2025 FIFA Arab Cup qualification
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Qatar |
| Dates | 25–26 November |
| Teams | 14 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 4 (in 2 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 16 (2.29 per match) |
| Attendance | 44,625 (6,375 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Zaïd Amir Mohammad Daham Abdulwasea Al-Matari(2 goals each) |
← 2021 | |
The 2025 FIFA Arab Cup qualification were played from 25 to 26 November 2025.[1] A total of 14 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to qualify for the group stage of the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup.[2][3]
The 14 lowest-ranked teams in the April 2025 FIFA World Ranking met on 25 and 26 November in a single knockout match.[4] The best-ranked AFC team met the lowest-ranked CAF team, the second-best AFC team played the second-lowest CAF team, and so on.[3] In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match. A penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.[5]
Draw
The group stage draw took place on 25 May 2025 at 20:00 AST (UTC+3) in at the Raffles Hotel in Doha, Qatar.[6]
These 14 teams were divided into 7 pairings, with each pair playing single knockout match across 25 to 26 November 2025. The numbers in parentheses indicate the FIFA Men's World Ranking of April 2025.
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the group stage.
| Pot 1 (AFC) | Pot 2 (CAF) |
|---|---|
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Summary
Matches
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Mauritania  | 0–2 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Daham  8', 24' |
Kuwait advanced to Group C.
Syria  | 2–0 |  South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Syria advanced to Group A.
Palestine advanced to Group A.
Oman advanced to Group D.
Bahrain  | 1–0 |  Djibouti |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Romaihi 36' |
Report |
Bahrain advanced to Group D.
Sudan advanced to Group D.
| Comoros | 4–4 | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
Comoros advanced to Group B.