2025 FIFA Arab Cup Group C

The Group C of the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup was one of the four groups of competing nations in the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup, taking place from 2 December to 9 December 2025.[1][2][3] It consisted of Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.

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

Teams

Draw position Team Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
April 2025[4][nb 1] November 2025[5]
C1  Egypt 4th 2021 Winners (1992) 32 34
C2  Jordan 10th 2021 Fourth place (1988) 62 66
C3  United Arab Emirates 3rd 2021 Fourth place (1998) 65 67
C4  Kuwait 9th 2012 Third place (1964, 1992, 1998) 134 135

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  Egypt 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2
4  Kuwait 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:

  • The winners of Group C, Jordan, advanced to play the runners-up of Group D, Iraq.
  • The runners-up of Group C, the United Arab Emirates, advanced to play the winners of Group D, Algeria.

Matches

Egypt vs Kuwait

Egypt 1–1 Kuwait
Afsha 88' (pen.) Report Al Hajeri 64'
Attendance: 24,632
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
Egypt
Kuwait
GK 23 Mohamed Bassam
RB 12 Akram Tawfik
CB 5 Ragab Nabil
CB 3 Yassin Marei
LB 21 Yehia Zakaria  72'
DM 19 Ghanam Mohamed  40'
CM 14 Amr El Solia (c)
CM 17 Mohamed Elneny  61'
RF 20 Mostafa Saad  72'
CF 10 Mohamed Sherif  61'
LF 8 Islam Issa
Substitutions:
MF 22 Mohamed Magdy  61'
FW 18 Marwan Hamdy  61'
DF 7 Karim Fouad  72'
MF 11 Mido Gaber  72'
Manager:
Helmy Toulan
GK 23 Saud Al-Hoshan  77'  83'
RB 12 Abdulwahab Al-Awadi  51'  57'
CB 5 Fahad Al Hajeri
CB 13 Khaled Al-Fadhli
LB 3 Muath Al-Dhefiri  70'
DM 6 Sultan Al Enezi
CM 8 Ahmed Al-Dhefiri
CM 10 Fawaz Ayedh  57'
RF 15 Yousef Majed  57'
CF 20 Yousef Nasser (c)  85'
LF 7 Mohammad Daham  89'
Substitutions:
MF 9 Naser Faleh Jazea  57'
FW 11 Eid Al-Rashidi  57'
DF 4 Rashed Al-Dousari  57'
DF 16 Mohammad Al-Sharifi  70'
GK 22 Sulaiman Abdulghafour  85'
Manager:
Hélio Sousa

Player of the Match:
Mohamed Magdy (Egypt)[6]

Assistant referees:
Jan Erik Engan (Norway)
Isaak Bashevkin (Norway)
Fourth official:
Ismail Elfath (United States)
Reserve assistant referee:
Corey Parker (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Antonio García Noni (Uruguay)

Jordan vs United Arab Emirates

Jordan 2–1 United Arab Emirates
 Report Bruno 47'
Attendance: 30,759
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Jordan
United Arab Emirates
GK 1 Yazeed Abulaila (c)
CB 3 Abdallah Nasib
CB 19 Saed Al-Rosan
CB 18 Salim Obaid  52'
RWB 23 Adham Al-Quraishi
LWB 20 Mohannad Abu Taha
RM 9 Ali Olwan
CM 21 Nizar Al-Rashdan  88'
CM 15 Ibrahim Sadeh  52'
LM 10 Ahmad Ersan  68'
CF 11 Yazan Al-Naimat  88'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Husam Abu Dahab  52'
MF 6 Amer Jamous  89'  52'
FW 13 Mahmoud Al-Mardi  68'
MF 14 Rajaei Ayed  88'
FW 8 Odeh Al-Fakhouri  88'
Manager:
Jamal Sellami
GK 22 Hamad Al-Meqebaali  38'
RB 19 Khaled Ibrahim  18'
CB 3 Lucas Pimenta
CB 4 Kouame Autonne  85'
LB 2 Rúben Canedo
CM 16 Marcus Meloni  85'
CM 15 Yahia Nader (c)  85'
RW 11 Bruno  72'
AM 14 Nicolás Giménez
LW 21 Luanzinho  72'
CF 10 Caio Lucas
Substitutions:
MF 9 Harib Abdalla  72'
MF 20 Yahya Al-Ghassani  90'  72'
MF 12 Isam Faiz  85'
DF 6 Saša Ivković  85'
MF 7 Ali Saleh  85'
Manager:
Cosmin Olăroiu

