FIFA Arab Cup 2021 kicks off in Qatar | Soccer Information

Qatar hosts 16 finest groups from the Arab world, as matches kick off 12 months forward of the World Cup.
Qatar will host the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 from Tuesday, simply 12 months forward of the World Cup 2022 which would be the first to happen within the Center East.
Tunisia takes on Mauritania within the match’s opening fixture with Iraq, essentially the most profitable staff within the competitors with 4 titles, locking horns with Oman within the second match.
Hosts Qatar will play Bahrain and the UAE will tackle Syria within the different matches on Tuesday.
Here’s what it’s worthwhile to know in regards to the match:
What number of groups are participating?
A complete of 16 groups, divided into 4 teams, are participating within the match.
Group A: Qatar, Iraq, Oman, Bahrain
Group B: Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Syria, Mauritania
Group C: Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Palestine
Group D: Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan
What’s the match format?
Every staff performs three group matches with the highest two sides from every group progressing to the quarter-finals that can happen on December 10 and 11.
The 4 winners will meet within the semi-finals with the ultimate going down on December 18, Qatar’s nationwide day.
Which stadiums will host the matches?
The match will happen in six stadiums throughout the nation.
Whereas 4 of these stadiums have already hosted matches, Ras Abu Aboud Stadium within the capital Doha and Al Bayt Stadium within the northern metropolis of Al Khor will probably be inaugurated on the opening day of the match.

Arab Cup trivia
Essentially the most useful Arab nationwide groups are Morocco ($239m), Algeria ($195m) and Tunisia ($36m) in line with soccer web site Transfermarkt.
Essentially the most useful participant by commerce worth is Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, the 29-year-old who performs for Liverpool. He has a market worth of some $113m.
Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi (PSG) and Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez (Manchester Metropolis) are value $79m and $47m respectively.
The typical participant age is 27 years previous. Jordan’s Moataz Yaseen is the oldest participant at 39 and Morocco’s Sami Tlemcani is the youngest at 17.
With at the least 1,992 matches performed and 4,817 targets scored, the typical is 2.4 targets per match.
Essentially the most useful Arab nationwide groups, in line with Transfermarkt, are:
🇲🇦 Morocco ($239m)
🇩🇿 Algeria ($195m)
🇹🇳 Tunisia ($36m)🔗: https://t.co/uk7UvQazcO pic.twitter.com/9L9DXO7H3W
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) November 28, 2021