2021 FIFA Arab Cup final

The 2021 FIFA Arab Cup final was a football match which determined the winners of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup. The match was held at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar on 18 December 2021^[1] and was contested by Tunisia and Algeria, the winners of the semi-finals.^[2]

2021 FIFA Arab Cup Final

Event	2021 FIFA Arab Cup
Tunisia Algeria 0 2
After extra time
Date	18 December 2021 (2021-12-18)
Venue	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Referee	Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Attendance	60,456
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Background

See also: Algeria–Tunisia football rivalry

Both Tunisia and Algeria marked their third appearance in the Arab Cup: Tunisia won the first edition in 1963, while Algeria had never won the competition. This is both countries' first-ever Arab Cup final, as the 1963 edition won by Tunisia was played in a group format. Prior to the final, Algeria led in head-to-head games, having won 16 times to Tunisia's 15; the two sides drew 13 times. Tunisia was undefeated to Algeria in competitive matches since 1987.^[3]

Route to the final

Further information: 2021 FIFA Arab Cup

Tunisia		Round	Algeria
Opponents	Result	Group stage	Opponents	Result
Mauritania	5–1	Match 1	Sudan	4–0
Syria	0–2	Match 2	Lebanon	2–0
United Arab Emirates	1–0	Match 3	Egypt	1–1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Tunisia 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6  United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6  Syria 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3  Mauritania 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3		Final standings	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Egypt 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7  Algeria 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7  Lebanon 3 1 0 2 1 3 -2 3  Sudan 3 0 0 3 0 10 -10 0
Opponents	Result	Knockout stage	Opponents	Result
Oman	2–1	Quarter-finals	Morocco	2–2 (a.e.t.; 5–3 p)
Egypt	1–0	Semi-finals	Qatar	2–1

Match

Summary

The game went to extra-time and nine minutes into the first-half, Algeria's Amir Sayoud scored with a long range left footed shot into the left corner of the net.^[4] As Tunisia desperately tried to level the match deep into added on time, the ball broke from a Tunisia corner and reached Yacine Brahimi who ran into the penalty area before shooting into the empty net from six yards out to put Algeria 2-0 up.^[5]

Details

18 December 2021 (2021-12-18)

18:00

Tunisia	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Algeria
	Report	Sayoud 99' Brahimi 120+5'

Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor

Attendance: 60,456

Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Tunisia[6]

Algeria[6]

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)

Match rules[7] 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Maximum of twelve named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 1]

Notes

1. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.