Player of the Match:
Yazan Al-Naimat (Jordan)[6]

Assistant referees:
Abu Bakr Al-Amri (Oman)
Rashid Al-Ghaiti (Oman)
Fourth official:
Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
Reserve assistant referee:
Edward Cook (New Zealand)
Video assistant referee:
Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Jarred Gillett (England)

Kuwait vs Jordan

Kuwait 1–3 Jordan
Nasser 84' Report
Attendance: 35,933
Referee: Cristián Garay (Chile)
Kuwait
Jordan
GK 22 Sulaiman Abdulghafour (c)  90+5'
RB 4 Rashed Al-Dousari
CB 2 Hassan Al-Enezi
CB 21 Nasser Khader  5'  57'
LB 16 Mohammad Al-Sharifi  57'
DM 14 Redha Abujabrah
CM 9 Naser Faleh Jazea  46'
CM 18 Athbi Shehab
RF 11 Eid Al-Rashidi
CF 17 Shabaib Al-Khaldi  77'
LF 19 Muath Al-Enezi  46'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Ahmed Al-Dhefiri  46'
FW 7 Mohammad Daham  46'
DF 5 Fahad Al Hajeri  57'
DF 3 Muath Al-Dhefiri  57'
FW 20 Yousef Nasser  77'
Manager:
Hélio Sousa
GK 1 Yazeed Abulaila
CB 3 Abdallah Nasib
CB 19 Saed Al-Rosan
CB 4 Husam Abu Dahab  90+3'
RWB 23 Adham Al-Quraishi
LWB 20 Mohannad Abu Taha
RM 9 Ali Olwan
CM 6 Amer Jamous
CM 21 Nizar Al-Rashdan  68'
LM 13 Mahmoud Al-Mardi (c)  68'
CF 11 Yazan Al-Naimat  79'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Ibrahim Sadeh  68'
FW 8 Odeh Al-Fakhouri  68'
MF 14 Rajaei Ayed  79'
DF 16 Ali Hajabi  90+3'
Manager:
Jamal Sellami

Player of the Match:
Ali Olwan (Jordan)[6]

Assistant referees:
Claudio Urrutia (Chile)
José Retamal (Chile)
Fourth official:
Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Reserve assistant referee:
Boris Ditsoga (Gabon)
Video assistant referee:
Antonio García Noni (Uruguay)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Dennis Higler (Netherlands)

United Arab Emirates vs Egypt

United Arab Emirates 1–1 Egypt
Caio 60' Report Hamdy 85'
Attendance: 36,299
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
United Arab Emirates
Egypt
GK 22 Hamad Al-Meqebaali
RB 5 Ala Zhir  31'
CB 3 Lucas Pimenta
CB 6 Saša Ivković
LB 2 Rúben Canedo
CM 16 Marcus Meloni  55'
CM 15 Yahia Nader (c)  84'
RW 20 Yahya Al-Ghassani  63'
AM 14 Nicolás Giménez  87'
LW 21 Luanzinho  31'
CF 11 Bruno  63'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Majid Rashid  45+4'  31'
FW 10 Caio Lucas  31'
MF 9 Harib Abdalla  63'
MF 7 Ali Saleh  63'
FW 23 Sultan Adil  87'
Manager:
Cosmin Olăroiu
GK 23 Mohamed Bassam
RB 12 Akram Tawfik
CB 5 Ragab Nabil
CB 3 Yassin Marei
LB 21 Yehia Zakaria  81'
DM 19 Ghanam Mohamed
CM 14 Amr El Solia (c)  69'
CM 17 Mohamed Elneny  69'
RF 20 Mostafa Saad  52'
CF 18 Marwan Hamdy
LF 8 Islam Issa  42'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Mido Gaber  90+5'  52'
MF 22 Mohamed Magdy  69'
DF 4 Karim El Eraki  77'  69'
FW 9 Hossam Hassan  81'
Manager:
Helmy Toulan

Player of the Match:
Marwan Hamdy (Egypt)[6]

Assistant referees:
Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)
Andreas Söderkvist (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Reserve assistant referee:
Humberto Panjoj (Guatemala)
Video assistant referee:
Fedayi San (Switzerland)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Rodolpho Toski (Brazil)

