2025 FIFA Arab Cup Group D

Association football tournament group stage

The Group D of the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup was one of the four groups of competing nations in the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup, taking place from 3 December to 9 December 2025.^[1]^[2]^[3] It consisted of Algeria, Iraq, Bahrain and Sudan.

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

Teams

Draw position	Team	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
Draw position	Team	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	April 2025^[4]^{[nb 1]}	November 2025^[5]
D1	Algeria	4th	2021	Winners (2021)	36	35
D2	Iraq	7th	2021	Winners (1964, 1966, 1985, 1988)	59	58
D3	Bahrain	7th	2021	Runners-up (1985, 2002)	84	91
D4	Sudan	5th	2021	Group stage (1998, 2002, 2012, 2021)	114	118

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Iraq	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Bahrain	3	1	0	2	5	8	−3	3
4	Sudan	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:

The winners of Group D, Algeria, advanced to play the runners-up of Group C, the United Arab Emirates.
The runners-up of Group D, Iraq, advanced to play the winners of Group C, Jordan.

Matches

Algeria vs Sudan

3 December 2025 (2025-12-03)

15:00

Algeria	0–0	Sudan
	Report

Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 37,143

Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

Algeria

Sudan


GK	1	Farid Chaâl
RB	12	Réda Halaïmia
CB	19	Achref Abada
CB	5	Abdelkader Bedrane
LB	3	Naoufel Khacef
DM	6	Victor Lekhal
CM	14	Sofiane Bendebka	29'
CM	10	Yassine Benzia (c)		65'
RF	9	Adam Ounas	40' 45+4'
CF	18	Redouane Berkane		65'
LF	7	Adil Boulbina		79'
Substitutions:
FW	13	Islam Slimani		65'
DF	20	Youcef Atal		65'
FW	21	Amir Sayoud		79'
Manager:
Madjid Bougherra


GK	1	Mohamed El Nour
RB	7	Yaser Awad
CB	3	Mohamed Ering
CB	6	Mustafa Karshoum
LB	19	Ahmed Tabanja
RM	15	Salah Adel
CM	13	Ammar Taifour	62'	65'
CM	5	Walieldin Khedr
LM	22	Al-Jezoli Nouh		83'
AM	8	Abdel Raouf
CF	10	Mohamed Abdelrahman (c)
Substitutions:
FW	9	Yaser Muzmel		65'
FW	18	Mazen Fadl		83'
Manager:
James Kwesi Appiah

Player of the Match:
Mohamed El Nour (Sudan)^[6]

Assistant referees:
Mahmoud Abouregal (Egypt)
Ahmed Ali (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Cristián Garay (Chile)
Reserve assistant referee:
Claudio Urrutia (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Fedayi San (Switzerland)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Rodolpho Toski (Brazil)

Iraq vs Bahrain

3 December 2025 (2025-12-03)

17:30

Iraq	2–1	Bahrain
Lutfalla 10' (o.g.) M. Ali 25'	Report	Hashim 79'

Stadium 974, Doha

Attendance: 9,358

Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Iraq

Bahrain


GK	22	Ahmed Basil	90+2'
RB	3	Mustafa Saadoon	30'
CB	6	Manaf Younis
CB	5	Akam Hashim		46'
LB	15	Ahmed Yahya
RM	11	Hasan Abdulkareem		57'
CM	14	Sajjad Jassim		57'
CM	20	Zaid Ismail	65'
LM	17	Ali Jasim
CF	18	Aymen Hussein (c)		76'
CF	10	Mohanad Ali		64'
Substitutions:
DF	4	Saad Natiq		46'
MF	16	Sherko Karim		57'
MF	8	Amjad Attwan	90+4'	57'
MF	19	Karrar Nabeel		64'
FW	13	Amar Muhsin		76'
Manager:
Graham Arnold


GK	22	Ebrahim Lutfalla		17'
RB	14	Vincent Emmanuel
CB	2	Amine Benaddi	35'
CB	3	Waleed Al Hayam
LB	23	Abdulla Al-Khulasi
CM	4	Sayed Dhiya Saeed (c)
CM	10	Kamil Al-Aswad
RW	7	Ali Madan		69'
AM	8	Mohamed Marhoon
LW	20	Mahdi Al-Humaidan		59'
CF	13	Mohamed Al-Romaihi		69'
Substitutions:
GK	1	Omar Salem Rajab		17'
FW	11	Ebrahim Al-Khattal	90+3'	59'
FW	9	Hashim Sayed Isa		69'
FW	12	Mahdi Abduljabbar		69'
Manager:
Dragan Talajić

Player of the Match:
Mohanad Ali (Iraq)^[6]

Assistant referees:
Boris Ditsoga (Gabon)
Danek Moutsassi (Congo)
Fourth official:
Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)
Video assistant referee:
Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Bahrain vs Algeria

6 December 2025 (2025-12-06)

16:30

Bahrain	1–5	Algeria
Abduljabbar 27'	Report	Berkane 24', 48' Boulbina 30', 80' Benzia 45+7' (pen.)

