2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group B

Group B of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup took place from 30 November 2021 to 6 December 2021. The group consisted of Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, Syria and Mauritania.

The top two teams, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates, advanced to the quarter-finals.

Teams

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Draw position Team Finals
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FIFA Rankings
April 2021[1][nb 1] November 2021[2]
B1   Tunisia 3rd 1988 (group stage) Winners (1963) 26 29
B2   United Arab Emirates 2nd 1998 (fourth place) Fourth place (1998) 73 70
B3   Syria 7th 2002 (group stage) Runners-up (1963, 1966, 1988) 79 85
B4   Mauritania 2nd 1985 (group stage) Group stage (1985) 101 103

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Tunisia 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3   Syria 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4   Mauritania 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Source: FIFA

In the quarter-finals:

  • Tunisia advanced to play against Oman (runners-up of Group A).
  • United Arab Emirates advanced to play against Qatar (winners of Group A).

Matches

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Tunisia vs Mauritania

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Tunisia  5–1  Mauritania
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Tunisia[3]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mauritania[3]
GK 1 Farouk Ben Mustapha (c)
RB 21 Hamza Mathlouthi
CB 2 Bilel Ifa
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
LB 14 Amine Ben Hamida
CM 15 Ali Ben Romdhane   52'
CM 13 Ferjani Sassi   70'
RW 9 Firas Ben Larbi   70'
LW 10 Hannibal Mejbri   64'
CF 8 Fakhreddine Ben Youssef   64'
CF 11 Seifeddine Jaziri   79'
Substitutes:
FW 23 Naïm Sliti   64'
DF 12 Ali Maâloul   64'
FW 7 Youssef Msakni   70'
MF 6 Ghaylen Chaaleli   70'
MF 17 Yassine Chikhaoui   79'
Manager:
Mondher Kebaier
GK 22 Babacar Diop   21'[note 1]
RB 4 Harouna Abou Demba
CB 15 Bakary N'Diaye
CB 5 Abdoul Ba (c)   46'
LB 3 Mohamedhen Beibou
CM 12 Alassane Diop   46'
CM 14 Mohamed Dellahi Yali
RW 8 Mamadou Niass   46'
AM 10 Adama Ba   30'
LW 11 Bessam   88'
CF 9 Hemeya Tanjy   64'
Substitutes:
GK 16 Namori Diaw   21'[note 1]
FW 23 Mouhamed Soueid   46'
DF 21 Ablaye Sy   46'
MF 6 Guessouma Fofana   46'
FW 19 Salem Dianos   64'
FW 7 Idrissa Thiam   88'
Manager:
  Didier Gomes Da Rosa

Assistant referees:
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Mohammadreza Abolfazli (Iran)
Fourth official:
Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

United Arab Emirates vs Syria

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United Arab Emirates  2–1  Syria
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Attendance: 4,129
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United Arab Emirates[4]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Syria[4]
GK 1 Ali Khasif
RB 9 Bandar Al-Ahbabi
CB 13 Mohammed Al-Attas
CB 3 Walid Abbas (c)
LB 21 Mahmoud Khamees   85'   90+6'
CM 18 Abdullah Ramadan   76'
CM 5 Ali Salmeen
RW 19 Tahnoon Al-Zaabi
AM 11 Caio Canedo
LW 16 Ali Saleh
CF 7 Ali Mabkhout
Substitutes:
FW 14 Khalil Ibrahim   76'
Manager:
  Bert van Marwijk
GK 1 Ibrahim Alma (c)
CB 5 Yosief Mohammad   71'
CB 13 Thaer Krouma
CB 19 Muayad Al Khouli
RM 6 Amro Jenyat
CM 18 Mouhamad Anez   66'
CM 20 Oliver Kass Kawo   80'
LM 3 Diaa Al-Haq Mohammad   66'
RF 12 Mohammed Osman
CF 11 Mahmoud Al Baher
LF 8 Ward Alslamh   80'
Substitutes:
DF 15 Mohammad Shehioni   66'
MF 21 Mohammad Al Marmour   66'
MF 14 Mohamad Rihanieh   71'
FW 7 Mohammad Al Hallak   80'
FW 9 Ali Bashmani   80'
Manager:
  Valeriu Tița

