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 (UAE), Syria and Mauritania. The top two teams, Tunisia and the UAE, advanced to the round of 16.

Teams
Draw position Team Appearance Previous best
performance		 FIFA World Rankings (on 19 November)[1]
A1 Tunisia3rdWinners (1963)29
A2 United Arab Emirates2ndFourth place (1998)70
A3 Syria7thRunners-up (1963), (1966), (1988)85
A4 Mauritania2ndGroup Stage (1985)103

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 B).
  • United Arab Emirates advanced to play against Qatar (winners of Group B).

Matches

Tunisia vs Mauritania
Tunisia 5–1 Mauritania
 Report
Attendance: 2,494
Tunisia[2]
Mauritania[2]
GK1Farouk Ben Mustapha (c)
CB21Hamza Mathlouthi
CB4Yassine Meriah
CB2Bilel Ifa
RM8Fakhreddine Ben Youssef 64'
DM15Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane 52'
DM13Ferjani Sassi
LM14Amine Ben Hamida
CM9Firas Ben Larbi
CM10Hannibal Mejbri 64'
CF11Seifeddine Jaziri
Substitutes:
FW23Naim Sliti 64'
DF12Ali Maâloul 64'
MF7Youssef Msakni 70'
MF6Ghailene Chaalali 70'
FW17Yassine Chikhaoui 79'
Manager:
Adel Sellimi
GK22Babacar Diop 21'
RB4Harouna Abou Demba
CB15Bakary N'Diaye
CB5Abdoul Bâ (c) 46'
LB3Mohamedhen Beibou
DM14Mohamed Dellahi Yali
RM8Mamadou Niass 46'
CM10Adama Ba 30'
CM12Alassane Diop 46'
LM11Bessam 88'
CF9Hemeya Tanjy 64'
Substitutes:
GK16Namori Diaw 21'
MF23Mouhamed Soueid 46'
DF21Ablaye Sy 46'
MF6Guessouma Fofana 46'
FW19Dianos 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:
Abdalla 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

Mauritania vs United Arab Emirates
Mauritania 0–1 United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 3,316
Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

Syria vs Tunisia
Syria 2–0 Tunisia
 Report
Attendance: 15,913
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

Syria vs Mauritania
Syria 1–2 Mauritania
 Report
Attendance: 8,539

Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates
Tunisia 1–0 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Attendance: 14,272

References
  1. "Men's Ranking". fifa.com. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. "Tunisia vs Mauritania Lineups". sofascore.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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