Khaberni - The Saudi team has secured its qualification to the quarterfinals of the Arab Cup 2025 after defeating the Comoros, becoming the first nation to qualify for this round.
The match results in the current edition of the Arab Cup indicate that the door is open for all to compete and qualify for the knockout stages, making the tournament live up to its promises and be more competitive and exciting in every match.
In the following lines, we will review the teams that have qualified for the quarterfinals of the Arab Cup 2025 so far, and this paragraph will be updated accordingly.
What is the format of the Arab Cup 2025?
The Arab Cup is held in a group format, where 16 teams are divided into 4 groups and the first and second of each group qualify to continue their journey through the usual knockout stage system (quarterfinals, semifinals, finals).
The organizing committee resorted to the FIFA rankings in April 2025, to identify the top 9 teams in the world ranking, making them directly distributed among the groups, while 14 Arab teams play a qualifying play-off to filter out 7 teams that qualify into the groups.
What is the knockout stage system in the Arab Cup 2025?
The knockout phase of the Arab Cup 2025 begins with the participation of 8 teams that qualified from the group stages, in a competitive system that relies on single-elimination matches, where there is no room for a draw or replay.
The path for each team is determined from the beginning, as the group leader and runner-up of each group face the runner-up and group leader of the next group, so e.g., the first group leader faces the second group’s runner-up, and the runner-up of the first group faces the leader of the second group, and so on for the remaining groups.
If the match ends in a draw after normal time, two additional halves of 15 minutes each are directly played.
If the tie persists after the additional halves, penalty kicks are resorted to to decide who qualifies to the next round.
What teams have qualified for the quarterfinals of the Arab Cup 2025?
These teams have officially qualified to the quarterfinals.
Group Leader Runner-up Not determined yet
First Palestine Syria
Second Morocco Saudi Arabia
Third Jordan UAE
Fourth Algeria Iraq
When are the quarterfinal matches of the Arab Cup 2025?
The quarterfinal matches of the Arab World Cup begin on Thursday, December 11, 2025 and end on the evening of Friday, December 12, 2025
Quarterfinals of the Arab Cup 2025
Thursday, December 11, 2025 Friday, December 12, 2025
When is the final of the Arab Cup 2025?
The final match of the Arab Cup 2025 takes place on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 7 p.m. Saudi time, 9 p.m. UAE time, at Lusail Stadium.