Assistant referees:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Jerson dos Santos (Angola)
Fourth official:
Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Video assistant referee:
Shaun Evans (Australia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Danilo Manis (Brazil)
Éber Aquino (Paraguay)

Mauritania vs United Arab Emirates

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Mauritania  0–1  United Arab Emirates
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Attendance: 3,316
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mauritania[5]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United Arab Emirates[5]
GK 1 M'Backé N'Diaye
RB 4 Harouna Abou Demba   48'
CB 15 Bakary N'Diaye
CB 14 Mohamed Dellahi Yali
LB 3 Mohamedhen Beibou
CM 6 Guessouma Fofana
CM 18 Bodda Mouhsine
RW 2 Moustapha Diaw   45'   57'
AM 10 Adama Ba (c)   78'
LW 7 Idrissa Thiam
CF 9 Hemeya Tanjy   78'
Substitutes:
DF 21 Ablaye Sy   48'
FW 8 Mamadou Niass   57'
MF 20 Oumar M'Bareck   78'
FW 11 Bessam   78'
Manager:
  Didier Gomes Da Rosa
GK 22 Mohamed Al-Shamsi
RB 9 Bandar Al-Ahbabi
CB 13 Mohammed Al-Attas
CB 3 Walid Abbas (c)   85'
LB 2 Mohammed Al-Menhali   85'
CM 18 Abdullah Ramadan
CM 5 Ali Salmeen
RW 19 Tahnoon Al-Zaabi
AM 11 Caio Canedo   74'
LW 16 Ali Saleh   81'
CF 7 Ali Mabkhout
Substitutes:
FW 14 Khalil Ibrahim   74'
FW 10 Ismail Matar   81'
FW 20 Sebastián Tagliabúe   85'
Manager:
  Bert van Marwijk

Assistant referees:
Martin Soppi (Uruguay)
Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Jair Marrufo (United States)

Syria vs Tunisia

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Syria  2–0  Tunisia
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Syria[6]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tunisia[6]
GK 23 Khaled Haj Othman (c)
CB 5 Yosief Mohammad
CB 13 Thaer Krouma
CB 19 Muayad Al Khouli   49'
RM 6 Amro Jenyat   7'
CM 18 Mouhamad Anez
CM 20 Oliver Kass Kawo   68'
LM 15 Mohammad Shehioni
RF 12 Mohammed Osman   82'
CF 11 Mahmoud Al Baher   68'
LF 8 Ward Alslamh   68'
Substitutes:
FW 7 Mohammad Al Hallak   68'
MF 14 Mohamad Rihanieh   68'
MF 16 Kamel Hmeisheh   68'
FW 9 Ali Bashmani   82'
Manager:
  Valeriu Tița
GK 1 Farouk Ben Mustapha (c)
RB 6 Ghaylen Chaaleli   75'
CB 2 Bilel Ifa
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
LB 14 Amine Ben Hamida
CM 15 Ali Ben Romdhane   45+10'
CM 13 Ferjani Sassi   86'
RW 9 Firas Ben Larbi   55'
LW 10 Hannibal Mejbri
CF 8 Fakhreddine Ben Youssef   46'
CF 11 Seifeddine Jaziri   70'
Substitutes:
FW 23 Naïm Sliti   46'
FW 7 Youssef Msakni   55'
MF 18 Saad Bguir   70'
MF 19 Mootez Zaddem   86'
Manager
Mondher Kebaier

Assistant referees:
Micheal Barwegen (Canada)
Karen Diaz Medina (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Éber Aquino (Paraguay)
Osamu Nomura (Japan)
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Syria vs Mauritania

