Group D of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup took place from 1 to 7 December 2021. The group consisted of Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon and Sudan.
The top two teams, Egypt and Algeria, advanced to the quarter-finals.
Teams Draw position Team Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance FIFA Rankings April 2021 November 2021 D1 3rd 1998 (group stage) Group stage (1988, 1998) 33 32 D2 5th 2012 (group stage) Winners (1992) 46 45 D3 8th 2012 (group stage) Third place (1963) 93 94 D4 4th 2012 (group stage) Group stage (1998, 2002, 2012) 123 124
Standings
In the quarter-finals: Egypt advanced to play against Jordan (runners-up of Group C). Algeria advanced to play against Morocco (winners of Group C).
Matches All times listed are local time.
Algeria vs Sudan
GK 23Raïs M'Bolhi (c)RB 3 Houcine BenayadaCB 4 Djamel BenlamriCB 19Abdelkader BedraneLB 20Ilyes ChettiCM 18Houssem Eddine MrezigueCM 14Sofiane Bendebka RW 11Yacine Brahimi AM 15Hillal Soudani LW 8 Amir SayoudCF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah Substitutions:MF 17Zakaria Draoui FW 22Zineddine Boutmène MF 6 Yacine Titraoui FW 13Merouane Zerrouki Manager:Madjid Bougherra GK 1 Ali Abu EshreinRB 13Walid HassanCB 4 Amir KamalCB 6 Mohamed EringLB 3 Faris AbdallaDM 23Nasr Eldin El Shigail (c)RM 9 Yaser Muzmel LM 21Walieldin Khedr AM 19Dhiya Mahjoub CF 7 Ramadan Agab CF 10Mohamed Abdelrahman Substitutions:DF 12Ahmed Bibo MF 14Salah Adel MF 2 Abuaagla Abdalla FW 22Al-Jezoli Nouh FW 11Muaaz Al-Quoz Manager: Hubert Velud
Man of the Match: Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria)
Assistant referees: Jun Mihara (Japan) Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan) Fourth official: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico) Video assistant referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) Assistant video assistant referees: Abdulla Al Marri (Qatar)
Egypt vs Lebanon Right from the start, Egypt dominated possession, holding 76% of the ball in the first 15 minutes. Despite their dominance on the ball, they could not break through Lebanon's defence, having to resort to harmless crosses and long-distance shots. The first dangerous chance of the game came in the 33rd minute, when Egypt's Ahmed Hegazi headed from Mostafa Fathi's free kick, with Lebanon's Mostafa Matar saving the shot; El Wensh's rebound was cleared off the line by Felix Michel Melki. At half time, the result was 0–0, with Egypt incapable of capitalising from a couple of attacking opportunities. Matar proved decisive once again in the second half, saving a one-on-one attack from Afsha. It was Afsha who broke the deadlock in the 71st minute through a penalty, after Ahmed Fatouh was brought down inside the penalty area by Alexander Michel Melki. In the final 20 minutes, Lebanon modestly attempted to equalise in vain.
