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

Draw position	Team	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	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

Pos	Team v t e	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

Tunisia vs Mauritania

30 November 2021 (2021-11-30)

13:00

Tunisia	5–1	Mauritania
Jaziri 39', 45+2' Ben Larbi 42', 51' Msakni 90+1'	Report	Bessam 45+12' (pen.)

Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 2,494

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

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

30 November 2021 (2021-11-30)

22:00

United Arab Emirates	2–1	Syria
Caio 24' Saleh 30'	Report	Al Salama 60'

Stadium 974, Doha

Attendance: 4,129

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

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

3 December 2021 (2021-12-03)

19:00

Mauritania	0–1	United Arab Emirates
	Report	Ibrahim 90+3'

Stadium 974, Doha

Attendance: 3,316

Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

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

3 December 2021 (2021-12-03)

22:00

Syria	2–0	Tunisia
Kass Kawo 4' Anez 47'	Report

Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor

Attendance: 15,913

Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

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

6 December 2021 (2021-12-06)

18:00

Syria	1–2	Mauritania
Al Baher 52'	Report	Soueid 50' Tanjy 90+5'

Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

Attendance: 8,539

Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

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

6 December 2021 (2021-12-06)

18:00

Tunisia	1–0	United Arab Emirates
Jaziri 10'	Report

Al Thumama Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 14,272

Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

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

1. The rankings of April 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.

1. As Diaw came on as a concussion substitute for Diop, this did not count towards the limit of five substitutions allowed for Mauritania.