2025 FIFA Arab Cup final

2025 FIFA Arab Cup final
Lusail Stadium, where the match was played
Event2025 FIFA Arab Cup
After extra time
Date18 December 2025 (2025-12-18)
VenueLusail Stadium, Lusail
Man of the MatchAbderrazak Hamdallah (Morocco)
RefereeGlenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Attendance84,517
WeatherRainy
16 °C (61 °F)
100% humidity[1]

The 2025 FIFA Arab Cup final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup. The match was held at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar,[2][3][4] on 18 December 2025 and it was contested by Morocco and Jordan, the winners of the semi-finals. The date of the final marked three years to the day since the 2022 FIFA World Cup final, also held at Lusail.

Route to the final

 Jordan Round  Morocco
Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result
 United Arab Emirates 2–1 Match 1  Comoros 3–1
 Kuwait 3–1 Match 2  Oman 0–0
 Egypt 3–0 Match 3  Saudi Arabia 1–0
Group C winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Jordan 3 9
2  United Arab Emirates 3 4
3  Egypt 3 2
4  Kuwait 3 1
Source: FIFA
Final standings Group B winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Morocco 3 7
2  Saudi Arabia 3 6
3  Oman 3 4
4  Comoros 3 0
Source: FIFA
Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result
 Iraq 1–0 Quarter-final  Syria 1–0
 Saudi Arabia 1–0 Semi-final  United Arab Emirates 3–0

Match details

Jordan 2–3 (a.e.t.) Morocco
Olwan 48', 68' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 84,517
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Jordan
Morocco
GK1Yazeed Abulaila
CB3Abdallah Nasib
CB19Saed Al-Rosan
CB4Husam Abu DahabYellow card 77'downward-facing red arrow 104'
RM17Issam Smeeridownward-facing red arrow 46'
CM21Nizar Al-Rashdan
CM6Amer Jamousdownward-facing red arrow 81'
LM20Mohannad Abu Taha
RF7Mohammad Abu Zrayqdownward-facing red arrow 46'
CF9Ali Olwan
LF13Mahmoud Al-Mardi (c)downward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutions:
MF23Adham Al-Quraishiupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW8Odeh Al-Fakhouriupward-facing green arrow 46' downward-facing red arrow 112'
MF14Rajaei AyedYellow card 119'upward-facing green arrow 81'
DF2Mohammad Abu Hashishupward-facing green arrow 90'
DF16Ali Hajabiupward-facing green arrow 104'
FW10Ahmad Ersanupward-facing green arrow 112'
Manager:
Morocco Jamal Sellami
GK12Mehdi Benabid
RB7Mohamed Boulacsoute
CB4Soufiane Bouftinidownward-facing red arrow 71'
CB18Marwane Saâdane
LB19Hamza El Moussaouidownward-facing red arrow 80'
DM6Mohamed Rabie Hrimat (c)
DM3Anas Bachdownward-facing red arrow 71'
AM10Amin ZahzouhYellow card 113'
AM14Oussama Tannanedownward-facing red arrow 71'
CF11Walid Azarodownward-facing red arrow 106'
CF21Karim El Berkaouidownward-facing red arrow 17'
Substitutions:
MF16Aschraf El Mahdiouiupward-facing green arrow 17'
MF8Sabir Bougrineupward-facing green arrow 71'
FW9Abderrazak Hamdallahupward-facing green arrow 71'
FW17Mounir Chouiarupward-facing green arrow 71'
DF5Mahmoud Bentaygupward-facing green arrow 80'
DF15Marouane LouadniYellow card 87'upward-facing green arrow 106'
Manager:
Tarik Sektioui

Man of the Match:
Abderrazak Hamdallah (Morocco)[5]

Assistant referees:
Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)
Andreas Söderkvist (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Reserve assistant referee:
Zhou Fei (China)
Video assistant referee:
Fedayi San (Switzerland)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Support video assistant referee:
Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)

Match rules[6]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

  1. ↑ "Doha, Qatar Weather History". Weather Underground. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Everything you need to know about the FIFA Arab Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Draw procedures for the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025™" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Match Schedule: FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Elbotola (2025-12-18). "Hamdallah Named Man of the Match, Turns Tables on Jordan to Secure Morocco's Second Arab Cup Title". Elbotola. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Everything you need to know about the FIFA Arab Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.