2025 FIFA Arab Cup qualification

The 2025 FIFA Arab Cup qualification were played from 25 to 26 November 2025. A total of 14 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to qualify for the group stage of the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup.

Format

The 14 lowest-ranked teams in the April 2025 FIFA World Ranking met on 25 and 26 November in a single knockout match. The best-ranked AFC team met the lowest-ranked CAF team, the second-best AFC team played the second-lowest CAF team, and so on.
In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match. A penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.

Draw

The group stage draw took place on 25 May 2025 at 20:00 AST in at the Raffles Hotel in Doha, Qatar.
These 14 teams were divided into 7 pairings, with each pair playing single knockout match across 25 to 26 November 2025. The numbers in parentheses indicate the FIFA Men's World Ranking of April 2025.
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the group stage.

Pot 1	Pot 2

Summary

The seven winners advanced to the group stage.

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Matches

All times are local, AST.
Kuwait advanced to Group C.
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Syria advanced to Group A.
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Palestine advanced to Group A.
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Oman advanced to Group D.
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Bahrain advanced to Group D.
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Sudan advanced to Group D.
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Comoros advanced to Group B.