# 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, Syria and Mauritania.
The top two teams, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates, advanced to the quarter-finals.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | FIFA Rankings |
| Draw position | Team | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | April 2021 | November 2021 |
| B1 | Tunisia | 3rd | 1988 (group stage) | Winners (1963) | 26 | 29 |
| B2 | United Arab Emirates | 2nd | 1998 (fourth place) | Fourth place (1998) | 73 | 70 |
| B3 | Syria | 7th | 2002 (group stage) | Runners-up (1963, 1966, 1988) | 79 | 85 |
| B4 | Mauritania | 2nd | 1985 (group stage) | Group stage (1985) | 101 | 103 |

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Syria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mauritania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
In the quarter-finals:
* Tunisia advanced to play against Oman (runners-up of Group A).
* United Arab Emirates advanced to play against Qatar (winners of Group A).

## Matches
### Tunisia vs Mauritania

| Tunisia | Mauritania |
| GK | 1 | Farouk Ben Mustapha (c) |
| RB | 21 | Hamza Mathlouthi |
| CB | 2 | Bilel Ifa |
| CB | 4 | Yassine Meriah |
| LB | 14 | Amine Ben Hamida |
| CM | 15 | Ali Ben Romdhane | 52' |
| CM | 13 | Ferjani Sassi | | 70' |
| RW | 9 | Firas Ben Larbi | | 70' |
| LW | 10 | Hannibal Mejbri | | 64' |
| CF | 8 | Fakhreddine Ben Youssef | | 64' |
| CF | 11 | Seifeddine Jaziri | | 79' |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 23 | Naïm Sliti | | 64' |
| DF | 12 | Ali Maâloul | | 64' |
| FW | 7 | Youssef Msakni | | 70' |
| MF | 6 | Ghaylen Chaaleli | | 70' |
| MF | 17 | Yassine Chikhaoui | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Mondher Kebaier ||
| GK | 22 | Babacar Diop | | 21' |
| RB | 4 | Harouna Abou Demba |
| CB | 15 | Bakary N'Diaye |
| CB | 5 | Abdoul Ba (c) | | 46' |
| LB | 3 | Mohamedhen Beibou |
| CM | 12 | Alassane Diop | | 46' |
| CM | 14 | Mohamed Dellahi Yali |
| RW | 8 | Mamadou Niass | | 46' |
| AM | 10 | Adama Ba | 30' |
| LW | 11 | Bessam | | 88' |
| CF | 9 | Hemeya Tanjy | | 64' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 16 | Namori Diaw | | 21' |
| FW | 23 | Mouhamed Soueid | | 46' |
| DF | 21 | Ablaye Sy | | 46' |
| MF | 6 | Guessouma Fofana | | 46' |
| FW | 19 | Salem Dianos | | 64' |
| FW | 7 | Idrissa Thiam | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Didier Gomes Da Rosa ||
Assistant referees: Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran) Mohammadreza Abolfazli (Iran) Fourth official: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico) Video assistant referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar) Assistant video assistant referees: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

### United Arab Emirates vs Syria

| United Arab Emirates | Syria |
| GK | 1 | Ali Khasif |
| RB | 9 | Bandar Al-Ahbabi |
| CB | 13 | Mohammed Al-Attas |
| CB | 3 | Walid Abbas (c) |
| LB | 21 | Mahmoud Khamees | 85' 90+6' |
| CM | 18 | Abdullah Ramadan | | 76' |
| CM | 5 | Ali Salmeen |
| RW | 19 | Tahnoon Al-Zaabi |
| AM | 11 | Caio Canedo |
| LW | 16 | Ali Saleh |
| CF | 7 | Ali Mabkhout |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 14 | Khalil Ibrahim | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Bert van Marwijk ||
| GK | 1 | Ibrahim Alma (c) |
| CB | 5 | Yosief Mohammad | 71' |
| CB | 13 | Thaer Krouma |
| CB | 19 | Muayad Al Khouli |
| RM | 6 | Amro Jenyat |
| CM | 18 | Mouhamad Anez | 66' |
| CM | 20 | Oliver Kass Kawo | 80' |
| LM | 3 | Diaa Al-Haq Mohammad | 66' |
| RF | 12 | Mohammed Osman |
| CF | 11 | Mahmoud Al Baher |
| LF | 8 | Ward Alslamh | 80' |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 15 | Mohammad Shehioni | 66' |
| MF | 21 | Mohammad Al Marmour | 66' |
| MF | 14 | Mohamad Rihanieh | 71' |
| FW | 7 | Mohammad Al Hallak | 80' |
| FW | 9 | Ali Bashmani | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Valeriu Tița ||
Assistant referees: Zakhele Siwela (South Africa) Jerson dos Santos (Angola) Fourth official: Facundo Tello (Argentina) Video assistant referee: Shaun Evans (Australia) Assistant video assistant referees: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco) Danilo Manis (Brazil) Éber Aquino (Paraguay)

