Arab Cup 2025: Calendar and the results

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The 2025 Arab Football Cup will be played from December 1 to 18, 2025, in Qatar. Sixteen selections will compete for three weeks in a highly anticipated tournament, divided into four groups of four and played in the major stadiums of the last World Cups. Sport News Africa offers you the full calendar, day by day, to not miss anything of the competition.

Key dates of the 2025 Arab Cup

Group phase: 1 to 9 December 2025
Quarter-finals: December 11, 2025
Semi-finals: December 15, 2025
Match for 3rd place: December 17, 2025
Final: December 18, 2025

The complete calendar of the 2025 Arab Cup (GMT schedule)

Group A
Qatar – Tunisia – Syria – Palestine

December 1, 2025

Tunisia 0–1 Syria
Qatar 0–1 Palestine
December 4, 2025

Palestine – Tunisia (14:30 GMT)
Syria – Qatar (17h GMT)
December 7, 2025

Qatar – Tunisia (17h GMT)
Syria – Palestine (17h GMT)

Group B
Morocco – Saudi Arabia – Oman – Comoros

December 2, 2025

Morocco 3–1 Comoros
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Oman
December 5, 2025

Oman – Morocco (14:30 GMT)
Comoros – Saudi Arabia (17h GMT)
December 8, 2025

Morocco – Saudi Arabia (17h GMT)
Oman – Comoros (17h GMT)

Group C
Egypt – Jordan – United Arab Emirates – Kuwait

December 2, 2025

Egypt 1–1 Kuwait
December 3, 2025

Jordan – United Arab Emirates (17h GMT)
December 6, 2025

Kuwait – Jordan (11am GMT)
United Arab Emirates – Egypt (18:30 GMT)

Group D
Algeria – Iraq – Bahrain – Sudan

December 3, 2025

Algeria 0–0 Sudan (12h GMT)
Iraq – Bahrain (14:30 GMT)
December 6, 2025

Bahrain – Algeria (13:30 GMT)
Sudan – Iraq (16h GMT)

Quarterfinals — December 11, 2025

1st Group A - 2nd Group B
1st Group B - 2nd Group A
1st Group C - 2nd Group D
1st Group D - 2nd Group C

Semi-finals—December 15, 2025

(Times to be confirmed)

Match for 3rd place — December 17, 2025

Final — December 18, 2025

Stadium: Lusail Stadium (Lusail)

(Schedule to be confirmed)

What to remember

The Arab Cup 2025 will be played over 18 days.
Qatar hosts the tournament for the second time in a row.
Many shocks are expected from the group stage: Morocco – Saudi Arabia, Qatar – Tunisia, Egypt – Emirates, Algeria – Iraq.