The Arab Cup officially started yesterday, November 30, 2021. For this first inaugural day, it was groups A and B who played their first meetings with, already, emerging trends.
Arab Cup 2021, act 1. Following an opening ceremony brilliantly orchestrated by the organizing committee of Qatar (and particularly promising for the World Cup next year), the first matches of the competition took place. disputed.
It is first of all the Tunisia who opened the ball by facing the Mauritania. The Eagles of Carthage, also rather in A ‘mode, faced the A of an ambitious Mauritanian selection and that had faced the men of Djamel Belmadi a few months ago. Two doubles from Jaziri (39 ‘, 45 + 2’) and Ben Arbi (42 ‘, 50’) supplemented by a goal from Msakni (90 + 2 ‘) allowed them to win widely, Bessam (45 + 12’ ) finally content to save the honor of the Maurabitounes. Final score 5-1 for Tunisia which already takes the lead of group A.
The Eagles of Carthage take flight!
Large victory for Tunisia for their entry into contention in this #FIFArabCup pic.twitter.com/fupOWV5L2V
– World Cup (@fifaworldcup_fr) November 30, 2021
In the other meeting of group A, played at 8 p.m. (Algiers time), the rival and neighbor of Qata, the United Arab Emirates, faced one of the small thumbs of the competition, the Syria. From this meeting at a low level but in a very pleasant state of mind, it will be necessary to retain the victory of the UAE thanks to the Brazilian of origin Canedo (30 ‘) and Salah (not the Egyptian) (34’) against a reduction of the Syrian score through Alsalama (61 ‘). The victory of the United Arab Emirates, by this score of 2-1, allows them to take second place in Group A.
Led by a great @caiocanedo, the United Arab Emirates take over Syria to close this first day of #FIFArabCup @UAEFNT | @uaefa_ae pic.twitter.com/4J9vKSdO9h
– World Cup (@fifaworldcup_fr) November 30, 2021
Place in pool B and place in the organizing country, the Qatar, who faced his neighbor, the Bahrain. This data may not be known to everyone but, if there is a pet peeve for Qatar, it is Bahrain, which they have not been able to beat for 14 games. For their first Arab Cup match, the two teams finally delivered a tense and closed match and it was necessary to rely on Abdulaziz Hatem (69 ‘) to unleash the game, which will ultimately end there. 1-0 for Qatar, which now occupies first place in Group A.
The host at the height of the meeting
A victorious header from captain Abdulaziz Hatem allows Qatar to start with a victory in “his” #FIFArabCup @QFA_EN | @BahrainFA pic.twitter.com/R2FiGqdE3X
– World Cup (@fifaworldcup_fr) November 30, 2021
In the other meeting of this group A, it was a duel of little-known formations of world football, namely theIraq in front of Oman. This match will have been talked about in particular for its refereeing, two red cards (one on each side) being distributed and the VAR intervening. If Oman opened the scoring at 78 ‘through her own Salaah (still not the Egyptian and this time with two A), the selection of Iraq, whose nickname is The lions of Mesopotamia, will not be defeated and will equalize at the end of added time through Abdulkareem (90 + 8 ‘). 1-1 is the final score of this meeting.
What suspense!
Two penalties, a red card and a late and decisive intervention by the VAR:Iraq and Oman share points and emotions for their entry into #FIFArabCup @IRAQFA | @OmanFA pic.twitter.com/QqHsnf4RcY
– World Cup (@fifaworldcup_fr) November 30, 2021
For the next days of these two groups, Oman and Qatar will face each other while Bahrain will play Iraq (group A) while Syria will have to face Tunisia and the UAE will have to overcome Mauritania. (group B).
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