### Mauritania vs United Arab Emirates

| Mauritania | United Arab Emirates |
| GK | 1 | M'Backé N'Diaye |
| RB | 4 | Harouna Abou Demba | | 48' |
| CB | 15 | Bakary N'Diaye |
| CB | 14 | Mohamed Dellahi Yali |
| LB | 3 | Mohamedhen Beibou |
| CM | 6 | Guessouma Fofana |
| CM | 18 | Bodda Mouhsine |
| RW | 2 | Moustapha Diaw | 45' | 57' |
| AM | 10 | Adama Ba (c) | | 78' |
| LW | 7 | Idrissa Thiam |
| CF | 9 | Hemeya Tanjy | | 78' |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 21 | Ablaye Sy | | 48' |
| FW | 8 | Mamadou Niass | | 57' |
| MF | 20 | Oumar M'Bareck | | 78' |
| FW | 11 | Bessam | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Didier Gomes Da Rosa ||
| GK | 22 | Mohamed Al-Shamsi |
| RB | 9 | Bandar Al-Ahbabi |
| CB | 13 | Mohammed Al-Attas |
| CB | 3 | Walid Abbas (c) | 85' |
| LB | 2 | Mohammed Al-Menhali | | 85' |
| CM | 18 | Abdullah Ramadan |
| CM | 5 | Ali Salmeen |
| RW | 19 | Tahnoon Al-Zaabi |
| AM | 11 | Caio Canedo | | 74' |
| LW | 16 | Ali Saleh | | 81' |
| CF | 7 | Ali Mabkhout |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 14 | Khalil Ibrahim | | 74' |
| FW | 10 | Ismail Matar | | 81' |
| FW | 20 | Sebastián Tagliabúe | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Bert van Marwijk ||
Assistant referees: Martin Soppi (Uruguay) Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay) Fourth official: Alireza Faghani (Iran) Video assistant referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela) Assistant video assistant referees: Leodán González (Uruguay) Christian Gittelmann (Germany) Jair Marrufo (United States)

### Syria vs Tunisia

| Syria | Tunisia |
| GK | 23 | Khaled Haj Othman (c) |
| CB | 5 | Yosief Mohammad |
| CB | 13 | Thaer Krouma |
| CB | 19 | Muayad Al Khouli | 49' |
| RM | 6 | Amro Jenyat | 7' |
| CM | 18 | Mouhamad Anez |
| CM | 20 | Oliver Kass Kawo | | 68' |
| LM | 15 | Mohammad Shehioni |
| RF | 12 | Mohammed Osman | | 82' |
| CF | 11 | Mahmoud Al Baher | | 68' |
| LF | 8 | Ward Alslamh | | 68' |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 7 | Mohammad Al Hallak | | 68' |
| MF | 14 | Mohamad Rihanieh | | 68' |
| MF | 16 | Kamel Hmeisheh | | 68' |
| FW | 9 | Ali Bashmani | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Valeriu Tița ||
| GK | 1 | Farouk Ben Mustapha (c) |
| RB | 6 | Ghaylen Chaaleli | 75' |
| CB | 2 | Bilel Ifa |
| CB | 4 | Yassine Meriah |
| LB | 14 | Amine Ben Hamida |
| CM | 15 | Ali Ben Romdhane | 45+10' |
| CM | 13 | Ferjani Sassi | | 86' |
| RW | 9 | Firas Ben Larbi | | 55' |
| LW | 10 | Hannibal Mejbri |
| CF | 8 | Fakhreddine Ben Youssef | | 46' |
| CF | 11 | Seifeddine Jaziri | | 70' |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 23 | Naïm Sliti | | 46' |
| FW | 7 | Youssef Msakni | | 55' |
| MF | 18 | Saad Bguir | | 70' |
| MF | 19 | Mootez Zaddem | | 86' |
| Manager ||
| Mondher Kebaier ||
Assistant referees: Micheal Barwegen (Canada) Karen Diaz Medina (Mexico) Fourth official: Ryuji Sato (Japan) Video assistant referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico) Assistant video assistant referees: Éber Aquino (Paraguay) Osamu Nomura (Japan) Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

