The knockout stage of the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 11 December with the quarter-finals and ended on 18 December with the final match at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail. The top two teams from each group (8 in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A third place play-off was scheduled to be played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.
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 Morocco vs Syria
GK 12 Mehdi BenabidRB 7 Mohamed BoulacsouteCB 4 Soufiane BouftiniCB 18 Marwane SaâdaneLB 19 Hamza El Moussaoui CM 13 Walid El Karti CM 6 Mohamed Rabie Hrimat (c)RW 21 Karim El Berkaoui AM 14 Oussama Tannane LW 10 Amin Zahzouh CF 20 Tarik Tissoudali Substitutions:FW 11 Walid Azaro DF 5 Mahmoud Bentayg MF 16 Aschraf El Mahdioui FW 17 Mounir Chouiar MF 8 Sabir Bougrine DF 2 Mohamed Moufid Manager: Tarik Sektioui GK 1 Elias HadayaRB 19 Zakaria HannanCB 2 Ahmad FaqaCB 13 Abdulrazzak Al MohammadLB 6 Khaled KourdoghliCM 16 Elmar Abraham CM 8 Simon Amin RW 17 Mohammad Alsalkhadi AM 10 Mahmoud Al-Mawas (c) LW 21 Mahmoud Al Aswad CF 12 Antonio Yakoub Substitutions:MF 18 Mouhamad Anez MF 15 Mahmoud Nayef FW 9 Yassin Samia FW 7 Omar Khribin MF 14 Anas Dahan MF 20 Hasan Dahan Manager: José Lana Man of the Match: Walid Azaro (Morocco)
Assistant referees: Claudio Urrutia (Chile) José Retamal (Chile) Fourth official: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay) Reserve assistant referee: Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay) Video assistant referee: Rodolpho Toski (Brazil) Assistant video assistant referee: Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
Palestine vs Saudi Arabia
GK 22 Rami HamadehRB 7 Musab Al-Battat (c) CB 15 Michel TermaniniCB 3 Mohammed SalehLB 2 Wajdi Nabhan RM 5 Ameed Sawafta CM 20 Ameed Mahajna CM 8 Hamed Hamdan LM 9 Tamer Seyam CF 11 Oday DabbaghCF 21 Zaid Qunbar Substitutions:FW 18 Ahmad Al-Qaq MF 6 Oday Kharoub DF 14 Ahmed Taha DF 12 Khalid Abu El Haija FW 19 Khaled Al-Nabris Manager:Ihab Abu Jazar GK 1 Nawaf Al-AqidiRB 2 Ali Majrashi CB 5 Hassan Al-TombaktiCB 14 Waleed Al-AhmedLB 13 Nawaf BoushalDM 15 Abdullah Al-Khaibari CM 23 Mohamed KannoCM 6 Nasser Al-Dawsari RF 18 Saleh Abu Al-Shamat CF 9 Firas Al-Buraikan LF 10 Salem Al-Dawsari (c)Substitutions:FW 20 Abdulrahman Al-Aboud MF 7 Musab Al-Juwayr MF 16 Murad Hawsawi FW 11 Saleh Al-Shehri DF 4 Abdulelah Al-Amri Manager: Hervé Renard Man of the Match: Mohamed Kanno (Saudi Arabia)
Assistant referees: Mahmoud Abouregal (Egypt) Ahmed Ali (Egypt) Fourth official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand) Reserve assistant referee: Isaac Trevis (New Zealand) Video assistant referee: Jarred Gillett (England) Assistant video assistant referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
Jordan vs Iraq
GK 1 Yazeed AbulailaCB 3 Abdallah NasibCB 19 Saed Al-RosanCB 4 Husam Abu Dahab RWB23 Adham Al-QuraishiLWB20 Mohannad Abu TahaRM 9 Ali OlwanCM 21 Nizar Al-RashdanCM 6 Amer JamousLM 13 Mahmoud Al-Mardi (c) CF 11 Yazan Al-Naimat Substitutions:FW 8 Odeh Al-Fakhouri MF 14 Rajaei Ayed DF 16 Ali Hajabi Manager: Jamal Sellami GK 22 Ahmed BasilRB 3 Mustafa SaadoonCB 6 Munaf YounisCB 5 Akam HashimLB 15 Ahmed YahyaCM 19 Karrar NabeelCM 20 Zaid IsmailRW 17 Ali JasimAM 8 Amjad Attwan (c) LW 23 Ahmed Maknzi CF 10 Mohanad AliSubstitutions:MF 11 Hasan Abdulkareem FW 9 Mohammed Jawad Manager: Graham Arnold Man of the Match: Yazeed Abulaila (Jordan)
Assistant referees: Jan Erik Engan (Norway) Isaak Bashevkin (Norway) Fourth official: Pierre Atcho (Gabon) Reserve assistant referee: Boris Ditsoga (Gabon) Video assistant referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands) Assistant video assistant referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Algeria vs United Arab Emirates
