# 25th Arabian Gulf Cup Group A

The Group A of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup was one of the two groups of competing nations in the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup. It consisted of hosts Iraq, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Oman. The matches took place from 6 to 12 January 2023. The top two teams, Iraq and Oman, advanced to the semi-finals.

## Teams

| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings (October 2022) | FIFA Rankings (October 2022) |
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance | Iraq (hosts) | 16th | Winners (1979, 1984, 1988) | 68 |
| Yemen | 10th | Group stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2019) | 155 |
| Saudi Arabia | 24th | Winners (1994, 2002, 2003–04) | 51 |
| Oman | 23rd | Winners (2009, 2017–18) | 75 |

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iraq (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Oman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Yemen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | |

## Matches
### Iraq vs Oman

| Iraq | Oman |
| GK | 12 | Jalal Hassan (c) |
| RB | 17 | Hussein Ammar | | 46' |
| CB | 5 | Ali Faez |
| CB | 4 | Mustafa Nadhim |
| LB | 15 | Dhurgham Ismail |
| CM | 14 | Amjad Attwan | 39' | 74' |
| CM | 16 | Amir Al-Ammari | | 89' |
| RW | 7 | Hussein Ali | | 61' |
| AM | 8 | Ibrahim Bayesh | 38' |
| LW | 20 | Hussein Jabbar | | 62' |
| CF | 18 | Aymen Hussein |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 6 | Alai Ghasem | | 46' |
| MF | 11 | Sherko Karim | | 61' |
| MF | 19 | Mohammed Ali Abboud | | 62' |
| MF | 13 | Rewan Amin | | 74' |
| MF | 23 | Moammel Abdul-Ridha | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Jesús Casas ||
| GK | 1 | Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini |
| RB | 11 | Amjad Al-Harthi | 72' |
| CB | 5 | Juma Al-Habsi | 87' |
| CB | 6 | Ahmed Al-Khamisi |
| LB | 14 | Ahmed Al-Kaabi |
| CM | 10 | Jameel Al-Yahmadi | | 85' |
| CM | 23 | Harib Al-Saadi (c) | 40' |
| CM | 8 | Zahir Al-Aghbari | | 59' |
| AM | 4 | Arshad Al-Alawi | | 85' |
| CF | 7 | Issam Al-Sabhi |
| CF | 17 | Rabia Al-Alawi | | 90+3' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Musab Al-Mamari | | 59' |
| DF | 16 | Khalid Al-Braiki | | 85' |
| MF | 21 | Mataz Saleh | | 85' |
| DF | 2 | Mohammed Al-Musalami | | 90+3' |
| Manager: ||
| Branko Ivanković ||
* Man of the Match:
* Dhurgham Ismail (Iraq)
* Assistant referees:
* Ovidiu-Mihai Artene (Romania)
* Vasile Marinescu (Romania)
* Fourth official:
* Adnan Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
* Video assistant referee:
* Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Jérémie Pignard (France)

### Yemen vs Saudi Arabia

| Yemen | Saudi Arabia |
| GK | 22 | Salem Al-Harsh |
| RB | 17 | Emad Al-Godaimah |
| CB | 3 | Harwan Alzubaidi | 62' |
| CB | 4 | Mudir Al-Radaei (c) |
| LB | 16 | Ahmed Al-Wajeeh |
| DM | 15 | Mohammed Al-Tiri |
| RM | 11 | Abdulwasea Al-Matari | | 85' |
| CM | 8 | Anes Al-Maari | | 80' |
| CM | 10 | Nasser Al-Gahwashi | | 63' |
| LM | 9 | Omar Al-Dahi | | 85' |
| CF | 12 | Ahmed Maher | | 63' |
| Substitutions: ||
| CF | 7 | Ahmed Al-Sarori | | 63' |
| MF | 20 | Hamza Hanash | | 63' |
| DF | 2 | Hamza Al-Rimi | | 80' |
| FW | 19 | Ali Alomari | | 85' |
| MF | 18 | Mohammed Al-Dahi | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Miroslav Soukup ||
| GK | 1 | Nawaf Al-Aqidi |
| RB | 2 | Madallah Al-Olayan | 78' | 90' |
| CB | 3 | Ahmed Bamsaud |
| CB | 5 | Qassem Lajami |
| LB | 4 | Ziyad Al-Sahafi |
| CM | 14 | Awad Al-Nashri | | 78' |
| CM | 6 | Riyadh Sharahili (c) |
| CM | 23 | Musab Al-Juwayr | 29' | 90' |
| RW | 7 | Sumayhan Al-Nabit |
| CF | 9 | Raed Al-Ghamdi | | 84' |
| LW | 10 | Turki Al-Ammar | | 77' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Faisal Al-Ghamdi | | 90' |
| MF | 12 | Mohammed Aboulshamat | | 84' |
| FW | 16 | Mohammed Maran | | 90' |
| MF | 17 | Naif Masoud | | 78' |
| MF | 18 | Saad Al-Nasser | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Saad Al-Shehri ||
* Man of the Match:
* Sumayhan Al-Nabit (Saudi Arabia)
* Assistant referees:
* Khaled Ayed (Qatar)
* Zahi Al-Shammari (Qatar)
* Fourth official:
* Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
* Video assistant referee:
* Abdullah Al-Marri (Qatar)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Ahmed Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

