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).
Qualified teams The top two highest-placing teams from each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage. Group Winners Runners-up A B C D
Bracket
Quarter-finals Tunisia vs Oman
GK 22Mouez HassenRB 20Mohamed DrägerCB 4 Yassine MeriahCB 2 Bilel IfaLB 14Amine Ben HamidaCM 6 Ghaylen ChaaleliCM 13Ferjani SassiRW 7 Youssef Msakni (c) AM 10Hannibal Mejbri LW 23Naïm Sliti CF 11Seifeddine Jaziri Substitutes:MF 9 Firas Ben Larbi MF 18Saad Bguir FW 8 Fakhreddine Ben Youssef MF 19Mootez Zaddem Manager Mondher Kebaier GK 1 Ibrahim Al-MukhainiRB 21 Abdulaziz Al-Gheilani CB 6 Ahmed Al KhamisiCB 5 Juma Al-HabsiLB 2 Ahmed Al-Kaabi CM 12 Abdullah Fawaz CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi (c) CM 4 Arshad Al-AlawiRF 20 Salaah Al-YahyaeiCF 7 Khalid Al-Hajri LF 19 Rabia Al-Alawi Substitutes:MF 8 Mataz Saleh FW 9 Issam Al Sabhi DF 3 Fahmi Durbin FW 15 Jameel Al-Yahmadi FW 11 Muhsen Al-Ghassani 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
GK 1 Saad Al-SheebRB 17 Ismaeel MohammadCB 16 Boualem KhoukhiCB 15 Bassam Al-Rawi LB 3 Abdelkarim HassanCM 12 Karim Boudiaf CM 6 Abdulaziz HatemCM 14 Homam Ahmed RF 10 Hassan Al-Haydos (c)CF 19 Almoez Ali LF 11 Akram Afif Substitutes:MF 4 Mohammed Waad DF 5 Tarek Salman MF 20 Abdullah Al-Ahrak FW 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin MF 8 Ali Assadalla Manager: Félix Sánchez GK 1 Ali Khasif (c)RB 9 Bandar Al-Ahbabi CB 13 Mohammed Al-AttasCB 6 Mohanad Salem LB 21 Mahmoud Khamees CM 18 Abdullah RamadanCM 5 Ali Salmeen RW 19 Tahnoon Al-ZaabiAM 11 Caio CanedoLW 16 Ali Saleh CF 20 Sebastián Tagliabúe Substitutes:DF 4 Shahin Abdulrahman FW 7 Ali Mabkhout FW 14 Khalil Ibrahim DF 2 Mohammed Al-Menhali FW 15 Mohammed Jumaa 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
GK 1 Mohamed El ShenawyRB 3 Omar Kamal CB 2 Ahmed YassinCB 15Mahmoud HamdyLB 13Ahmed Fatouh CM 5 Hamdy Fathy CM 4 Amr El Solia (c)RW 21Ahmed Sayed AM 8 Mostafa Fathi LW 20Hussein Faisal CF 10Marwan Hamdy Substitutions:FW 9 Mohamed Sherif MF 17Mohanad Lasheen MF 22Mohamed Magdy FW 7 Ahmed Refaat DF 18Mohamed Abdelmonem DF 6 Marwan Dawoud Manager: Carlos Queiroz GK 1 Yazid Abu LaylaCB 19Abdallah NasibCB 4 Baha' Abdel-Rahman (c)CB 6 Hadi Al-HouraniRWB 23Ihsan HaddadLWB 2 Mohammad Abu HasheeshCM 7 Mohammad Abu Zrayq CM 8 Noor Al-Rawabdeh CM 13Mahmoud Al-Mardi CF 16Ali OlwanCF 10Yazan Al-Naimat Substitutions:FW 11Yaseen Al-Bakhit FW 20Hamza Al-Dardour MF 17Rajaei Ayed MF 15Ibrahim Sadeh 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
