2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group B

Group B of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup took place from 30 November 2021 to 6 December 2021. The group consisted of Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, Syria and Mauritania.

The top two teams, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates, advanced to the quarter-finals.

Teams
Draw position Team Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
April 2021[1][nb 1] November 2021[2]
B1 Tunisia3rd1988 (group stage)Winners (1963)2629
B2 United Arab Emirates2nd1998 (fourth place)Fourth place (1998)7370
B3 Syria7th2002 (group stage)Runners-up (1963, 1966, 1988)7985
B4 Mauritania2nd1985 (group stage)Group stage (1985)101103

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3  Syria 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Mauritania 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Source: FIFA

In the quarter-finals:

  • Tunisia advanced to play against Oman (runners-up of Group A).
  • United Arab Emirates advanced to play against Qatar (winners of Group A).

Matches

Tunisia vs Mauritania
Tunisia 5–1 Mauritania
  • Jaziri 39', 45+2'
  • Ben Larbi 42', 51'
  • Msakni 90+1'
 Report
Attendance: 2,494
Tunisia[3]
Mauritania[3]
GK1Farouk Ben Mustapha (c)
RB21Hamza Mathlouthi
CB4Yassine Meriah
CB2Bilel Ifa
LB14Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida
CM15Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane 52'
CM13Ferjani Sassi 70'
RW10Hannibal Mejbri 64'
AM8Fakhreddine Ben Youssef 64'
LW9Firas Ben Larbi 70'
CF11Seifeddine Jaziri 79'
Substitutes:
FW23Naïm Sliti 64'
DF12Ali Maâloul 64'
FW7Youssef Msakni 70'
MF6Ghaylen Chaaleli 70'
MF17Yassine Chikhaoui 79'
Manager:
Mondher Kebaier
GK22Babacar Diop 21'[note 1]
RB4Harouna Abou Demba
CB15Bakary N'Diaye
CB5Abdoul Ba (c) 46'
LB3Mohamedhen Beibou
CM14Mohamed Dellahi Yali
CM12Alassane Diop 46'
RW10Adama Ba 30'
AM8Mamadou Niass 46'
LW11Bessam 88'
CF9Hemeya Tanjy 64'
Substitutes:
GK16Namori Diaw 21'[note 1]
MF23Mouhamed Soueid 46'
DF21Ablaye Sy 46'
MF6Guessouma Fofana 46'
FW19Salem Dianos 64'
FW7Idrissa Thiam 88'
Manager:
Didier Gomes Da Rosa

Assistant referees:
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Mohammadreza Abolfazli (Iran)
Fourth official:
Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

United Arab Emirates vs Syria
United Arab Emirates 2–1 Syria
 Report
Attendance: 4,129
United Arab Emirates[4]
Syria[4]
GK1Ali Khasif
RB9Bandar Al-Ahbabi
CB13Mohammed Al-Attas
CB3Walid Abbas (c)
LB21Mahmoud Khamees
CM18Abdullah Ramadan 76'
CM5Ali Salmeen
RW19Tahnoon Al-Zaabi
AM11Caio Canedo
LW16Ali Saleh
CF7Ali Mabkhout
Substitutes:
FW14Khalil Ibrahim 85'  90+6' 76'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
GK1Ibrahim Alma (c)
CB5Yousef Mohammad 71'
CB13Thaer Krouma
CB19Muayad Al Khouli
RWB6Amro Jenyat
LWB3Diaa Al-Haq Mohammad 66'
CM18Mohammad Anz 66'
CM12Mohammed Osman
CM20Oliver Kass Kawo 80'
SS8Ward Al Salama 80'
CF11Mahmoud Al Baher
Substitutes:
DF15Mohammad Shehioni 66'
MF21Mohammad Al Marmour 66'
MF14Mohamad Rihanieh 71'
FW7Mohammad Al-Hallak 80'
FW9Ali Bashmani 80'
Manager:
Valeriu Tița

Assistant referees:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Jerson dos Santos (Angola)
Fourth official:
Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Video assistant referee:
Shaun Evans (Australia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Danilo Manis (Brazil)
Eber Aquino (Paraguay)

Mauritania vs United Arab Emirates
Mauritania 0–1 United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 3,316
Mauritania[5]
United Arab Emirates[5]
GK1M'Backé N'Diaye
RB4Harouna Abou Demba 48'
CB15Bakary N'Diaye
CB2Moustapha Diaw 45' 57'
LB3Mohamedhen Beibou
DM14Mohamed Dellahi Yali
DM18Bodda Mouhsine
CM6Guessouma Fofana
RF10Adama Ba (c) 78'
CF9Hemeya Tanjy 78'
LF7Idrissa Thiam
Substitutes:
DF12Ablaye Sy 48'
FW8Mamadou Niass 57'
MF20Oumar M'Bareck 78'
FW11Bessam 78'
Manager:
Didier Gomes Da Rosa
GK22Mohamed Al-Shamsi
RB9Bandar Al-Ahbabi
CB13Mohammed Al-Attas
CB3Walid Abbas (c) 85'
LB2Mohammed Al-Menhali 85'
CM18Abdullah Ramadan
CM5Ali Salmeen
RW19Tahnoon Al-Zaabi
AM11Caio Canedo 74'
LW16Ali Saleh 81'
CF7Ali Mabkhout
Substitutes:
FW14Khalil Ibrahim 74'
FW10Ismail Matar 81'
FW20Sebastián Tagliabúe 85'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk