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Syria  1–2  Mauritania
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Attendance: 8,539
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Syria[7]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mauritania[7]
GK 23 Khaled Haj Othman (c)
CB 5 Yosief Mohammad   39'   46'
CB 13 Thaer Krouma
CB 19 Muayad Al Khouli
RM 6 Amro Jenyat
CM 18 Mouhamad Anez   63'
CM 20 Oliver Kass Kawo   86'
LM 15 Mohammad Shehioni
RF 12 Mohammed Osman   76'
CF 11 Mahmoud Al Baher
LF 8 Ward Alslamh   76'
Substitutes:
FW 10 Mahmoud Al Mawas   46'
MF 14 Mohamad Rihanieh   63'
MF 16 Kamel Hmeisheh   76'
FW 7 Mohammad Al Hallaq   76'
FW 9 Ali Bashmani   86'
Manager:
  Valeriu Tița
GK 1 M'Backé N'Diaye
RB 4 Harouna Abou Demba
CB 21 Ablaye Sy
CB 14 Mohamed Dellahi Yali (c)
LB 17 Demba Traoré   81'   85'
RM 2 Moustapha Diaw
CM 6 Guessouma Fofana
CM 18 Bodda Mouhsine   85'
LM 7 Idrissa Thiam
CF 8 Mamadou Niass   3'   59'
CF 23 Mouhamed Soueid   69'
Substitutes:
FW 9 Hemeya Tanjy   59'
MF 10 Adama Ba   69'
DF 3 Mohamedhen Beibou   85'
MF 12 Alassane Diop   85'
Manager:
  Didier Gomes Da Rosa

Assistant referees:
Danilo Simon (Brazil)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Video assistant referee:
Rafael Traci (Brazil)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Guillermo Cuadra (Spain)

Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates

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Tunisia  1–0  United Arab Emirates
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Attendance: 14,272
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tunisia[8]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United Arab Emirates[8]
GK 22 Mouez Hassen
RB 20 Mohamed Dräger
CB 2 Bilel Ifa
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
LB 14 Amine Ben Hamida   86'
CM 6 Ghaylen Chaaleli
CM 13 Ferjani Sassi
RW 7 Youssef Msakni (c)   90'
AM 10 Hannibal Mejbri   82'
LW 23 Naïm Sliti
CF 11 Seifeddine Jaziri   68'
Substitutes:
FW 8 Fakhreddine Ben Youssef   68'
MF 9 Firas Ben Larbi   82'
MF 18 Saad Bguir   90'
Manager:
Mondher Kebaier
GK 17 Khalid Eisa
RB 9 Bandar Al-Ahbabi
CB 13 Mohammed Al-Attas
CB 3 Walid Abbas (c)   30'   46'
LB 21 Mahmoud Khamees
CM 18 Abdullah Ramadan
CM 5 Ali Salmeen   85'
RW 19 Tahnoon Al-Zaabi   25'
AM 11 Caio Canedo   74'
LW 16 Ali Saleh   84'
CF 20 Sebastián Tagliabúe
Substitutes:
DF 6 Mohanad Salem   48'   46'
MF 14 Khalil Ibrahim   74'
FW 10 Ismail Matar   84'
FW 15 Mohammed Jumaa   85'
Manager:
  Bert van Marwijk

Assistant referees:
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Fourth official:
Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Video assistant referee:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Jerson dos Santos (Angola)
Éber Aquino (Paraguay)

Notes

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  1. ^ The rankings of April 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  1. ^ a b As Diaw came on as a concussion substitute for Diop, this did not count towards the limit of five substitutions allowed for Mauritania.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Ranking". fifa.com. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Men's Ranking". fifa.com. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Tunisia vs Mauritania Lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b "United Arab Emirates vs Syria Lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Mauritania vs United Arab Emirates Lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Syria vs Tunisia Lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Syria vs Mauritania Lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates Lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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