The inaugural FIFA Arab Cup will take place from November 30 to December 18 at six World Cup stadiums in Doha. The FIFA Arab Cup match schedule and dates have been announced by FIFA. Hosts Qatar have been placed in Group A of last week’s team draw.
Group A will face Qatar and the winner of the Bahrain-Kuwait match in the first round on November 30 at 1.00 pm. The second match is between the winner of the Oman-Somalia match and Iraq. The second round will be played on December 3 at 4.00 pm between Oman and Somalia, the winner of the match between Qatar and the winner of the match between Bahrain and Kuwait and Iraq. The match will be played between Qatar and Iraq in the third round on December 6 at 10.00 pm. On the same day, the winner of the Kuwait-Bahrain match will face the winner of the Oman-Somalia match.
The match between Tunisia and the winner of the Yemen-Mauritania match in Group B will be played on November 30 between the UAE and Syria. The match will take place on December 3 between Tunisia and Syria and between the UAE and the winner of the Yemen-Mauritania match. On December 6, the fight will be between the UAE and Tunisia and the winner of the match between Syria and Yemen-Mauritania. In Group C, on December 1, Morocco will face Palestine-Comoros, Saudi Arabia and Jordan-South Sudan.
On December 4, the winner of the Jordan-South Sudan match will face Morocco and the winner of the Palestine-Comoros match will face Saudi Arabia. Fighting between Morocco and Saudi Arabia on December 7 between the winners of the Jordan-South Sudan and Palestine-Comoros match.