25th Arabian Gulf Cup Group A

The Group A of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup was one of the two groups of competing nations in the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup. It consisted of hosts Iraq, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Oman. The matches took place from 6 to 12 January 2023. The top two teams, Iraq and Oman, advanced to the semi-finals.

Teams
Team Appearance Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings (October 2022)[1]
 Iraq (hosts)16thWinners (1979, 1984, 1988)68
 Yemen10thGroup stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2019)155
 Saudi Arabia24thWinners (1994, 2002, 2003–04)51
 Oman23rdWinners (2009, 2017–18)75

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq (H) 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Oman 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Yemen 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: AGCFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches

Iraq vs Oman
Iraq 0–0 Oman
Report
Iraq
Oman
GK12Jalal Hassan (c)
RB17Hussein Ammar 46'
CB5Ali Faez
CB4Mustafa Nadhim
LB15Dhurgham Ismail
CM14Amjad Attwan 39' 74'
CM16Amir Al-Ammari 89'
RW7Hussein Ali 61'
AM8Ibrahim Bayesh 38'
LW20Hussein Jabbar 62'
CF18Aymen Hussein
Substitutions:
DF6Alai Ghasem 46'
MF11Sherko Karim 61'
MF19Mohammed Ali Abboud 62'
MF13Rewan Amin 74'
MF23Moammel Abdul-Ridha 89'
Manager:
Jesús Casas
GK1Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB11Amjad Al-Harthi 72'
CB5Juma Al-Habsi 87'
CB6Ahmed Al-Khamisi
LB14Ahmed Al-Kaabi
CM10Jameel Al-Yahmadi 85'
CM23Harib Al-Saadi (c) 40'
CM8Zahir Al-Aghbari 59'
AM4Arshad Al-Alawi 85'
CF7Issam Al-Sabhi
CF17Rabia Al-Alawi 90+3'
Substitutions:
MF15Musab Al-Mamari 59'
DF16Khalid Al-Braiki 85'
MF21Mataz Saleh 85'
DF2Mohammed Al-Musalami 90+3'
Manager:
Branko Ivanković

Man of the Match:
Dhurgham Ismail (Iraq)

Assistant referees:
Ovidiu-Mihai Artene (Romania)
Vasile Marinescu (Romania)
Fourth official:
Adnan Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Jérémie Pignard (France)

Yemen vs Saudi Arabia
Yemen 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
GK22Salem Al-Harsh
RB17Emad Al-Godaimah
CB3Harwan Alzubaidi 62'
CB4Mudir Al-Radaei (c)
LB16Ahmed Al-Wajeeh
DM15Mohammed Al-Tiri
RM11Abdulwasea Al-Matari 85'
CM8Anes Al-Maari 80'
CM10Nasser Al-Gahwashi 63'
LM9Omar Al-Dahi 85'
CF12Ahmed Maher 63'
Substitutions:
CF7Ahmed Al-Sarori 63'
MF20Hamza Hanash 63'
DF2Hamza Al-Rimi 80'
FW19Ali Alomari 85'
MF18Mohammed Al-Dahi 85'
Manager:
Miroslav Soukup
GK1Nawaf Al-Aqidi
RB2Madallah Al-Olayan 78' 90'
CB3Ahmed Bamsaud
CB5Qassem Lajami
LB4Ziyad Al-Sahafi
CM14Awad Al-Nashri 78'
CM6Riyadh Sharahili (c)
CM23Musab Al-Juwayr 29' 90'
RW7Sumayhan Al-Nabit
CF9Raed Al-Ghamdi 84'
LW10Turki Al-Ammar 77'
Substitutions:
MF8Faisal Al-Ghamdi 90'
MF12Mohammed Aboulshamat 84'
FW16Mohammed Maran 90'
MF17Naif Masoud 78'
MF18Saad Al-Nasser 77'
Manager:
Saad Al-Shehri

Man of the Match:
Sumayhan Al-Nabit (Saudi Arabia)

Assistant referees:
Khaled Ayed (Qatar)
Zahi Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
Video assistant referee:
Abdullah Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ahmed Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

Oman vs Yemen
Oman 3–2 Yemen
 Report
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
Oman
Yemen
GK1Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB19Mahmood Al-Mushaifri 57'
CB4Arshad Al-Alawi 75'
CB2Mohammed Al-Musalami (c)
LB14Ahmed Al-Kaabi
CM23Harib Al-Saadi
CM5Juma Al-Habsi
CM20Salaah Al-Yahyaei 75'
AM10Jameel Al-Yahmadi 89'
CF17Rabia Al-Alawi
CF7Issam Al-Sabhi 75'
Substitutions:
DF6Ahmed Al-Khamisi 57'
FW9Omar Al-Malki 75'
MF15Musab Al-Mamari 75'
FW8Zahir Al-Aghbari 75'
DF16Khalid Al-Braiki 89'
Manager:
Branko Ivanković
GK23Ali Fadhl 46'
RB17Emad Al-Godaimah 50'
CB3Harwan Alzubaidi
CB4Mudir Al-Radaei (c) 44'
LB16Ahmed Al-Wajeeh 62'
DM15Mohammed Al-Tiri 45+3'
RM11Abdulwasea Al-Matari
CM8Anes Al-Maari 77'
CM20Hamza Hanash 62'
LM9Omar Al-Dahi
CF12Ahmed Maher 73'
Substitutions:
GK1Mohamed Aman 46'
DF2Hamza Al-Rimi 62'
DF21Jarallah Al-Zaghari 62'
MF18Mohammed Al-Dahi 73'
FW7Ahmed Al-Sarori 77'
Manager:
Miroslav Soukup

Man of the Match:
Salaah Al-Yahyaei (Oman)

