78,131
The attendance record for a FIFA Arab Cup™ fixture was smashed during the opening phase. Morocco and Saudi Arabia closed out Group B in front of a huge 78,131 spectators at Lusail Stadium.
100
Yazan Al Naimat netted the 100th goal scored at a FIFA Arab Cup. The Jordan forward bundled home the winner against United Arab Emirates on Matchday 5.
92
Syria and Palestine both advanced from Group A at the expense of Tunisia and Qatar despite sitting a cumulative 92 places further down on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. Tunisia are currently ranked 40th and the hosts are in 51st place on the global ladder. Syria and Palestine, meanwhile, are 87th and 96th respectively.
88
Just 88 seconds separated Yahya Al Ghassani’s first and second goals against Kuwait. The United Arab Emirates winger put his side ahead after 15 minutes and 35 seconds with a cool penalty, and doubled the advantage on 17 minutes and three seconds with a neat side-footed finish.
46
Algeria managed to score twice 46 minutes into their victory over Iraq. Mohamed Tougai headed the reigning champions ahead one minute into first-half stoppage time, before Saud Natiq put through his own less than 60 seconds after the break.
19
Egypt and Jordan both hit a single-game high 19 shots versus Kuwait. The Pharaohs could only draw 1-1 with the Blue Wave, while Jamal Sellami’s side ran out 3-1 winners.
6
Algeria and Morocco remain unbeaten from six FIFA Arab Cup group matches since 2021. The Fennecs won two and drew one of their three opening-round games four years ago and mirrored that at these finals. Morocco, meanwhile, enjoyed a perfect group stage last time out, and took seven points this time around.
4
Four sides claimed their maiden finals wins: Bahrain, Iraq, Palestine and Saudi Arabia. Of that quartet, only the Bahrainis failed to make the knockouts.
3
Jordan’s Ali Olwan was the only player to score three times during the groups. He became the first player in Arab Cup history to net three penalties at one finals, with goals against United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Egypt.
2
Palestine became the first side to recover from a two-goal deficit in the opening round. Tunisia went 2-0 up in the 51st minute, but goals from Hamed Hamdan and Zaid Qunbar saw them claim a crucial draw.
1
The Lions of Canaan also made history by becoming the first side to top a group at this tournament despite winning just one match. They downed Qatar with a dramatic 95th-minute own goal by Sultan Al Brake, before the aforementioned draw with Tunisia and a tie with Syria.
Statistics are taken since the Arab Cup has been organised by FIFA from 2021.