GK 1 Mohamed El ShenawyRB 14Akram Tawfik CB 11Ahmed HegaziCB 15Mahmoud HamdyLB 13Ahmed FatouhCM 5 Hamdy Fathy CM 4 Amr El Solia (c)RW 8 Mostafa Fathi AM 22Mohamed Magdy LW 9 Mohamed Sherif CF 10Marwan Hamdy Substitutions:MF 17Mohanad Lasheen FW 7 Ahmed Refaat MF 21Ahmed Sayed DF 3 Omar Kamal FW 19Osama Faisal DF 12Ayman Ashraf Manager: Carlos Queiroz GK 21Mostafa MatarRB 12Alexander Michel MelkiCB 4 Nour Mansour (c) CB 13Felix Michel MelkiLB 18Kassem El ZeinDM 6 Mouhammed-Ali DhainiRM 22Abbas AssiLM 3 Maher Sabra AM 10Mohamad Haidar SS 20Rabih Ataya CF 9 Hilal El-Helwe Substitutions:MF 15Walid Shour MF 14Nader Matar FW 17Fadel Antar DF 16Hassan Chaitou MF 5 Jihad Ayoub Manager: Ivan Hašek
Man of the Match: Amr El Solia (Egypt)
Assistant referees: Rafael Foltyn (Germany) Christian Gittelmann (Argentina) Fourth official: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay) Video assistant referee: Christian Dingert (Germany) Assistant video assistant referees: Kevin Blom (Netherlands) Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland) Rafael Traci (Brazil)
Lebanon vs Algeria Despite Algeria dominating play, Lebanon brought the first half to a goalless draw thanks to their defending, most notably through their goalkeeper Mostafa Matar and defender Alexander Michel Melki. The second half initially proceeded in a similar fashion to the first, until Youcef Belaïli was brought down in the box by Hussein El Dor; Yacine Brahimi converted the subsequent penalty in the 69th minute. Lebanon reacted from the conceded goal, attempting attacks of their own. In the 78th minute, Houssem Eddine Mrezigue of Algeria was sent off, before Lebanon's Kassem El Zein also got a second yellow card, reducing both teams to 10 men in the final minutes. Following a missed chance by Baghdad Bounedjah one-on-one against the goalkeeper, Algeria doubled their lead in added time after Tayeb Meziani scored from a counterattack.
GK 21Mostafa MatarRB 12Alexander Michel MelkiCB 4 Nour Mansour (c) CB 2 Hussein El Dor LB 18Kassem El Zein CM 5 Jihad Ayoub CM 6 Mouhammed-Ali DhainiRW 20Rabih Ataya AM 14Nader Matar LW 16Hassan ChaitouCF 9 Hilal El-HelweSubstitutions:DF 3 Maher Sabra MF 10Mohamad Haidar MF 13Felix Michel Melki MF 8 Mahdi Zein FW 17Fadel Antar Manager: Ivan Hašek GK 1 Moustapha ZeghbaRB 3 Houcine BenayadaCB 12Mohamed Amine TougaiCB 5 Mehdi TahratLB 20Ilyes ChettiCM 18Houssem Eddine Mrezigue CM 14Sofiane BendebkaRW 15Hillal Soudani AM 11Yacine Brahimi (c) LW 10Youcef Belaïli CF 9 Baghdad BounedjahSubstitutions:FW 7 Tayeb Meziani MF 17Zakaria Draoui FW 22Zineddine Boutmène Manager:Madjid Bougherra
Man of the Match: Yacine Brahimi (Algeria)
Assistant referees: Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland) Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland) Fourth official: Ryuji Sato (Japan) Video assistant referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland) Assistant video assistant referees: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain) Elvis Noupue (Cameroon) Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Sudan vs Egypt
GK 1 Ali Abu EshreinRB 18Samawal Merghani CB 5 Ahmed WadahCB 4 Amir KamalLB 3 Faris Abdalla DM 23Nasr Eldin El Shigail (c) DM 14Salah Adel CM 2 Abuaagla AbdallaRF 9 Yaser Muzmel CF 10Mohamed Abdelrahman LF 22Al-Jezoli Nouh Substitutions:DF 12Ahmed Bibo DF 6 Mohamed Ering DF 15Ather El Tahir MF 21Walieldin Khedr MF 19Dhiya Mahjoub Manager: Hubert Velud GK 1 Mohamed El ShenawyCB 11Ahmed HegaziCB 15Mahmoud Hamdy CB 12Ayman AshrafCM 3 Omar KamalCM 4 Amr El Solia (c)CM 13Ahmed Fatouh RW 21Ahmed Sayed AM 20Hussein FaisalLW 7 Ahmed Refaat CF 10Marwan Hamdy Substitutions:MF 8 Mostafa Fathi MF 22Mohamed Magdy FW 19Osama Faisal FW 9 Mohamed Sherif DF 6 Marwan Dawoud Manager: Carlos Queiroz
