2021 FIFA Arab Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 10 December with the quarter-finals and ended on 18 December with the final match, held at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor. The top two teams from each group (8 in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. A third place play-off was also played between the two losing semi-finalists.

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).[1]

Qualified teams

The top two highest-placing teams from each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
A  Qatar  Oman
B  Tunisia  United Arab Emirates
C  Morocco  Jordan
D  Egypt  Algeria

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 December – Al Rayyan (ECS)
 
 
 Tunisia2
 
15 December – Doha (S974)
 
 Oman1
 
 Tunisia1
 
11 December – Al Wakrah
 
 Egypt0
 
 Egypt (a.e.t.)3
 
18 December – Al Khor
 
 Jordan1
 
 Tunisia0
 
10 December – Al Khor
 
 Algeria (a.e.t.)2
 
 Qatar5
 
15 December – Doha (ATS)
 
 United Arab Emirates0
 
 Qatar1
 
11 December – Doha (ATS)
 
 Algeria2 Third place play-off
 
 Morocco2 (3)
 
18 December – Doha (S974)
 
 Algeria (p)2 (5)
 
 Egypt0 (4)
 
 
 Qatar (p)0 (5)
 

Quarter-finals

Tunisia vs Oman

Tunisia 2–1 Oman
  • Jaziri 16'
  • Msakni 69'
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Tunisia[2]
Oman[2]
GK 22 Mouez Hassen
RB 20 Mohamed Dräger
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
CB 2 Bilel Ifa
LB 14 Amine Ben Hamida
CM 6 Ghaylen Chaaleli
CM 13 Ferjani Sassi
RW 7 Youssef Msakni (c)  77'
AM 10 Hannibal Mejbri  89'
LW 23 Naïm Sliti  77'
CF 11 Seifeddine Jaziri  83'
Substitutes:
MF 9 Firas Ben Larbi  77'
MF 18 Saad Bguir  77'
FW 8 Fakhreddine Ben Youssef  83'
MF 19 Mootez Zaddem  89'
Manager
Mondher Kebaier
GK 1 Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB 21 Abdulaziz Al-Gheilani  72'
CB 6 Ahmed Al Khamisi
CB 5 Juma Al-Habsi
LB 2 Ahmed Al-Kaabi  68'  85'
CM 12 Abdullah Fawaz  72'
CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi (c)  70'
CM 4 Arshad Al-Alawi
RF 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei
CF 7 Khalid Al-Hajri  57'
LF 19 Rabia Al-Alawi  57'
Substitutes:
MF 8 Mataz Saleh  57'
FW 9 Issam Al Sabhi  57'
DF 3 Fahmi Durbin  72'
FW 15 Jameel Al-Yahmadi  72'
FW 11 Muhsen Al-Ghassani  85'
Manager:
Branko Ivanković

Assistant referees:
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Fourth official:
Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Video assistant referee:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)

Qatar vs United Arab Emirates

Qatar 5–0 United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 63,439
Qatar[3]
United Arab Emirates[3]
GK 1 Saad Al-Sheeb
RB 17 Ismaeel Mohammad
CB 16 Boualem Khoukhi
CB 15 Bassam Al-Rawi  60'
LB 3 Abdelkarim Hassan
CM 12 Karim Boudiaf  58'  60'
CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem
CM 14 Homam Ahmed  60'
RF 10 Hassan Al-Haydos (c)
CF 19 Almoez Ali  81'
LF 11 Akram Afif  45+2'  65'
Substitutes:
MF 4 Mohammed Waad  60'
DF 5 Tarek Salman  60'
MF 20 Abdullah Al-Ahrak  60'
FW 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin  65'
MF 8 Ali Assadalla  81'
Manager:
Félix Sánchez
GK 1 Ali Khasif (c)
RB 9 Bandar Al-Ahbabi  38'
CB 13 Mohammed Al-Attas
CB 6 Mohanad Salem  46'
LB 21 Mahmoud Khamees  76'
CM 18 Abdullah Ramadan
CM 5 Ali Salmeen  46'
RW 19 Tahnoon Al-Zaabi
AM 11 Caio Canedo
LW 16 Ali Saleh  41'  46'
CF 20 Sebastián Tagliabúe  76'
Substitutes:
DF 4 Shahin Abdulrahman  46'
FW 7 Ali Mabkhout  46'
FW 14 Khalil Ibrahim  46'
DF 2 Mohammed Al-Menhali  76'
FW 15 Mohammed Jumaa  76'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk

Assistant referees:
Martin Soppi (Uruguay)
Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Video assistant referee:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Egypt vs Jordan

