Group D of the

2021 FIFA Arab Cup The 2021 FIFA Arab Cup () was the 10th edition of the Arab Cup, the Arab world's national team football tournament; it was the first edition under FIFA's jurisdiction. It took place between 30 November and 18 December in Qatar, as a p ...

took place from 1 to 7 December 2021. The group consisted of

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Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

and

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

. The top two teams, Egypt and Algeria, advanced to the

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Teams

Standings

In the

: *Egypt advanced to play against

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

(runners-up of

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). *Algeria advanced to play against

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

(winners of

Matches

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Algeria vs Sudan

Egypt vs Lebanon

Right from the start, Egypt dominated possession, holding 76% of the ball in the first 15 minutes. Despite their dominance on the ball, they could not break through Lebanon's defence, having to resort to harmless crosses and long-distance shots. The first dangerous chance of the game came in the 33rd minute, when Egypt's

Ahmed Hegazi Ahmed Elsayed Ali Elsayed Hegazy ( arz, أحمد السيد علي السيد حجازي; born 25 January 1991), simply known as Ahmed Hegazi, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittiha ...

headed from

Mostafa Fathi Mostafa Mohamed Fathi Abdel Hamid Mohamed ( ara, مصطفى محمد فتحي عبد الحميد محمد; born 12 May 1994) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Egyptian Premier League club Pyramids and the Egypt ...

's free kick, with Lebanon's Mostafa Matar saving the shot; El Wensh's rebound was cleared off the line by

Felix Michel Melki George Felix Robert Michel Melki ( ar, جورج فيليكس روبير ميشيل ملكي, ; born 23 July 1994), known as Felix Michel Melki,) in Arabic. is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for club Ahed and ...

. At half time, the result was 0–0, with Egypt incapable of capitalising from a couple of attacking opportunities. Matar proved decisive once again in the second half, saving a one-on-one attack from Afsha. It was Afsha who broke the deadlock in the 71st minute through a penalty, after Ahmed Abou El Fotouh was brought down inside the penalty area by

Alexander Michel Melki Robert Alexander Robert Michel Melki ( ar, روبير الكساندر روبير ميشيل ملكي, ; born 14 November 1992), known as Alexander Michel Melki,) in Arabic. is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swedish club ...

. In the final 20 minutes, Lebanon modestly attempted to equalise in vain.

Lebanon vs Algeria

Despite Algeria dominating play, Lebanon brought the first half to a goalless draw thanks to their defending, most notably through their goalkeeper Mostafa Matar and defender

. The second half initially proceeded in a similar fashion to the first, until

Youcef Belaïli Mohamed Youcef Belaïli ( ar, محمد يوسف بلايلي; born 14 March 1992) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for club Ajaccio and the Algeria national team. Early life Belaïli was born on 14 March 1992 ...

was brought down in the box by

Hussein El Dor Hussein Mohamed El Dor ( ar, حسين محمد الدر, ; born 18 January 1994) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Ansar, on loan from Shabab Sahel, and the Lebanon national team. Making his senior ...

;

Yacine Brahimi Yacine Nasreddine Brahimi (born 8 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for and captains the Qatari club Al-Gharafa and the Algeria national team. He plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger and is described as "technical ...

converted the subsequent penalty in the 69th minute. Lebanon reacted from the conceded goal, attempting attacks of their own. In the 78th minute, Houssem Eddine Mrezigue of Algeria was sent off, before Lebanon's

Kassem El Zein Kassem Mohammed El Zein ( ar, قاسم محمد الزين, ; born 2 December 1990) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defender for club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team. El Zein began his senior career in 2011 at Nejmeh, playing ov ...

also got a second yellow card, reducing both teams to 10 men in the final minutes. Following a missed chance by

Baghdad Bounedjah Baghdad Bounedjah ( ar, بغداد بونجاح, born 24 November 1991) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Algeria national team. Throughout his club career, Bounedjah h ...

one-on-one against the goalkeeper, Algeria doubled their lead in added time after Tayeb Meziani scored from a counter attack.

Sudan vs Egypt

Algeria vs Egypt

Lebanon vs Sudan

Lebanon began the first half strong, with Sudanese goalkeeper Ali Abu Eshrein saving a shot from

Rabih Ataya Rabih Mohammad Ataya ( ar, ربیع محمد عطایا, ; born 16 July 1989) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for club Ahed and the Lebanon national team. Starting his career at Tadamon Sour in 2006, Ataya ...

and a close-range header from

Maher Sabra Maher Mohammed Sabra ( ar, ماهر محمد صبرا; born 14 January 1992) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defender for club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team. International career Sabra scored his first international goal ...

. Sudan's only attempts did not threaten Lebanon's goal. Ataya was sent off in the 62nd minute, reducing Lebanon to 10 men. Both Lebanon and Sudan came close to scoring in the 70th and 75th minute respectively, with Fadel Antar and Mohamed Ering having their close-range shots saved. Sudan's Ahmed Wadah received a red card in the 76th minute and both teams headed into the last 14 minutes with 10 men each. Lebanon gained the lead the same minute, with Abu Eshrein punching the subsequent free kick cross into his own net. It proved to be the only goal of the game, which ended in a 1–0 win for Lebanon.

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