Man of the Match: Hussein Faisal (Egypt)
Assistant referees: Tevita Makasini (Tonga) Bernard Mutukera (Solomon Islands) Fourth official: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay) Video assistant referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands) Assistant video assistant referees: Christian Dingert (Germany) Christian Gittelmann (Germany) Abdulla Ali Al Marri (Qatar)
Algeria vs Egypt
GK 23Raïs M'Bolhi (c)RB 3 Houcine BenayadaCB 12Mohamed Amine Tougai CB 19Abdelkader BedraneLB 20Ilyes ChettiCM 17Zakaria Draoui CM 14Sofiane BendebkaRW 7 Tayeb Meziani AM 11Yacine BrahimiLW 10Youcef Belaïli CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah Substitutions:FW 15Hillal Soudani FW 22Zineddine Boutmène MF 6 Yacine Titraoui Manager:Madjid Bougherra GK 1 Mohamed El ShenawyRB 11Ahmed Hegazi CB 15Mahmoud HamdyCB 5 Hamdy Fathy LB 12Ayman Ashraf CM 14Akram Tawfik CM 4 Amr El Solia (c) CM 13Ahmed FatouhAM 20Hussein FaisalCF 9 Mohamed Sherif CF 10Marwan Hamdy Substitutions:MF 8 Mostafa Fathi DF 2 Ahmed Yassin MF 17Mohanad Lasheen DF 3 Omar Kamal MF 21Ahmed Sayed Manager: Carlos Queiroz
Man of the Match: Yacine Brahimi (Algeria)
Assistant referees: Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina) Gabriel Chade (Argentina) Fourth official: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) Video assistant referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain) Assistant video assistant referees: Juan Soto (Venezuela) Danilo Manis (Brazil) Rafael Traci (Brazil)
Lebanon vs Sudan Lebanon began the first half strong, with Sudanese goalkeeper Ali Abu Eshrein saving a shot from Rabih Ataya and a close-range header from Maher Sabra. Sudan's only attempts did not threaten Lebanon's goal. Ataya was sent off in the 62nd minute, reducing Lebanon to 10 men. Both Lebanon and Sudan came close to scoring in the 70th and 75th minute respectively, with Fadel Antar and Mohamed Ering having their close-range shots saved. Sudan's Ahmed Wadah received a red card in the 76th minute and both teams headed into the last 14 minutes with 10 men each. Lebanon gained the lead the same minute, with Abu Eshrein punching the subsequent free kick cross into his own net. It proved to be the only goal of the game, which ended in a 1–0 win for Lebanon.
GK 23Ali DaherRB 17Mohamad Zein Tahan CB 12Alexander Michel MelkiCB 13Felix Michel MelkiLB 3 Maher SabraDM 6 Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini RM 16Hassan ChaitouLM 8 Mahdi Zein AM 10Mohamad Haidar (c) SS 20Rabih Ataya CF 9 Hilal El-Helwe Substitutions:MF 14Nader Matar FW 17Fadel Antar DF 2 Hussein El Dor DF 22Abbas Assi MF 11Hussein Awada Manager: Ivan Hašek GK 1 Ali Abu EshreinCB 5 Ahmed Wadah CB 12Ahmed BiboCB 6 Mohamed EringRWB13Walid Hassan LWB18Samawal MerghaniDM 14Salah Adel CM 8 Mohamed Al Rashed CM 21Walieldin Khedr CF 7 Ramadan Agab (c)CF 10Mohamed Abdelrahman Substitutions:MF 2 Abuaagla Abdalla FW 11Muaaz Al-Quoz MF 23Nasr Eldin El Shigail MF 19Dhiya Mahjoub FW 22Al-Jezoli Nouh Manager: Hubert Velud
Man of the Match: Felix Michel Melki (Lebanon)
Assistant referees: Micheal Barwegen (Canada) Karen Díaz (Mexico) Fourth official: Matthew Conger (New Zealand) Video assistant referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico) Assistant video assistant referees: Fernando Guerrero Ramirez (Mexico) Bruno Pires (Brazil) Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
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