Egypt 3–1 (a.e.t.) Jordan
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Attendance: 28,306
Egypt[4]
Jordan[4]
GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy
RB 3 Omar Kamal  106'
CB 2 Ahmed Yassin
CB 15 Mahmoud Hamdy
LB 13 Ahmed Abou El Fotouh  37'
CM 5 Hamdy Fathy  72'
CM 4 Amr El Solia (c)
RW 21 Ahmed Sayed  106'
AM 8 Mostafa Fathi  72'
LW 20 Hussein Faisal  58'
CF 10 Marwan Hamdy  91'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Mohamed Sherif  58'
MF 17 Mohanad Lasheen  72'
MF 22 Mohamed Magdy  72'
FW 7 Ahmed Refaat  91'
DF 18 Mohamed Abdelmonem  106'
DF 6 Marwan Dawoud  106'
Manager:
Carlos Queiroz
GK 1 Yazid Abu Layla
CB 19 Abdallah Nasib
CB 4 Baha' Abdel-Rahman (c)
CB 6 Hadi Al-Hourani
RWB 23 Ihsan Haddad
LWB 2 Mohammad Abu Hasheesh
CM 7 Mohammad Abu Zrayq  54'  60'
CM 8 Noor Al-Rawabdeh  106'
CM 13 Mahmoud Al-Mardi  77'
CF 16 Ali Olwan
CF 10 Yazan Al-Naimat  90+5'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Yaseen Al-Bakhit  60'
FW 20 Hamza Al-Dardour  77'
MF 17 Rajaei Ayed  90+5'
MF 15 Ibrahim Sadeh  106'
Manager:
Adnan Hamad

Assistant referees:
Walter López (Honduras)
Christian Ramirez (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Jair Marrufo (United States)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Shaun Evans (Australia)

Morocco vs Algeria

Morocco 2–2 (a.e.t.) Algeria
Report
Penalties
3–5
Attendance: 24,823
Morocco[5]
Algeria[5]
GK 1 Anas Zniti
RB 19 Mohamed Chibi  119'
CB 4 Marwane Saâdane  17'
CB 13 Badr Benoun (c)  84'
LB 16 Mohammed Nahiri
CM 5 Yahya Jabrane
CM 8 Walid El Karti  100'
RW 17 Achraf Bencharki
AM 18 Abdelilah Hafidi  106'
LW 11 Ismail El Haddad  34'  61'
CF 9 Oualid Azaro  61'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Karim El Berkaoui  61'
FW 21 Soufiane Rahimi  61'
MF 6 Mohammed Ali Bemammer  100'
MF 10 Ayman El Hassouni  106'
Manager:
Hussein Ammouta
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi (c)
RB 3 Houcine Benayada
CB 12 Mohamed Amine Tougai
CB 19 Abdelkader Bedrane
LB 20 Ilyes Chetti
CM 18 Houssem Eddine Mrezigue
CM 14 Sofiane Bendebka
RW 7 Tayeb Meziani  73'
AM 11 Yacine Brahimi  114'
LW 10 Youcef Belaïli
CF 13 Merouane Zerrouki  46'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Zakaria Draoui  46'
FW 22 Zineddine Boutmène  73'
DF 5 Mehdi Tahrat  114'
Manager:
Madjid Bougherra

Assistant referees:
Danilo Manis (Brazil)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Rafael Traci (Brazil)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
Jerson dos Santos (Angola)
Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Semi-finals

Tunisia vs Egypt

Tunisia 1–0 Egypt
Report
Attendance: 36,427
Tunisia[6]
Egypt[6]
GK 22 Mouez Hassen
CB 2 Bilel Ifa
CB 3 Montassar Talbi
CB 4 Yassine Meriah  40'
RM 20 Mohamed Dräger
CM 6 Ghaylen Chaaleli
CM 13 Ferjani Sassi
LM 14 Amine Ben Hamida
RF 10 Hannibal Mejbri  81'
CF 11 Seifeddine Jaziri  90+6'
LF 7 Youssef Msakni (c)  50'
Substitutes:
MF 15 Ali Ben Romdhane  40'
FW 23 Naïm Sliti  81'
Manager
Mondher Kebaier
GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy
RB 14 Akram Tawfik
CB 11 Ahmed Hegazi  68'
CB 15 Mahmoud Hamdy
LB 13 Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
CM 5 Hamdy Fathy  80'
CM 4 Amr El Solia (c)
RW 21 Ahmed Sayed
AM 22 Mohamed Magdy  46'
LW 20 Hussein Faisal  69'
CF 10 Marwan Hamdy  89'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Mohamed Sherif  46'
MF 8 Mostafa Fathi  69'
FW 19 Osama Faisal  89'
Manager:
Carlos Queiroz

Assistant referees:
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Fourth official:
Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Shaun Evans (Australia)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Christian Dingert (Germany)