Assistant referees:
Martin Soppi (Uruguay)
Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Jair Marrufo (United States)

Syria vs Tunisia
Syria 2–0 Tunisia
 Report
Attendance: 15,913
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)
Syria[6]
Tunisia[6]
GK23Khaled Haj Othman (c)
CB5Yousef Mohammad
CB13Thaer Krouma
CB19Muayad Al Khouli 49'
RWB6Amro Jenyat 7'
LWB15Mohammad Shehioni
CM18Mohammad Anz
CM12Mohammed Osman 82'
CM20Oliver Kass Kawo 68'
SS8Ward Al Salama 68'
CF11Mahmoud Al Baher 68'
Substitutes:
FW7Mohammad Al-Hallak 68'
MF14Mohamad Rihanieh 68'
MF16Kamel Hmeisheh 68'
FW9Ali Bashmani 82'
Manager:
Valeriu Tița
GK1Farouk Ben Mustapha (c)
RB8Fakhreddine Ben Youssef 46'
CB2Bilel Ifa
CB4Yassine Meriah
LB14Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida
CM15Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane 45+10'
CM6Ghaylen Chaaleli 75'
CM13Ferjani Sassi 86'
AM10Hannibal Mejbri
AM9Firas Ben Larbi 55'
CF11Seifeddine Jaziri 70'
Substitutes:
FW23Naïm Sliti 46'
FW7Youssef Msakni 55'
MF18Saad Bguir 70'
MF19Mootez Zaddem 86'
Manager
Mondher Kebaier

Assistant referees:
Micheal Barwegen (Canada)
Karen Diaz Medina (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Eber Aquino (Paraguay)
Osamu Nomura (Japan)
Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Syria vs Mauritania
Syria 1–2 Mauritania
 Report
Attendance: 8,539
Syria[7]
Mauritania[7]
GK23Khaled Haj Othman (c)
RB6Amro Jenyat
CB19Muayad Al Khouli
CB13Thaer Krouma
CB5Youssef Mohammad 39' 46'
LB15Mohammad Shehioni
RW12Mohammed Osman 76'
CM18Mouhamad Anez 63'
CM20Oliver Kass Kawo 86'
LW8Ward Al Salama 76'
CF11Mahmoud Al Baher
Substitutes:
MF10Mahmoud Al Mawas 46'
MF14Mohamad Rihanieh 63'
MF16Kamel Hmeisheh 76'
FW7Mohammad Al-Hallak 76'
FW9Ali Bashmani 86'
Manager:
Valeriu Tița
GK1M'Backé N'Diaye
RB2Moustapha Diaw
CB4Harouna Abou Demba
CB18Bodda Mouhsine 85'
CB21Ablaye Sy
LB17Demba Trawré 81' 85'
CM14Mohamed Dellahi Yali (c)
CM23Mouhamed Soueid 69'
CM6Guessouma Fofana
CF7Idrissa Thiam
CF8Mamadou Niass 3' 59'
Substitutes:
FW9Hemeya Tanjy 59'
FW10Adama Ba 69'
DF3Mohamedhen Beibou 85'
MF12Alassane Diop 85'
Manager:
Didier Gomes Da Rosa

Assistant referees:
Danilo Simon (Brazil)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Video assistant referee:
Rafael Traci (Brazil)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Guillermo Cuadra (Spain)

Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates
Tunisia 1–0 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Attendance: 14,272
Tunisia[8]
United Arab Emirates[8]
GK22Mouez Hassen
RB6Ghailene Chaalali
CB4Yassine Meriah
CB2Bilel Ifa
LB14Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida 86'
CM20Mohamed Dräger
CM13Ferjani Sassi
AM23Naïm Sliti
CM10Hannibal Mejbri 82'
AM7Youssef Msakni (c) 90'
CF11Seifeddine Jaziri 68'
Substitutes:
FW8Fakhreddine Ben Youssef 68'
MF9Firas Ben Larbi 82'
MF18Saad Bguir 90'
Manager:
Mondher Kebaier
GK17Khalid Eisa
RB9Bandar Al-Ahbabi
CB13Mohammed Al-Attas
CB3Walid Abbas (c) 30' 46'
LB21Mahmoud Khamees
CM5Ali Salmeen 85'
CM18Abdullah Ramadan
RW19Tahnoon Al-Zaabi 25'
CM16Ali Saleh 84'
LW11Caio Canedo 74'
CF20Sebastián Tagliabúe
Substitutes:
DF6Mohanad Salem 48' 46'
MF14Khalil Ibrahim 74'
FW10Ismail Matar 84'
FW15Mohammed Jumaa 85'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk

Assistant referees:
Rafael Foltyn (Germany)
Christian Gittelmann (Germany)
Fourth official:
Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Video assistant referee:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
Eber Aquino (Paraguay)

Notes
  1. The rankings of April 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  1. As Diaw came on as a concussion substitute for Diop, this did not count towards the limit of five substitutions allowed for Mauritania.

References
  1. "Men's Ranking". fifa.com. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. "Men's Ranking". fifa.com. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  3. "Tunisia vs Mauritania Lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. "United Arab Emirates vs Syria Lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. "Mauritania vs United Arab Emirates Lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. "Syria vs Tunisia Lineups". sofascore.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. "Syria vs Mauritania Lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  8. "Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates Lineups". sofascore.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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