Arab nations have a significant role in popularizing football in Asia and now all eyes are on Qatar as it is set to host the FIFA World Cup of 2024. The Arab Cup of 2024 will serve as a great opportunity to check preparations, facilities and overall management in Qatar just a year before the 2024 World Cup. Draws for the 2024 Arab cup were held on 27 April in Doha. Get everything you need to know about the event, FIFA Arab Cup 2024 schedule, fixtures, draw, qualified teams, tickets and groups.
The middle-east countries are all set to battle it out in the 2024 FIFA Arab Cup which will not help the Arab team test their preparation but also FIFA will get an idea of how much Qatar is ready for the upcoming 2024 FIFA World Cup.
FIFA Arab Cup 2024 Schedule
The 2024 FIFA Arab Cup will be the 10th edition of the competition, scheduled to take place from 30 November to 18 December 2024 in Qatar. This is the first time that FIFA will overlook all the proceedings of the Arab Cup.
The inaugural match of the Arab Cup 2024 will be played between hosts Qatar and the winner of Kuwait vs Bahrain on 30 November 2024.
The semifinals will be played on 15 December 2024. The final will be played on 18 December 2024.
The Asian champion and host Qatar will kick of the tournament against the winner of the qualifier game between Bahrain vs Kuwait. The complete match fixtures for the FIFA Arab Cup 2024 will be updated here after the completion of the qualifiers.
Venue
The official venues for the FIFA Arab Cup are yet to be released but the tournament will be hosted at 6 different venues in 4 cities.
2024 FIFA Arab Cup Teams
The tournament will feature teams from two different confederations Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Total 23 teams will compete out of which 16 teams will play in the tournament.
Out of the 23 teams, the top 9 teams based on the 2024 FIFA ranking will directly qualify to the group stage. The remaining 14 teams will go through a qualifying round of single-leg matches after which 7 teams will progress to the group stage.
The 9 teams qualified for the Group stage are
| Qatar |
| Tunisia |
| Algeria |
| Morocco |
| Egypt |
| Saudi Arabia |
| Iraq |
| United Arab Emirates |
| Syria |
The 14 teams that will battle it out in the qualification round are
| Oman |
| Lebanon |
| Jordan |
| Bahrain |
| Mauritania |
| Palestine |
| Libya |
| Sudan |
| Comoros |
| Yemen |
| Kuwait |
| South Sudan |
| Djibouti |
| Somalia |
2024 FIFA Arab Cup Qualification Fixtures
The 14 teams will clash based on their ranking and the top-ranked team amongst them will face the bottom-placed team. Here is the schedule for the qualification matches-
| Oman vs Somalia |
| Lebanon vs Djibouti |
| Jordan vs South Sudan |
| Bahrain vs Kuwait |
| Mauritania vs Yemen |
| Palestine vs Comoros |
| Libya vs Sudan |
Groups
The 16 teams will be divided into 4 groups of 4 teams each. The winners and runner ups of each group will progress to the next stages.
- Group A: Qatar, Iraq, Winner of Oman v. Somalia, Winner of Bahrain v. Kuwait
- Group B: Tunisia, UAE, Syria, Winner of Mauritania v Yemen.
- Group C: Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Winner of Jordan v South Sudan, Winner of Palestine v Comoros
- Group D: Algeria, Egypt, Winner of Lebanon v Djibouti, Winner of Libya v Sudan
How to Buy FIFA Arab Cup 2024 Tickets
After successfully overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic, Qatar is confident to host fans in the stadiums. There is no official confirmation about the FIFA Arab Cup 2024 ticket’s sale date or partners.