Algeria v United Arab Emirates, 12 December 2025

Score1-1 :: penalties 7-6 to United Arab Emirates
RefereeAdham Makhadmeh
CompetitionFIFA Arab Cup Quarter-final
VenueAl Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance50,424

View Algeria v United Arab Emirates head to head

Kick-off: 8.30pm local . United Arab Emirates won 7-6 on penalties . After extra time - 1-1 at 90 minutes

1 (6) Algeria

Manager: Madjid Bougherra

1 (7) United Arab Emirates

Manager: Cosmin Olăroiu

Goals:

Adil Boulbina 46 G

Goals:

Bruno 64 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Farid Chaâl
Defender Achref Abada
Defender Abdelkader Bedrane
Defender Mohamed Halaïmia
Defender Victor Lekhal
Defender/Midfielder Houari Baouche
Midfielder Sofiane Bendebka
Midfielder Adil Boulbina
Midfielder Yacine Brahimi (captain)
Forward Yassine Benzia
Forward Redouane Berkane

Starting lineup:

Hamed Al Meqebaali Goalkeeper
Saša Ivković Defender
Lucas Pimenta Defender
Rúben Amaral Defender
Marcus Meloni Defender/Midfielder
Nicolás Giménez Midfielder
Yahia Nader Midfielder
Majid Rashid Midfielder
Bruno Midfielder/Forward
Caio Lucas Midfielder/Forward
Yahya Al Ghassani Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Zakaria Draoui for Sofiane Bendebka 74
Mohamed Tougai for Abdelkader Bedrane 84
Naoufel Khacef for Houari Baouche 106
Houssem Mrezigue for Victor Lekhal 106
Adam Ounas for Redouane Berkane 106

Substitutions:

Issam Faiz for Yahia Nader 46
Khaled Al Dhanhani for Majid Rashid 73
Ali Saleh for Bruno 73
Richard Akonnor for Yahya Al Ghassani 94
Sultan Adill for Nicolás Giménez 111
Kouame Kouadio for Saša Ivković 115

Cards:

Victor Lekhal 10 Y
Zakaria Draoui 100 Y

Cards:

Lucas Pimenta 13 Y
Marcus Meloni 35 Y
Caio Lucas 120 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mohamed Idir Hadid
Goalkeeper Yuba-Rayane Yesli
Defender Reda Benchaa
Defender Naoufel Khacef
Defender Mohamed Tougai
Defender/Midfielder Youcef Attal
Midfielder Zakaria Draoui
Midfielder Houssem Mrezigue
Midfielder Adam Ounas
Midfielder Amir Sayoud
Midfielder/Forward Rafik Guitane
Forward Islam Slimani

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adel Al Hosani
Goalkeeper Ali Khaseif
Defender Richard Akonnor
Defender Khaled Al Dhanhani
Defender Kouame Kouadio
Midfielder Issam Faiz
Midfielder Ali Saleh
Midfielder/Forward Sultan Adill
Forward Mohammad Juma

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Algeria went first) 1 – Yacine Brahimi [scored] 2 – Yassine Benzia [missed] 3 – Houssem Mrezigue [scored] 4 – Adam Ounas [scored] 5 – Adil Boulbina [scored] 6 - Mohamed Halaïmia [scored] 7 - Zakaria Draoui [scored] 8 - Naoufel Khacef [missed]

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (United Arab Emirates went second) 1 – Caio Lucas [scored] 2 – Marcus Meloni [missed] 3 – Ali Saleh [scored] 4 – Lucas Pimenta [scored] 5 – Issam Faiz [scored] 6 - Sultan Adil [scored] 7 - Kouame Kouadio [scored] 8 - Richard Akonnor [scored] . United Arab Emirates named nine of a possible 12 substitutes.

1 (6) Algeria

Manager: Madjid Bougherra

Goals:

Adil Boulbina 46 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Farid Chaâl
Defender Achref Abada
Defender Abdelkader Bedrane
Defender Mohamed Halaïmia
Defender Victor Lekhal
Defender/Midfielder Houari Baouche
Midfielder Sofiane Bendebka
Midfielder Adil Boulbina
Midfielder Yacine Brahimi (captain)
Forward Yassine Benzia
Forward Redouane Berkane

Substitutions:

Zakaria Draoui for Sofiane Bendebka 74
Mohamed Tougai for Abdelkader Bedrane 84
Naoufel Khacef for Houari Baouche 106
Houssem Mrezigue for Victor Lekhal 106
Adam Ounas for Redouane Berkane 106

Cards:

Victor Lekhal 10 Y
Zakaria Draoui 100 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mohamed Idir Hadid
Goalkeeper Yuba-Rayane Yesli
Defender Reda Benchaa
Defender Naoufel Khacef
Defender Mohamed Tougai
Defender/Midfielder Youcef Attal
Midfielder Zakaria Draoui
Midfielder Houssem Mrezigue
Midfielder Adam Ounas
Midfielder Amir Sayoud
Midfielder/Forward Rafik Guitane
Forward Islam Slimani

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Algeria went first) 1 – Yacine Brahimi [scored] 2 – Yassine Benzia [missed] 3 – Houssem Mrezigue [scored] 4 – Adam Ounas [scored] 5 – Adil Boulbina [scored] 6 - Mohamed Halaïmia [scored] 7 - Zakaria Draoui [scored] 8 - Naoufel Khacef [missed]

1 (7) United Arab Emirates

Manager: Cosmin Olăroiu

Goals:

Bruno 64 G

Starting lineup:

Hamed Al Meqebaali Goalkeeper
Saša Ivković Defender
Lucas Pimenta Defender
Rúben Amaral Defender
Marcus Meloni Defender/Midfielder
Nicolás Giménez Midfielder
Yahia Nader Midfielder
Majid Rashid Midfielder
Bruno Midfielder/Forward
Caio Lucas Midfielder/Forward
Yahya Al Ghassani Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Issam Faiz for Yahia Nader 46
Khaled Al Dhanhani for Majid Rashid 73
Ali Saleh for Bruno 73
Richard Akonnor for Yahya Al Ghassani 94
Sultan Adill for Nicolás Giménez 111
Kouame Kouadio for Saša Ivković 115

Cards:

Lucas Pimenta 13 Y
Marcus Meloni 35 Y
Caio Lucas 120 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adel Al Hosani
Goalkeeper Ali Khaseif
Defender Richard Akonnor
Defender Khaled Al Dhanhani
Defender Kouame Kouadio
Midfielder Issam Faiz
Midfielder Ali Saleh
Midfielder/Forward Sultan Adill
Forward Mohammad Juma

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (United Arab Emirates went second) 1 – Caio Lucas [scored] 2 – Marcus Meloni [missed] 3 – Ali Saleh [scored] 4 – Lucas Pimenta [scored] 5 – Issam Faiz [scored] 6 - Sultan Adil [scored] 7 - Kouame Kouadio [scored] 8 - Richard Akonnor [scored] . United Arab Emirates named nine of a possible 12 substitutes.