Overview
- Palestine and Syria drew 0-0 at Education City Stadium to clinch first and second in Group A and reach the Arab Cup quarter-finals.
- Qatar exited after a 3-0 defeat to Tunisia at Al Bayt Stadium, with goals from Ben Romdhane (16'), Yassine Meriah (62') and Mohamed Benali late on.
- Ben Romdhane opened the scoring by capitalizing on a goalkeeping error by Meeshal Barsham, and Tunisia finished with 10 men after Seifeddine Al Jaziri was sent off.
- Tunisia’s win was not enough to progress as the simultaneous draw left them behind Syria, confirming elimination for both Tunisia and host nation Qatar.
- Palestine reached the last eight for the first time, capping a group run that included an opening win over Qatar and a comeback draw with Tunisia, with players and fans staging joint celebrations and flag displays in front of roughly 40,000 spectators.