Qatar vs Algeria

Qatar 1–2 Algeria
Report
Attendance: 42,405
Qatar[7]
Algeria[7]
GK 1 Saad Al-Sheeb
RB 17 Ismaeel Mohammad
CB 15 Bassam Al-Rawi  90'
CB 16 Boualem Khoukhi
LB 3 Abdelkarim Hassan
DM 12 Karim Boudiaf  64'
DM 14 Homam Ahmed
CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem
RF 10 Hassan Al-Haydos (c)
CF 19 Almoez Ali  23'
LF 11 Akram Afif
Substitutes:
FW 9 Mohammed Muntari  64'
DF 5 Tarek Salman  90'
Manager:
Félix Sánchez
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi (c)
RB 3 Houcine Benayada
CB 4 Djamel Benlamri  90+10'
CB 19 Abdelkader Bedrane
LB 20 Ilyes Chetti
CM 14 Sofiane Bendebka
CM 17 Zakaria Draoui
RW 7 Tayeb Meziani  76'
AM 11 Yacine Brahimi  8'
LW 10 Youcef Belaïli  90+8'
CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah  68'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Mehdi Tahrat  68'
FW 15 Hillal Soudani  76'
Manager:
Madjid Bougherra

Assistant referees:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Said Martínez (Honduras)
Video assistant referee:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Third place play-off

Egypt 0–0 (a.e.t.) Qatar
Report
Penalties
4–5
Attendance: 30,978
Egypt[8]
Qatar[8]
GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy
RB 3 Omar Kamal  119'
CB 18 Mohamed Abdel Monem
CB 15 Mahmoud Hamdy  91'
LB 13 Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
DM 5 Hamdy Fathy  91'
CM 4 Amr El Solia (c)
CM 17 Mohanad Lasheen
RW 21 Ahmed Sayed  91'
LW 7 Ahmed Refaat  85'
CF 9 Mohamed Sherif
Substitutions:
FW 10 Marwan Hamdy  85'
MF 8 Mostafa Fathi  91'
DF 11 Ahmed Hegazi  91'
DF 14 Akram Tawfik  91'
MF 22 Mohamed Magdy  119'
Manager:
Carlos Queiroz
GK 22 Meshaal Barsham
RB 17 Ismaeel Mohammad  78'
CB 5 Tarek Salman
CB 16 Boualem Khoukhi
LB 14 Homam Ahmed  78'
DM 23 Assim Madibo  58'
CM 4 Mohammed Waad  3'
CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem (c)  74'
RW 20 Abdullah Al-Ahrak  58'
LW 11 Akram Afif
CF 19 Almoez Ali  119'
Substitutes:
FW 10 Hassan Al-Haydos  58'
MF 12 Karim Boudiaf  58'
FW 9 Mohammed Muntari  74'
DF 3 Abdelkarim Hassan  78'
DF 13 Musab Kheder  78'
FW 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin  119'
Manager:
Félix Sánchez

Assistant referees:
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Said Martínez (Honduras)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)

Final

Tunisia 0–2 (a.e.t.) Algeria
Report
Attendance: 60,456
Tunisia[9]
Algeria[9]
GK 22 Mouez Hassen
RB 20 Mohamed Dräger
CB 2 Bilel Ifa
CB 3 Montassar Talbi
LB 14 Amine Ben Hamida  43'  101'
CM 6 Ghaylen Chaaleli
CM 13 Ferjani Sassi  64'  101'
RW 7 Youssef Msakni (c)  39'
AM 10 Hannibal Mejbri  88'
LW 23 Naïm Sliti  110'
CF 11 Seifeddine Jaziri  40'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Ali Ben Romdhane  88'
DF 12 Ali Maâloul  101'
MF 18 Saad Bguir  101'
MF 9 Firas Ben Larbi  110'
Manager:
Mondher Kebaier
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi (c)
RB 3 Houcine Benayada  120+3'
CB 4 Djamel Benlamri
CB 19 Abdelkader Bedrane
LB 20 Ilyes Chetti  13'
CM 18 Houssem Eddine Mrezigue  91'
CM 14 Sofiane Bendebka  90+3'  118'
RW 7 Tayeb Meziani  66'
AM 11 Yacine Brahimi  120+4'
LW 10 Youcef Belaïli
CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah  40'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Amir Sayoud  66'
MF 17 Zakaria Draoui  91'
DF 5 Mehdi Tahrat  118'
DF 12 Mohamed Amine Tougai  120+3'
Manager:
Madjid Bougherra

Man of the Match:
Amir Sayoud (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Fourth official:
Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Reserve assistant referee:
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Video assistant referee:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Jun Mihara (Japan)
Shaun Evans (Australia)

References

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  3. ^ a b "Qatar vs United Arab Emirates lineups". sofascore.com. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Egypt vs Jordan Lineups". sofascore.com. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Morocco vs Algeria Lineups". sofascore.com. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Tunisia vs Egypt Lineups". sofascore.com. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Qatar vs Algeria Lineups". sofascore.com. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Egypt vs Qatar Lineups". sofascore.com. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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