM 14 Salah Adel   83'
CM 2 Abuaagla Abdalla
RF 9 Yaser Muzmel   26'
CF 10 Mohamed Abdelrahman   58'
LF 22 Al-Jezoli Nouh   46'
Substitutions:
DF 12 Ahmed Bibo   46'
DF 6 Mohamed Ering   58'
DF 15 Ather El Tahir   64'
MF 21 Walieldin Khedr   83'
MF 19 Dhiya Mahjoub   83'
Manager:
  Hubert Velud
GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy
CB 11 Ahmed Hegazi
CB 15 Mahmoud Hamdy   60'
CB 12 Ayman Ashraf
CM 3 Omar Kamal
CM 4 Amr El Solia (c)
CM 13 Ahmed Abou El Fotouh   73'
RW 21 Ahmed Sayed   60'
AM 20 Hussein Faisal
LW 7 Ahmed Refaat   73'
CF 10 Marwan Hamdy   73'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Mostafa Fathi   75'   60'
MF 22 Mohamed Magdy   60'
FW 19 Osama Faisal   73'
FW 9 Mohamed Sherif   73'
DF 6 Marwan Dawoud   73'
Manager:
  Carlos Queiroz

Man of the Match:
Hussein Faisal (Egypt)

Assistant referees:
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Bernard Mutukera (Solomon Islands)
Fourth official:
Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Abdulla Ali Al Marri (Qatar)

Algeria vs Egypt

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Algeria  1–1  Egypt
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Attendance: 32,418
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Algeria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Egypt
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi (c)
RB 3 Houcine Benayada
CB 12 Mohamed Amine Tougai   59'
CB 19 Abdelkader Bedrane
LB 20 Ilyes Chetti
CM 17 Zakaria Draoui   71'   90+1'
CM 14 Sofiane Bendebka
RW 7 Tayeb Meziani   75'
AM 11 Yacine Brahimi
LW 10 Youcef Belaïli   40'
CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah   46'
Substitutions:
FW 15 Hillal Soudani   90+2'   46'
FW 22 Zineddine Boutmène   75'
MF 6 Yacine Titraoui   90+6'   90+1'
Manager:
Madjid Bougherra
GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy
RB 11 Ahmed Hegazi   31'
CB 15 Mahmoud Hamdy
CB 5 Hamdy Fathy   39'
LB 12 Ayman Ashraf   9'
CM 14 Akram Tawfik   18'
CM 4 Amr El Solia (c)   80'   83'
CM 13 Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
AM 20 Hussein Faisal
CF 9 Mohamed Sherif   83'
CF 10 Marwan Hamdy   46'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Mostafa Fathi   9'
DF 2 Ahmed Yassin   31'
MF 17 Mohanad Lasheen   46'
DF 3 Omar Kamal   83'
MF 21 Ahmed Sayed   83'
Manager:
  Carlos Queiroz

Man of the Match:
Yacine Brahimi (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Video assistant referee:
Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Danilo Manis (Brazil)
Rafael Traci (Brazil)

Lebanon vs Sudan

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Lebanon began the first half strong, with Sudanese goalkeeper Ali Abu Eshrein saving a shot from Rabih Ataya and a close-range header from Maher Sabra. Sudan's only attempts did not threaten Lebanon's goal. Ataya was sent off in the 62nd minute, reducing Lebanon to 10 men. Both Lebanon and Sudan came close to scoring in the 70th and 75th minute respectively, with Fadel Antar and Mohamed Ering having their close-range shots saved. Sudan's Ahmed Wadah received a red card in the 76th minute and both teams headed into the last 14 minutes with 10 men each. Lebanon gained the lead the same minute, with Abu Eshrein punching the subsequent free kick cross into his own net. It proved to be the only goal of the game, which ended in a 1–0 win for Lebanon.[6]

Lebanon  1–0  Sudan
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Lebanon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sudan
GK 23 Ali Daher
RB 17 Mohamad Zein Tahan   90+6'
CB 12 Alexander Michel Melki
CB 13 Felix Michel Melki
LB 3 Maher Sabra
DM 6 Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini   58'   73'
RM 16 Hassan Chaitou
LM 8 Mahdi Zein   73'
AM 10 Mohamad Haidar (c)   53'
SS 20 Rabih Ataya   62'
CF 9 Hilal El-Helwe   53'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Nader Matar   53'
FW 17 Fadel Antar   53'
DF 2 Hussein El Dor   73'
DF 22 Abbas Assi   73'
MF 11 Hussein Awada   90+6'
Manager:
  Ivan Hašek
GK 1 Ali Abu Eshrein
CB 5 Ahmed Wadah   76'
CB 12 Ahmed Bibo
CB 6 Mohamed Ering
RWB 13 Walid Hassan   57'
LWB 18 Samawal Merghani
DM 14 Salah Adel   57'
CM 8 Mohamed Al Rashed   19'
CM 21 Walieldin Khedr   46'
CF 7 Ramadan Agab (c)
CF 10 Mohamed Abdelrahman   81'
Substitutions:
MF 2 Abuaagla Abdalla   46'   61'
FW 11 Muaaz Al-Quoz   57'
MF 23 Nasr Eldin El Shigail   57'
MF 19 Dhiya Mahjoub   61'
FW 22 Al-Jezoli Nouh   81'
Manager:
  Hubert Velud

Man of the Match:
Felix Michel Melki (Lebanon)

Assistant referees:
Micheal Barwegen (Canada)
Karen Díaz (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Video assistant referee:
Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Fernando Guerrero Ramirez (Mexico)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)

Notes

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  1. ^ The rankings of April 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ^ This is the first appearance for the Algeria first team at the tournament. The U23 team participated in the 1988 and 1998 editions.
  3. ^ This is the third appearance for the Egypt first team at the tournament. The U23 team participated in the 2012 edition, while the U20 team participated in 1998.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Soliman, Seif (1 December 2021). "Afsha penalty the difference as Egypt beat Lebanon in Arab Cup". KingFut. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Egypt narrowly beat Lebanon with a goal in Arab Cup in Qatar". Asume Tech. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Algeria secure quarter final spot with win over Lebanon". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  6. ^ "بالصور: لبنان يهزم السودان في ختام مشوارهما بكأس العرب". كووورة. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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