Assistant referees:
Abdulhadi Al-Enezi (Kuwait)
Sayed Ali Mahmoud (Kuwait)
Fourth official:
Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Video assistant referee:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Hashem Al-Ibrahim (Kuwait)

Saudi Arabia vs Iraq
Saudi Arabia 0–2 Iraq
Report
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
GK1Nawaf Al-Aqidi
RB2Madallah Al-Olayan
CB4Ziyad Al-Sahafi
CB5Qassem Lajami
LB3Ahmed Bamsaud 78'
CM14Awad Al-Nashri 61'
CM6Riyadh Sharahili (c)
RW23Musab Al-Juwayr 61'
AM18Saad Al-Nasser 61'
LW7Sumayhan Al-Nabit
CF9Raed Al-Ghamdi 61'
Substitutions:
FW16Mohammed Maran 61'
MF10Turki Al-Ammar 61'
MF17Naif Masoud 61'
MF11Ahmed Al-Ghamdi 61'
MF15Hussain Al-Eisa 78'
Manager:
Saad Al-Shehri
GK22Ahmed Basil
RB6Alai Ghasem
CB4Mustafa Nadhim
CB5Ali Faez
LB15Dhurgham Ismail (c) 37'
CM19Mohammed Ali Abboud 90+1'
CM16Amir Al-Ammari 90+1'
RW10Hasan Abdulkareem 61'
AM14Amjad Attwan 78'
LW8Ibrahim Bayesh
CF18Aymen Hussein 61'
Substitutions:
FW21Aso Rostam 61'
MF11Sherko Karim 61'
MF23Moammel Abdul-Ridha 78'
DF2Manaf Younis 90+1'
DF3Zaid Tahseen 90+1'
Manager:
Jesús Casas

Man of the Match:
Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq)

Assistant referees:
Ali Al Nuami (United Arab Emirates)
Sabet Suroor (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Video assistant referee:
Abdullah Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ahmed Eissa (United Arab Emirates)

Iraq vs Yemen
Iraq 5–0 Yemen
 Report
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Iraq
Yemen
GK12Jalal Hassan (c)
RB17Hussein Ammar 62'
CB4Mustafa Nadhim
CB5Ali Faez
LB6Alai Ghasem
CM8Ibrahim Bayesh 79'
CM13Rewan Amin
RW10Hasan Abdulkareem 46'
AM20Hussein Jabbar 62'
LW7Hussein Ali
CF18Aymen Hussein 79'
Substitutions:
MF16Amir Al-Ammari 46'
MF14Amjad Attwan 62'
DF15Dhurgham Ismail 62'
FW9Alaa Abbas 79'
MF11Sherko Karim 79'
Manager:
Jesús Casas
GK1Mohamed Aman
RB2Hamza Al-Rimi
CB17Emad Al-Godaimah
CB3Harwan Alzubaidi
LB16Ahmed Al-Wajeeh
RM10Nasser Al-Gahwashi 90+2'
CM14Mohammed Fawzi Bahamid 59'
CM15Mohammed Al-Tiri 83'
LM11Abdulwasea Al-Matari (c) 90+3'
CF18Mohammed Al-Dahi 46'
CF9Omar Al-Dahi 59'
Substitutions:
FW12Ahmed Maher 46'
FW7Ahmed Al-Sarori 68' 59'
MF8Anes Al-Maari 59'
FW19Ali Alomari 83'
MF20Hamza Hanash 90+2'
Manager:
Miroslav Soukup

Man of the Match:
Hussein Ali (Iraq)

Assistant referees:
Shayusupov Sanjar (Uzbekistan)
Alisher Usmanov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official:
Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Video assistant referee:
Abdullah Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ahmed Eissa (United Arab Emirates)

Saudi Arabia vs Oman
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Oman
 Report
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Saudi Arabia
Oman
GK1Nawaf Al-Aqidi
RB12Mohammed Aboulshamat
CB4Ziyad Al-Sahafi
CB5Qassem Lajami 10'
LB3Ahmed Bamsaud
CM17Naif Masoud 71'
CM6Riyadh Sharahili (c) 66'
RW10Turki Al-Ammar
AM23Musab Al-Juwayr 87'
LW7Sumayhan Al-Nabit 71'
CF16Mohammed Maran
Substitutions:
DF13Hussain Al-Sibyani 10'
MF18Saad Al-Nasser 66'
MF11Ahmed Al-Ghamdi 71'
MF14Awad Al-Nashri 76' 71'
Manager:
Saad Al-Shehri
GK1Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB13Ahmed Al-Adawi 46'
CB6Ahmed Al-Khamisi
CB5Juma Al-Habsi 31'
LB14Ahmed Al-Kaabi
CM10Jameel Al-Yahmadi
CM23Harib Al-Saadi (c)
CM4Arshad Al-Alawi 46'
AM20Salaah Al-Yahyaei 74' 74'
CF17Rabia Al-Alawi 46'
CF7Issam Al-Sabhi 90'
Substitutions:
DF2Mohammed Al-Musalami 46'
MF8Zahir Al-Aghbari 46'
MF21Mataz Saleh 63'
DF16Khalid Al-Braiki 74'
DF3Fahmi Durbin 90'
Manager:
Branko Ivanković

Man of the Match:
Harib Al-Saadi (Oman)

Assistant referees:
Fei Zhou (China)
Cheng Zhang (China)
Fourth official:
Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Fu Ming (China)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:

  • first yellow card: −1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
  • direct red card: −4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
           
 Iraq 2 1 –3
 Oman 3 2 –5
 Yemen 1 3 2 –6
 Saudi Arabia 2 2 –4

References
  1. "FIFA Men's Ranking". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.