### Oman vs Yemen

| Oman | Yemen |
| GK | 1 | Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini |
| RB | 19 | Mahmood Al-Mushaifri | 57' |
| CB | 4 | Arshad Al-Alawi | 75' |
| CB | 2 | Mohammed Al-Musalami (c) |
| LB | 14 | Ahmed Al-Kaabi |
| CM | 23 | Harib Al-Saadi |
| CM | 5 | Juma Al-Habsi |
| CM | 20 | Salaah Al-Yahyaei | 75' |
| AM | 10 | Jameel Al-Yahmadi | 89' |
| CF | 17 | Rabia Al-Alawi |
| CF | 7 | Issam Al-Sabhi | 75' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 6 | Ahmed Al-Khamisi | 57' |
| FW | 9 | Omar Al-Malki | 75' |
| MF | 15 | Musab Al-Mamari | 75' |
| FW | 8 | Zahir Al-Aghbari | 75' |
| DF | 16 | Khalid Al-Braiki | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Branko Ivanković ||
| GK | 23 | Ali Fadhl | | 46' |
| RB | 17 | Emad Al-Godaimah | 50' |
| CB | 3 | Harwan Alzubaidi |
| CB | 4 | Mudir Al-Radaei (c) | 44' |
| LB | 16 | Ahmed Al-Wajeeh | | 62' |
| DM | 15 | Mohammed Al-Tiri | 45+3' |
| RM | 11 | Abdulwasea Al-Matari |
| CM | 8 | Anes Al-Maari | | 77' |
| CM | 20 | Hamza Hanash | | 62' |
| LM | 9 | Omar Al-Dahi |
| CF | 12 | Ahmed Maher | | 73' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 1 | Mohamed Aman | | 46' |
| DF | 2 | Hamza Al-Rimi | | 62' |
| DF | 21 | Jarallah Al-Zaghari | | 62' |
| MF | 18 | Mohammed Al-Dahi | | 73' |
| FW | 7 | Ahmed Al-Sarori | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Miroslav Soukup ||
* Man of the Match:
* Salaah Al-Yahyaei (Oman)
* Assistant referees:
* Abdulhadi Al-Enezi (Kuwait)
* Sayed Ali Mahmoud (Kuwait)
* Fourth official:
* Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
* Video assistant referee:
* Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Hashem Al-Ibrahim (Kuwait)

### Saudi Arabia vs Iraq

| Saudi Arabia | Iraq |
| GK | 1 | Nawaf Al-Aqidi |
| RB | 2 | Madallah Al-Olayan |
| CB | 4 | Ziyad Al-Sahafi |
| CB | 5 | Qassem Lajami |
| LB | 3 | Ahmed Bamsaud | 78' |
| CM | 14 | Awad Al-Nashri | 61' |
| CM | 6 | Riyadh Sharahili (c) |
| RW | 23 | Musab Al-Juwayr | 61' |
| AM | 18 | Saad Al-Nasser | 61' |
| LW | 7 | Sumayhan Al-Nabit |
| CF | 9 | Raed Al-Ghamdi | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 16 | Mohammed Maran | 61' |
| MF | 10 | Turki Al-Ammar | 61' |
| MF | 17 | Naif Masoud | 61' |
| MF | 11 | Ahmed Al-Ghamdi | 61' |
| MF | 15 | Hussain Al-Eisa | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Saad Al-Shehri ||
| GK | 22 | Ahmed Basil |
| RB | 6 | Alai Ghasem |
| CB | 4 | Mustafa Nadhim |
| CB | 5 | Ali Faez |
| LB | 15 | Dhurgham Ismail (c) | 37' |
| CM | 19 | Mohammed Ali Abboud | | 90+1' |
| CM | 16 | Amir Al-Ammari | | 90+1' |
| RW | 10 | Hasan Abdulkareem | | 61' |
| AM | 14 | Amjad Attwan | | 78' |
| LW | 8 | Ibrahim Bayesh |
| CF | 18 | Aymen Hussein | | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 21 | Aso Rostam | | 61' |
| MF | 11 | Sherko Karim | | 61' |
| MF | 23 | Moammel Abdul-Ridha | | 78' |
| DF | 2 | Manaf Younis | | 90+1' |
| DF | 3 | Zaid Tahseen | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Jesús Casas ||
* Man of the Match:
* Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq)
* Assistant referees:
* Ali Al Nuami (United Arab Emirates)
* Sabet Suroor (United Arab Emirates)
* Fourth official:
* Ma Ning (China)
* Video assistant referee:
* Abdullah Al-Marri (Qatar)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Ahmed Eissa (United Arab Emirates)