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 20,260

Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

Bahrain

Algeria


GK	1	Omar Salem Rajab
RB	17	Ahmed Bughammar		70'
CB	2	Amine Benaddi	45+3'
CB	3	Waleed Al Hayam
LB	23	Abdulla Al-Khulasi
CM	4	Sayed Dhiya Saeed (c)
CM	10	Kamil Al-Aswad
RW	7	Ali Madan		85'
AM	8	Mohamed Marhoon		70'
LW	20	Mahdi Al-Humaidan		56'
CF	12	Mahdi Abduljabbar		56'
Substitutions:
DF	5	Mahmood Al-Moosawi		56'
FW	13	Mohamed Al-Romaihi		56'
DF	18	Mohamed Adel		70'
FW	9	Hashim Sayed Isa		70'
MF	15	Jasim Al-Shaikh		85'
Manager:
Dragan Talajić


GK	1	Farid Chaâl
RB	20	Youcef Atal		64'
CB	19	Achref Abada
CB	5	Abdelkader Bedrane
LB	2	Houari Baouche
DM	6	Victor Lekhal
CM	14	Sofiane Bendebka		75'
CM	10	Yassine Benzia
RF	21	Amir Sayoud (c)		64'
CF	18	Redouane Berkane	51'	75'
LF	7	Adil Boulbina		83'
Substitutions:
DF	12	Réda Halaïmia		64'
FW	11	Yacine Brahimi		64'
FW	17	Rafik Guitane		75'
MF	8	Zakaria Draoui		75'
FW	13	Islam Slimani		83'
Manager:
Madjid Bougherra

Player of the Match:
Redouane Berkane (Algeria)^[6]

Assistant referees:
Isaac Trevis (New Zealand)
Edward Cook (New Zealand)
Fourth official:
Ismail Elfath (United States)
Reserve assistant referee:
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Jarred Gillett (England)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Sudan vs Iraq

6 December 2025 (2025-12-06)

19:00

Sudan	0–2	Iraq
	Report	M. Ali 81' Attwan 84'

Stadium 974, Doha

Attendance: 38,639

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Sudan

Iraq


GK	1	Mohamed El Nour
RB	7	Yaser Awad	90+1'
CB	3	Mohamed Ering
CB	6	Mustafa Karshoum
LB	19	Ahmed Tabanja
RM	15	Salah Adel
CM	13	Ammar Taifour		68'
CM	5	Walieldin Khedr
LM	8	Abdel Raouf		76'
CF	11	John Mano	48'	76'
CF	10	Mohamed Abdelrahman (c)
Substitutions:
FW	9	Yaser Muzmel		68'
MF	17	Abdelsamad Manen		76'
FW	22	Al-Jezoli Nouh		76'
Manager:
James Kwesi Appiah


GK	22	Ahmed Basil (c)
RB	16	Sherko Karim		58'
CB	2	Maitham Jabbar
CB	5	Akam Hashim
LB	23	Ahmed Maknzi	86'
RM	11	Hasan Abdulkareem		81'
CM	19	Karrar Nabeel
CM	20	Zaid Ismail
LM	7	Hussein Ali Al-Saedi		58'
CF	9	Mohammed Jawad		74'
CF	13	Amar Muhsin		58'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Amjad Attwan		58'
DF	3	Mustafa Saadoon	59'	58'
FW	10	Mohanad Ali		58'
MF	17	Ali Jasim		74'
DF	15	Ahmed Yahya		81'
Manager:
Graham Arnold

Player of the Match:
Mohanad Ali (Iraq)^[6]

Assistant referees:
Mohammad Al-Kalaf (Jordan)
Ahmad Al-Roalle (Jordan)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Reserve assistant referee:
Zhang Cheng (China)
Video assistant referee:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Allen Chapman (United States)