Egypt vs Jordan

Egypt 0–3 Jordan
Report
Attendance: 55,658
Egypt
Jordan
GK 23 Mohamed Bassam
RB 4 Karim El Eraki  59'  82'
CB 15 Mahmoud Hamdy (c)
CB 3 Yassin Marei  90'
LB 21 Yehia Zakaria  57'
CM 12 Akram Tawfik
CM 19 Ghanam Mohamed  38'  46'
RW 11 Mido Gaber  68'
AM 22 Mohamed Magdy  46'
LW 8 Islam Issa
LF 18 Marwan Hamdy
Substitutions:
MF 17 Mohamed Elneny  84'  46'
FW 9 Hossam Hassan  46'
DF 2 Ahmed Hany  57'
MF 20 Mostafa Saad  68'
FW 10 Mohamed Sherif  82'
Manager:
Helmy Toulan
GK 22 Nour Bani Attiah
CB 5 Hadi Al-Hourani  63'
CB 18 Salim Obaid  58'
CB 16 Ali Hajabi  71'
RWB 17 Issam Smeeri
LWB 2 Mohammad Abu Hashish  46'
RM 7 Mohammad Abu Zrayq  83'
CM 14 Rajaei Ayed (c)
CM 15 Ibrahim Sadeh
LM 10 Ahmad Ersan  63'
CF 8 Odeh Al-Fakhouri
Substitutions:
DF 20 Mohannad Abu Taha  46'
DF 19 Saed Al-Rosan  58'
DF 3 Abdallah Nasib  63'
FW 13 Mahmoud Al-Mardi  63'
DF 4 Husam Abu Dahab  71'
FW 9 Ali Olwan  83'
Manager:
Jamal Sellami

Player of the Match:
Mohammad Abu Zrayq (Jordan)[6]

Assistant referees:
Corey Parker (United States)
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Fourth official:
Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
Reserve assistant referee:
Edward Cook (New Zealand)
Video assistant referee:
Allen Chapman (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)

United Arab Emirates vs Kuwait

United Arab Emirates 3–1 Kuwait
 Report Al-Hajeri 59'
Attendance: 15,357
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
GK 22 Hamad Al-Meqebaali
RB 16 Marcus Meloni
CB 3 Lucas Pimenta
CB 6 Saša Ivković
LB 2 Rúben Canedo  89'
CM 18 Majid Rashid
CM 14 Nicolás Giménez  79'
RW 20 Yahya Al-Ghassani  79'
AM 11 Bruno  68'
LW 7 Ali Saleh (c)
CF 10 Caio Lucas  89'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Yahia Nader  68'
FW 23 Sultan Adil  79'
DF 8 Richard Akonnor  79'
FW 13 Mohammed Juma  89'
MF 12 Isam Faiz  89'
Manager:
Cosmin Olăroiu
GK 1 Khaled Al-Rashidi (c)
RB 12 Abdulwahab Al-Awadi
CB 5 Fahad Al Hajeri  26'
CB 13 Khaled Al-Fadhli  50'
LB 3 Muath Al-Dhefiri
DM 6 Sultan Al Enezi  55'
CM 8 Ahmed Al-Dhefiri  85'
CM 10 Fawaz Ayedh  8'  59'
RF 15 Yousef Majed  59'
CF 20 Yousef Nasser  85'
LF 7 Mohammad Daham
Substitutions:
DF 2 Hassan Al-Enezi  50'
FW 11 Eid Al-Rashidi  59'
MF 9 Naser Faleh Jazea  59'
MF 18 Athbi Shehab  85'
FW 17 Shabaib Al-Khaldi  85'
Manager:
Hélio Sousa

Player of the Match:
Nicolás Giménez (United Arab Emirates)[6]

Assistant referees:
Zhou Fei (China)
Zhang Cheng ((China)
Fourth official:
Espen Eskås (Norway)
Reserve assistant referee:
Isaak Bashevkin (Norway)
Video assistant referee:
Jarred Gillett (England)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Rodolpho Toski (Brazil)

Notes

  1. ^ The rankings of April 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw.

References

  1. ^ "Key tournament decisions made by FIFA Council". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Draw procedures for the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025™" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Arab Cup 2025: Draw live stream – how to watch". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Every Arab Cup Player of the Match winner". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 November 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
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