GK 1 Anas ZnitiRB 19Mohamed Chibi CB 4 Marwane Saâdane CB 13Badr Benoun (c) LB 16Mohammed NahiriCM 5 Yahya JabraneCM 8 Walid El Karti RW 17Achraf BencharkiAM 18Abdelilah Hafidi LW 11Ismail El Haddad CF 9 Oualid Azaro Substitutions:FW 14Karim El Berkaoui FW 21Soufiane Rahimi MF 6 Mohammed Ali Bemammer MF 10Ayman El Hassouni Manager:Hussein Ammouta GK 23Raïs M'Bolhi (c)RB 3 Houcine BenayadaCB 12Mohamed Amine TougaiCB 19Abdelkader BedraneLB 20Ilyes ChettiCM 18Houssem Eddine MrezigueCM 14Sofiane BendebkaRW 7 Tayeb Meziani AM 11Yacine Brahimi LW 10Youcef BelaïliCF 13Merouane Zerrouki Substitutions:MF 17Zakaria Draoui FW 22Zineddine Boutmène DF 5 Mehdi Tahrat 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
GK 22Mouez HassenCB 2 Bilel IfaCB 3 Montassar TalbiCB 4 Yassine Meriah RM 20Mohamed DrägerCM 6 Ghaylen ChaaleliCM 13Ferjani SassiLM 14Amine Ben HamidaRF 10Hannibal Mejbri CF 11Seifeddine Jaziri LF 7 Youssef Msakni (c) Substitutes:MF 15Ali Ben Romdhane FW 23Naïm Sliti Manager Mondher Kebaier GK 1 Mohamed El ShenawyRB 14Akram TawfikCB 11Ahmed Hegazi CB 15Mahmoud HamdyLB 13Ahmed FatouhCM 5 Hamdy Fathy CM 4 Amr El Solia (c)RW 21Ahmed SayedAM 22Mohamed Magdy LW 20Hussein Faisal CF 10Marwan Hamdy Substitutions:FW 9 Mohamed Sherif MF 8 Mostafa Fathi FW 19Osama Faisal 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
GK 1 Saad Al-SheebRB 17 Ismaeel MohammadCB 15 Bassam Al-Rawi CB 16 Boualem KhoukhiLB 3 Abdelkarim HassanDM 12 Karim Boudiaf DM 14 Homam AhmedCM 6 Abdulaziz HatemRF 10 Hassan Al-Haydos (c)CF 19 Almoez Ali LF 11 Akram AfifSubstitutes:FW 9 Mohammed Muntari DF 5 Tarek Salman Manager: Félix Sánchez GK 23Raïs M'Bolhi (c)RB 3 Houcine BenayadaCB 4 Djamel Benlamri CB 19Abdelkader BedraneLB 20Ilyes ChettiCM 14Sofiane BendebkaCM 17Zakaria DraouiRW 7 Tayeb Meziani AM 11Yacine Brahimi LW 10Youcef Belaïli CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah Substitutions:DF 5 Mehdi Tahrat FW 15Hillal Soudani 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
GK 1 Mohamed El ShenawyRB 3 Omar Kamal CB 18Mohamed Abdel MonemCB 15Mahmoud Hamdy LB 13Ahmed FatouhDM 5 Hamdy Fathy CM 4 Amr El Solia (c)CM 17Mohanad LasheenRW 21Ahmed Sayed LW 7 Ahmed Refaat CF 9 Mohamed SherifSubstitutions:FW 10Marwan Hamdy MF 8 Mostafa Fathi DF 11Ahmed Hegazi DF 14Akram Tawfik MF 22Mohamed Magdy Manager: Carlos Queiroz GK 22 Meshaal BarshamRB 17 Ismaeel Mohammad CB 5 Tarek SalmanCB 16 Boualem KhoukhiLB 14 Homam Ahmed DM 23 Assim Madibo CM 4 Mohammed Waad CM 6 Abdulaziz Hatem (c) RW 20 Abdullah Al-Ahrak LW 11 Akram AfifCF 19 Almoez Ali Substitutes:FW 10 Hassan Al-Haydos MF 12 Karim Boudiaf FW 9 Mohammed Muntari DF 3 Abdelkarim Hassan DF 13 Musab Kheder FW 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin 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
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