Algeria vs Iraq

9 December 2025 (2025-12-09)

20:00

Algeria	2–0	Iraq
Tougai 45+1' Natiq 46' (o.g.)	Report

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 34,148

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Algeria

Iraq


GK	1	Farid Chaâl
RB	20	Youcef Atal		56'
CB	19	Achref Abada
CB	4	Mohamed Amine Tougai
LB	2	Houari Baouche
DM	6	Victor Lekhal		67'
CM	8	Zakaria Draoui
CM	10	Yassine Benzia
RF	7	Adil Boulbina		76'
CF	18	Redouane Berkane		56'
LF	11	Yacine Brahimi (c)		56'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Adam Ounas	90+3'	56'
FW	13	Islam Slimani		56'
DF	12	Réda Halaïmia		56'
MF	15	Houssem Eddine Mrezigue		67'
FW	17	Rafik Guitane		76'
Manager:
Madjid Bougherra


GK	1	Fahad Talib
RB	6	Manaf Younis
CB	4	Saad Natiq (c)
CB	2	Maitham Jabbar		46'
LB	23	Ahmed Maknzi
RM	7	Hussein Ali Al-Saedi	5'
CM	14	Sajjad Jassim		52'
CM	19	Karrar Nabeel
LM	8	Amjad Attwan		46'
CF	13	Amar Muhsin		78'
CF	10	Mohanad Ali		32'
Substitutions:
DF	15	Ahmed Yahya		32'
MF	17	Ali Jasim		46'
DF	5	Akam Hashim		46'
MF	11	Hasan Abdulkareem		52'
FW	9	Mohammed Jawad		78'
Manager:
Graham Arnold

Player of the Match:
Yacine Brahimi (Algeria)^[6]

Assistant referees:
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Saud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Amin Omar (Egypt)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mahmoud Abouregal (Egypt)
Video assistant referee:
Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Bahrain vs Sudan

9 December 2025 (2025-12-09)

20:00

Bahrain	3–1	Sudan
Abduljabbar 37' Al-Romaihi 79' (pen.) Al-Humaidan 89'	Report	Muzmel 72'

Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 21,386

Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

Bahrain

Sudan


GK	21	Mohamed El-Gharably
RB	14	Vincent Emmanuel
CB	5	Mahmood Al-Moosawi
CB	3	Waleed Al Hayam
LB	23	Abdulla Al-Khulasi		90+2'
DM	4	Sayed Dhiya Saeed (c)	64'
RM	7	Ali Madan
CM	10	Kamil Al-Aswad
CM	15	Jasim Al-Shaikh	41'	74'
LM	8	Mohamed Marhoon		67'
CF	12	Mahdi Abduljabbar		74'
Substitutions:
FW	20	Mahdi Al-Humaidan		67'
FW	9	Hashim Sayed Isa		74'
FW	13	Mohamed Al-Romaihi		74'
DF	19	Hazza Ali		90+2'
Manager:
Dragan Talajić


GK	1	Mohamed El Nour
RB	7	Yaser Awad
CB	3	Mohamed Ering	21' 58'
CB	6	Mustafa Karshoum
LB	19	Ahmed Tabanja
RM	9	Yaser Muzmel		85'
CM	13	Ammar Taifour
CM	5	Walieldin Khedr		61'
LM	8	Abdel Raouf		61'
CF	11	John Mano		80'
CF	10	Mohamed Abdelrahman (c)
Substitutions:
DF	4	Altayeb Abdelrazeg		61'
MF	15	Salah Adel		61'
FW	22	Al-Jezoli Nouh		80'
FW	23	Musa Hussein		85'
Other disciplinary actions:
TS	—	Ignatius Osei-Fosu	59'
Manager:
James Kwesi Appiah

Player of the Match:
Abdulla Al-Khulasi (Bahrain)^[6]

Assistant referees:
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Milcíades Saldívar (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
Reserve assistant referee:
William Arrieta (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Notes

^ The rankings of April 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw.

References

^ "Key tournament decisions made by FIFA Council". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
^ "Draw procedures for the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025™" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
^ "Arab Cup 2025: Draw live stream – how to watch". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
^ "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
^ "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
^ a b c d e f "Every Arab Cup Player of the Match winner". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 November 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.

External links

Official website

[5] The rankings of April 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw.

[1] "Key tournament decisions made by FIFA Council". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.

[procedures-2] "Draw procedures for the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025™" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

[draw3-3] "Arab Cup 2025: Draw live stream – how to watch". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

[4] "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.

[6] "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.

[PotM-7] "Every Arab Cup Player of the Match winner". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 November 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.