2021 Arab Cup U-20
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| كأس العرب للمنتخبات تحت 20 سنة | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Egypt |
| City | Cairo |
| Dates | 20 June – 6 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Saudi Arabia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Algeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 107 (3.45 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Mohamed Radid(6 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Osama Al-Mermsh |
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The 2021 Arab Cup U-20 (Arabic: كأس العرب للمنتخبات تحت 20 سنة) was the seventh edition of the Arab Cup U-20. It was hosted by Egypt from 20 June to 6 July 2021.[1] The tournament included 12 UAFA-member teams and four invited teams.[2] Senegal were the defending champions but were eliminated in the quarter-finals. Saudi Arabia beat Algeria 2–1 in the final to win their second title.[3]
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Draw
Venues
The 30 June Stadium was later included as a venue for the Group D matches due to the poor condition of Police Academy Stadium.[7]
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
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| Cairo | Cairo International Stadium | 75,000 |
| Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium | 35,000 | |
| 30 June Stadium | 30,000 | |
| Petro Sport Stadium | 16,000 | |
| 12,000 |
Match officials
The following 31 referees were chosen for the tournament.[8]
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Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2001 were eligible to compete.
Group stage
The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
All times are local, CAT (UTC+2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Egypt (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Algeria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Niger |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Mauritania |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| Mauritania | 0–1 | Algeria |
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| Algeria | 0–1 | Egypt |
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| Niger | 0–0 | Mauritania |
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| Egypt | 4–1 | Mauritania |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Morocco |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 |  Tajikistan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Djibouti |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Morocco | 6–1 | Tajikistan |
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| United Arab Emirates | 8–0 | Djibouti |
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| Djibouti | 0–4 | Morocco |
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| Tajikistan | 3–2 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Morocco | 5–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Djibouti | 0–5 | Tajikistan |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Senegal |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 |  Comoros |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Iraq |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Lebanon |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Tunisia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Yemen |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Uzbekistan |
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| Uzbekistan | 0–1 | Tunisia |
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| Yemen | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Uzbekistan | 1–3 | Yemen |
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Knockout phase
In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time was played).
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Egypt | 3 | |||||||||
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| Tajikistan | 0 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 2 | |||||||||
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| Saudi Arabia | 3 | |||||||||
| Senegal | 1 (2) | |||||||||
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| Saudi Arabia (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | |||||||||
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| Algeria | 1 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 1 (3) | |||||||||
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| Algeria (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Algeria | 2 | |||||||||
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| Tunisia | 0 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||||||
| Comoros | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Egypt | 3–0 | Tajikistan |
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| Senegal | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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| 2–3 |
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Semi-finals
| Egypt | 2–3 | Saudi Arabia |
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Final
The final match was initially scheduled to be played at the Cairo International Stadium at 20:00. The UAFA decided to play the game at 17:00 at the 30 June Stadium, also in Cairo.[9][10]
| Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Algeria |
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