### Syria vs Mauritania

| Syria | Mauritania |
| GK | 23 | Khaled Haj Othman (c) |
| CB | 5 | Yosief Mohammad | 39' | 46' |
| CB | 13 | Thaer Krouma |
| CB | 19 | Muayad Al Khouli |
| RM | 6 | Amro Jenyat |
| CM | 18 | Mouhamad Anez | | 63' |
| CM | 20 | Oliver Kass Kawo | | 86' |
| LM | 15 | Mohammad Shehioni |
| RF | 12 | Mohammed Osman | | 76' |
| CF | 11 | Mahmoud Al Baher |
| LF | 8 | Ward Alslamh | | 76' |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 10 | Mahmoud Al Mawas | | 46' |
| MF | 14 | Mohamad Rihanieh | | 63' |
| MF | 16 | Kamel Hmeisheh | | 76' |
| FW | 7 | Mohammad Al Hallaq | | 76' |
| FW | 9 | Ali Bashmani | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Valeriu Tița ||
| GK | 1 | M'Backé N'Diaye |
| RB | 4 | Harouna Abou Demba |
| CB | 21 | Ablaye Sy |
| CB | 14 | Mohamed Dellahi Yali (c) |
| LB | 17 | Demba Traoré | 81' | 85' |
| RM | 2 | Moustapha Diaw |
| CM | 6 | Guessouma Fofana |
| CM | 18 | Bodda Mouhsine | | 85' |
| LM | 7 | Idrissa Thiam |
| CF | 8 | Mamadou Niass | 3' | 59' |
| CF | 23 | Mouhamed Soueid | | 69' |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 9 | Hemeya Tanjy | | 59' |
| MF | 10 | Adama Ba | | 69' |
| DF | 3 | Mohamedhen Beibou | | 85' |
| MF | 12 | Alassane Diop | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Didier Gomes Da Rosa ||
Assistant referees: Danilo Simon (Brazil) Bruno Pires (Brazil) Fourth official: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) Video assistant referee: Rafael Traci (Brazil) Assistant video assistant referees: Leodán González (Uruguay) Zakhele Siwela (South Africa) Guillermo Cuadra (Spain)

### Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates

| Tunisia | United Arab Emirates |
| GK | 22 | Mouez Hassen |
| RB | 20 | Mohamed Dräger |
| CB | 2 | Bilel Ifa |
| CB | 4 | Yassine Meriah |
| LB | 14 | Amine Ben Hamida | 86' |
| CM | 6 | Ghaylen Chaaleli |
| CM | 13 | Ferjani Sassi |
| RW | 7 | Youssef Msakni (c) | | 90' |
| AM | 10 | Hannibal Mejbri | | 82' |
| LW | 23 | Naïm Sliti |
| CF | 11 | Seifeddine Jaziri | | 68' |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 8 | Fakhreddine Ben Youssef | | 68' |
| MF | 9 | Firas Ben Larbi | | 82' |
| MF | 18 | Saad Bguir | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Mondher Kebaier ||
| GK | 17 | Khalid Eisa |
| RB | 9 | Bandar Al-Ahbabi |
| CB | 13 | Mohammed Al-Attas |
| CB | 3 | Walid Abbas (c) | 30' | 46' |
| LB | 21 | Mahmoud Khamees |
| CM | 18 | Abdullah Ramadan |
| CM | 5 | Ali Salmeen | | 85' |
| RW | 19 | Tahnoon Al-Zaabi | 25' |
| AM | 11 | Caio Canedo | | 74' |
| LW | 16 | Ali Saleh | | 84' |
| CF | 20 | Sebastián Tagliabúe |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 6 | Mohanad Salem | 48' | 46' |
| MF | 14 | Khalil Ibrahim | | 74' |
| FW | 10 | Ismail Matar | | 84' |
| FW | 15 | Mohammed Jumaa | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Bert van Marwijk ||
Assistant referees: Rafael Foltyn (Germany) Christian Gittelmann (Germany) Fourth official: Matthew Conger (New Zealand) Video assistant referee: Christian Dingert (Germany) Assistant video assistant referees: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland) Jerson dos Santos (Angola) Éber Aquino (Paraguay)