The 1998 Arab Cup is the seventh edition of the

Arab Cup The FIFA Arab Cup ( ar, كأس العرب, translit=Kaʾs al-ʿArab), or simply Arab Cup, is an international association football competition which has been organized by FIFA since 2021, and is contested by the senior men's national teams of ...

hosted by

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

, in

Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor, it is home to m ...

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Ara ...

won their first title.

Qualifying

The 12 qualified teams are:

Venues

Squads

Overview

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Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Result

Awards

Top Scorer: *

Obeid Al-Dosari Obeid Al-Dosari ( ar, عُبيد الدوسري) (born 2 October 1975) is retired a Saudi Arabian football player who played most of his career for Al Wahda and Al Ahli. He played for the Saudi Arabia national football team and was a partic ...

(8 goals) Most Valuable Player: *

Badr Haji Badr Haji Al-Halabeej (born 19 December 1967) is a Kuwaiti former footballer who participated in the 1996 and 2000 AFC Asian Cup. Honours Personal * Best Arab player in 1994 * Best player of the 1998 Arab Nations Cup in Qatar * Best player of th ...

Mubarak Mustafa Mubarak Mustafa Fazli Noorallah ( ar, مبارك مصطفى; born 30 March 1973) is a Qatari former footballer who works as a sports analyst for Al Kass. He is known for his numerous achievements with Qatari club Al-Arabi, as well as being the f ...

Best Keeper: * Mohammed Al-Deayea

References

External links

Details in RSSSF
{{FIFA Arab Cup Arab Cup, 1998

Arab The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...

International association football competitions hosted by Qatar