{"id":61119,"date":"2025-09-02T21:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T21:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/2025-arab-cup-groups-finalized-for-qatar-showpiece"},"modified":"2025-09-02T22:14:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T22:14:24","slug":"2025-arab-cup-groups-finalized-for-qatar-showpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/2025-arab-cup-groups-finalized-for-qatar-showpiece","title":{"rendered":"2025 Arab Cup Groups Finalized for Qatar Showpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>All is set for the 2025 Arab Cup in Qatar, scheduled from December 1 to 18, after the conclusion of the qualifying round on November 25\u201326. Seven nations booked their spots in the main draw, completing the 16-team tournament lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying Triumphs<\/p>\n<p>Jordan, Bahrain, Syria, Mauritania, Libya, Lebanon, and Palestine emerged victorious in the preliminary round, joining the nine top-seeded nations who qualified directly for the prestigious competition.<\/p>\n<p>Group Stage Draw<\/p>\n<p>The full group allocations promise fierce battles across all four pools:<\/p>\n<p>Group A: Qatar \u2013 Tunisia \u2013 Syria \u2013 Libya<\/p>\n<p>Group B: Morocco \u2013 Saudi Arabia \u2013 Bahrain \u2013 Mauritania<\/p>\n<p>Group C: Egypt \u2013 UAE \u2013 Jordan \u2013 Palestine<\/p>\n<p>Group D: Algeria \u2013 Iraq \u2013 Lebanon \u2013 Mauritania<\/p>\n<p>Venues<\/p>\n<p>In keeping with Qatar\u2019s sporting legacy, matches will unfold at six iconic stadiums from the 2022 FIFA World Cup:<\/p>\n<p>Al Bayt Stadium (opening match)<\/p>\n<p>Lusail Stadium (final)<\/p>\n<p>Stadium 974<\/p>\n<p>Khalifa International Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Ahmed bin Ali Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Education City Stadium<\/p>\n<p>The tournament is expected to deliver one of the most competitive editions yet, with all major Arab football nations represented. Heavyweights such as Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, and reigning hosts Qatar will look to stake their claim, while dark horses like Palestine, Mauritania, and Lebanon hope to spring surprises.<\/p>\n<p>With Doha once again at the heart of Arab football, fans across the region are eagerly counting down to the kickoff of a tournament that blends history, rivalry, and regional pride.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Lesotho<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. All is set for the 2025 Arab Cup in Qatar, scheduled from December 1 to 18, after the conclusion of the qualifying round on November 25\u201326. Seven nations booked their spots in the main draw, completing the 16-team tournament lineup. Qualifying Triumphs Jordan, Bahrain, Syria, Mauritania, Libya, Lebanon, and Palestine emerged victorious [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":61118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[245],"class_list":["post-61119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-lesotho"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2025 Arab Cup Groups Finalized for Qatar Showpiece - Lesotho<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"All is set for the 2025 Arab Cup in Qatar, scheduled from December 1 to 18, after the conclusion of the qualifying round ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/2025-arab-cup-groups-finalized-for-qatar-showpiece\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2025 Arab Cup Groups Finalized for Qatar Showpiece\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"All is set for the 2025 Arab Cup in Qatar, scheduled from December 1 to 18, after the conclusion of the qualifying round ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/2025-arab-cup-groups-finalized-for-qatar-showpiece\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lesotho\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-02T21:43:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-02T22:14:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/sites\/62\/2025\/09\/sm_1756834910.447104.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1008\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"672\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/2025-arab-cup-groups-finalized-for-qatar-showpiece#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/2025-arab-cup-groups-finalized-for-qatar-showpiece\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"2025 Arab Cup Groups Finalized for Qatar Showpiece\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-02T21:43:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-02T22:14:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/2025-arab-cup-groups-finalized-for-qatar-showpiece\"},\"wordCount\":240,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/2025-arab-cup-groups-finalized-for-qatar-showpiece#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/sites\/62\/2025\/09\/sm_1756834910.447104.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Lesotho\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/2025-arab-cup-groups-finalized-for-qatar-showpiece#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/2025-arab-cup-groups-finalized-for-qatar-showpiece\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/2025-arab-cup-groups-finalized-for-qatar-showpiece\",\"name\":\"2025 Arab Cup Groups Finalized for Qatar Showpiece - 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