GK 1 Farid ChaâlRB 12 Réda HalaïmiaCB 19 Achref AbadaCB 5 Abdelkader Bedrane LB 2 Houari Baouche DM 6 Victor Lekhal CM 14 Sofiane Bendebka CM 10 Yassine BenziaRF 7 Adil BoulbinaCF 18 Redouane Berkane LF 11 Yacine Brahimi (c)Substitutions:MF 8 Zakaria Draoui DF 4 Mohamed Amine Tougai DF 3 Naoufel Khacef FW 9 Adam Ounas MF 15 Houssem Eddine Mrezigue Manager:Madjid Bougherra GK 22 Hamad Al-MeqebaaliRB 16 Marcus Meloni CB 3 Lucas Pimenta CB 6 Saša Ivković LB 2 Rúben CanedoCM 18 Majid Rashid CM 15 Yahia Nader (c) RW 11 Bruno AM 14 Nicolás Giménez LW 20 Yahya Al-Ghassani CF 10 Caio Lucas Substitutions:MF 12 Isam Faiz DF 19 Khaled Ibrahim MF 7 Ali Saleh DF 8 Richard Akonnor FW 23 Sultan Adil DF 4 Kouame Autonne Manager: Cosmin Olăroiu Man of the Match: Hamad Al-Meqebaali (United Arab Emirates)
Assistant referees: Mohammad Al-Kalaf (Jordan) Ahmad Al-Roalle (Jordan) Fourth official: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) Reserve assistant referee: Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica) Video assistant referee: Allen Chapman (United States) Assistant video assistant referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)
Semi-finals Morocco vs United Arab Emirates
GK 12 Mehdi BenabidRB 7 Mohamed Boulacsoute CB 4 Soufiane BouftiniCB 18 Marwane Saâdane LB 19 Hamza El Moussaoui CM 3 Anas Bach CM 6 Mohamed Rabie Hrimat (c)RW 21 Karim El Berkaoui AM 14 Oussama Tannane LW 10 Amin Zahzouh CF 11 Walid Azaro Substitutions:FW 9 Abderrazak Hamdallah MF 16 Aschraf El Mahdioui DF 5 Mahmoud Bentayg MF 13 Walid El Karti DF 15 Marouane Louadni Manager: Tarik Sektioui GK 22 Hamad Al-MeqebaaliRB 19 Khaled Ibrahim CB 3 Lucas PimentaCB 6 Saša IvkovićLB 2 Rúben CanedoCM 18 Majid Rashid CM 12 Isam Faiz RW 11 Bruno AM 4 Kouame Autonne LW 20 Yahya Al-Ghassani (c) CF 10 Caio Lucas Substitutions:MF 7 Ali Saleh FW 23 Sultan Adil DF 8 Richard Akonnor FW 13 Mohammed Juma MF 15 Yahia Nader Manager: Cosmin Olăroiu
Man of the Match: Hamza El Moussaoui (Morocco)
Assistant referees: Jan Erik Engan (Norway) Isaak Bashevkin (Norway) Fourth official: Ma Ning (China) Reserve assistant referee: Zhou Fei (China) Video assistant referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia) Assistant video assistant referee: Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
Saudi Arabia vs Jordan
GK 1 Nawaf Al-AqidiRB 2 Ali Majrashi CB 5 Hassan Al-TombaktiCB 14 Waleed Al-Ahmed LB 13 Nawaf Boushal DM 15 Abdullah Al-Khaibari CM 23 Mohamed KannoCM 6 Nasser Al-Dawsari RF 18 Saleh Abu Al-Shamat CF 9 Firas Al-Buraikan LF 10 Salem Al-Dawsari (c) Substitutions:FW 20 Abdulrahman Al-Aboud MF 7 Musab Al-Juwayr FW 19 Abdullah Al-Hamdan MF 12 Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat FW 11 Saleh Al-Shehri Manager: Hervé Renard GK 1 Yazeed AbulailaCB 3 Abdallah NasibCB 19 Saed Al-RosanCB 4 Husam Abu Dahab RWB 17 Issam SmeeriLWB 20 Mohannad Abu Taha CM 21 Nizar Al-RashdanCM 14 Rajaei Ayed RF 9 Ali Olwan CF 13 Mahmoud Al-Mardi (c) LF 10 Ahmad Ersan Substitutions:FW 7 Mohammad Abu Zrayq MF 2 Mohammad Abu Hashish DF 16 Ali Hajabi MF 6 Amer Jamous Manager: Jamal Sellami
Man of the Match: Yazeed Abulaila (Jordan)
Assistant referees: Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay) Milcíades Saldívar (Paraguay) Fourth official: Cristián Garay (Chile) Reserve assistant referee: Claudio Urrutia (Chile) Video assistant referee: Antonio García Noni (Uruguay) Assistant video assistant referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
Third place play-off
GK 22 Raghed Al-NajjarRB 12 Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat CB 4 Abdulelah Al-AmriCB 17 Mohammed SulaimanLB 13 Nawaf BoushalRM 9 Firas Al-BuraikanCM 7 Musab Al-JuwayrCM 6 Nasser Al-Dawsari LM 10 Salem Al-Dawsari (c)CF 11 Saleh Al-ShehriCF 19 Abdullah Al-HamdanSubstitutions:MF 15 Abdullah Al-Khaibari Manager: Hervé Renard GK 22 Hamad Al-MeqebaaliRB 16 Marcus MeloniCB 3 Lucas PimentaCB 6 Saša IvkovićLB 2 Rúben CanedoCM 12 Isam FaizCM 15 Yahia Nader RW 20 Yahya Al-GhassaniAM 11 BrunoLW 7 Ali Saleh (c)CF 23 Sultan AdilSubstitutions:MF 14 Nicolás Giménez Manager: Cosmin Olăroiu
Man of the Match: Raghed Al-Najjar (Saudi Arabia)
Assistant referees: Claudio Urrutia (Chile) José Retamal (Chile) Fourth official: Pierre Atcho (Gabon) Reserve assistant referee: Boris Ditsoga (Gabon) Video assistant referee: Rodolpho Toski (Brazil) Assistant video assistant referee: Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica) Support video assistant referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
Final
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