### Iraq vs Yemen

| Iraq | Yemen |
| GK | 12 | Jalal Hassan (c) |
| RB | 17 | Hussein Ammar | 62' |
| CB | 4 | Mustafa Nadhim |
| CB | 5 | Ali Faez |
| LB | 6 | Alai Ghasem |
| CM | 8 | Ibrahim Bayesh | 79' |
| CM | 13 | Rewan Amin |
| RW | 10 | Hasan Abdulkareem | 46' |
| AM | 20 | Hussein Jabbar | 62' |
| LW | 7 | Hussein Ali |
| CF | 18 | Aymen Hussein | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Amir Al-Ammari | 46' |
| MF | 14 | Amjad Attwan | 62' |
| DF | 15 | Dhurgham Ismail | 62' |
| FW | 9 | Alaa Abbas | 79' |
| MF | 11 | Sherko Karim | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Jesús Casas ||
| GK | 1 | Mohamed Aman |
| RB | 2 | Hamza Al-Rimi |
| CB | 17 | Emad Al-Godaimah |
| CB | 3 | Harwan Alzubaidi |
| LB | 16 | Ahmed Al-Wajeeh |
| RM | 10 | Nasser Al-Gahwashi | | 90+2' |
| CM | 14 | Mohammed Fawzi Bahamid | | 59' |
| CM | 15 | Mohammed Al-Tiri | | 83' |
| LM | 11 | Abdulwasea Al-Matari (c) | 90+3' |
| CF | 18 | Mohammed Al-Dahi | | 46' |
| CF | 9 | Omar Al-Dahi | | 59' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Ahmed Maher | | 46' |
| FW | 7 | Ahmed Al-Sarori | 68' | 59' |
| MF | 8 | Anes Al-Maari | | 59' |
| FW | 19 | Ali Alomari | | 83' |
| MF | 20 | Hamza Hanash | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Miroslav Soukup ||
* Man of the Match:
* Hussein Ali (Iraq)
* Assistant referees:
* Shayusupov Sanjar (Uzbekistan)
* Alisher Usmanov (Uzbekistan)
* Fourth official:
* Salman Falahi (Qatar)
* Video assistant referee:
* Abdullah Al-Marri (Qatar)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Ahmed Eissa (United Arab Emirates)

### Saudi Arabia vs Oman

| Saudi Arabia | Oman |
| GK | 1 | Nawaf Al-Aqidi |
| RB | 12 | Mohammed Aboulshamat |
| CB | 4 | Ziyad Al-Sahafi |
| CB | 5 | Qassem Lajami | | 10' |
| LB | 3 | Ahmed Bamsaud |
| CM | 17 | Naif Masoud | | 71' |
| CM | 6 | Riyadh Sharahili (c) | | 66' |
| RW | 10 | Turki Al-Ammar |
| AM | 23 | Musab Al-Juwayr | 87' |
| LW | 7 | Sumayhan Al-Nabit | | 71' |
| CF | 16 | Mohammed Maran |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 13 | Hussain Al-Sibyani | | 10' |
| MF | 18 | Saad Al-Nasser | | 66' |
| MF | 11 | Ahmed Al-Ghamdi | | 71' |
| MF | 14 | Awad Al-Nashri | 76' | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Saad Al-Shehri ||
| GK | 1 | Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini |
| RB | 13 | Ahmed Al-Adawi | | 46' |
| CB | 6 | Ahmed Al-Khamisi |
| CB | 5 | Juma Al-Habsi | 31' |
| LB | 14 | Ahmed Al-Kaabi |
| CM | 10 | Jameel Al-Yahmadi |
| CM | 23 | Harib Al-Saadi (c) |
| CM | 4 | Arshad Al-Alawi | | 46' |
| AM | 20 | Salaah Al-Yahyaei | 74' | 74' |
| CF | 17 | Rabia Al-Alawi | | 46' |
| CF | 7 | Issam Al-Sabhi | | 90' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Mohammed Al-Musalami | | 46' |
| MF | 8 | Zahir Al-Aghbari | | 46' |
| MF | 21 | Mataz Saleh | | 63' |
| DF | 16 | Khalid Al-Braiki | | 74' |
| DF | 3 | Fahmi Durbin | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Branko Ivanković ||
* Man of the Match:
* Harib Al-Saadi (Oman)
* Assistant referees:
* Fei Zhou (China)
* Cheng Zhang (China)
* Fourth official:
* Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
* Video assistant referee:
* Fu Ming (China)

## Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:
* first yellow card: −1 point;
* indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
* direct red card: −4 points;
* yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.
| Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points |
| Iraq | 2 | 1 | | –3 |
| Oman | 3 | | 2 | –5 |
| Yemen | 1 | 3 | 2 | –6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | | 2 | –4 |