FIFA Arab Cup 2021 kicks off in Qatar | Football Stories

Qatar has 16 of the best teams from the Arab world, with the match starting 12 months before the World Cup.

Qatar will host the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 starting on Tuesday, just 12 months before the World Cup 2022 is the first to be held in the Middle East.

Tunisia will face Mauritania in the opening match against Iraq, the most successful team in the four-tier tournament, and close the gap with Oman in the second leg.

Qatar’s rivals will play Bahrain and the UAE will face Syria in another match on Tuesday.

Here’s what you need to know about this competition:

How many teams are taking part?

Sixteen teams are divided into four teams that take part in the tournament.

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 kind of competition?

Each team plays three games in groups and the top two from each group into the quarter-finals to be held on December 10 and 11.

The four winners will meet in the semi-finals and the final will take place on December 18, Qatar’s national day.

Which stadiums will host the show?

The competition will take place in six stadiums across the country.

With four of the stadiums already occupied by the stadium, Ras Abu Aboud Stadium in Doha capital and Al Bayt Stadium north of Al Khor will open on the opening day of the competition.

Ras Abu Aboud Stadium was built using shipping containers, removable chairs and modular ‘block blocks’ [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]

The result of the Arab Cup

The most important Arab national teams are Morocco ($ 239m), Algeria ($ 195m) and Tunisia ($ 36m) according to the Transfermarkt football website.

The most important player in the business is Mohamed Salah from Egypt, 29, who plays for Liverpool. It has a market value of $ 113m.

Achraf Hakimi (PSG) of Morocco and Riyad Mahrez of Algeria (Manchester City) are worth $ 79m and $ 47m respectively.

The average playing age is 27 years. Moataz Yaseen of Jordan is the 39-year-old player and Sami Tlemcani of Morocco is the last 17-year-old.

With at least 1,992 matches played and 4,817 goals scored, an average of 2.4 goals per game.

The most important Arab groups, according to the Transfermarkt, are:

🇲🇦 Morocco ($ 239m)
🇩🇿 Algeria ($ 195m)
🇹🇳 Tunisia ($ 36m)

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– Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) November 28, 2021