For the first time in history, eight Arab teams have qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026 – an extraordinary milestone for the region. Not so long ago, a single Arab nation qualifying for the FIFA ...

Morocco beat Jordan 3-2 after extra time to win the FIFA Arab Cup 2025 following a dramatic final filled with talent, tension ...

Several African footballers left a lasting impression during the 11th edition of the FIFA Arab Cup 2025. Two African teams have punched their tickets to the quarter-finals: Algeria and Morocco, who ...

Where is the tournament being held? Qatar is staging the Arab Cup for the third time; it hosted the 1998 and 2021 tournaments. It is also the second successive FIFA tournament hosted by the Gulf ...

Heavy rain forced the cancellation of the Saudi Arabia vs UAE third-place match at the Arab Cup Qatar 2025, FIFA confirms.

The Arab world is far from a monolith. It spans many dialects, multiple religions and even different continents from Asia to North Africa. What is almost universal is soccer.

Jordan goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila talks about his country’s ambition to win the FIFA Arab Cup 2025 and their FIFA World Cup 2026 expectations. Two years ago, in December 2023, morale in the Jordan ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sindiswa Mabunda covers the sports landscape in Africa. Nov 30, 2025, 11:38am EST AL KHOR, QATAR - DECEMBER 18: Players of Algeria ...

Record teams, record runs, 2.1 billion cumulative viewership for Arab matches: beIN SPORTS reveals historic viewership figure ...

Matches involving Arab national teams at the 2026 FIFA World Cup attracted more than 2.1 billion in cumulative viewership ...

In many ways, Arabic football commentary is its own genre; it is built on passion, theatre and colloquial dialects that stretch from North Africa to the Gulf. That diversity will be heard when the ...