Algeria beat Tunisia 2-0 to win the FIFA Arab Cup 2021.
Two extra-time goals give Algeria the title; hosts Qatar beat Egypt in third-place playoff.
Algeria scored two goals in extra time to beat neighbours Tunisia 2-0 and win the first-ever 2021 FIFA Arab Cup champions..
Amir Sayoud scored in the ninth minute of extra-time while Yacine Brahimi scored with the final kick of the game at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor city to take Algeria to the title on Saturday.
Algeria added the Arab crown to the Africa Cup of Nations title won in 2019, and will defend in Cameroon next month.
The 31-year-old Sayoud made his international debut in Algeria’s opening game of the tournament but did not play again until coming on just past the hour mark in the final.
His thunderous 99th-minute shot turned Sayoud into an instant national hero.
Brahimi scored on a breakaway with the last kick of the game as Tunisia pushed everyone up for a last-gasp corner and Brahimi raced away unchecked after the ball was cleared by the Algeria defence.
Host Qatar Holds off Egypt, Clinch the 2021 Arab Cup Bronze medal.
Earlier, hosts Qatar beat Egypt 5-4 on penalties in the third-place playoff match.
The heated game on Saturday seemed like it could be heading in either direction as both teams managed near-equal possession of the ball, with Egypt slightly taking the upper hand in the final minutes.
But the match at Doha’s Stadium 974 went to extra time after Egypt’s several attempts on goal were stopped. With no goals in extra time, Qatar’s goalkeeper Meshaal Barsham rose to the occasion by blocking a penalty and helping his side end up with the bronze medal.
Barsham Qatar Savior.
Meshaal Barsham, a 23-year-old goalkeeper who has spent the tournament warming Qatar’s bench, stepped into the spotlight and produced a wonderful performance, pulling off a string of superb, match-saving stops.
Qatar would not have reached the penalty shootout without his intervention and, when they did, the young keeper emerged as the hero once again, pulling off the decisive stop to deny Mohamed Sherif and give the hosts a National Day to remember.
The 2022 World Cup will take place in Qatar from November 21 to December 18.
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Till date, nine editions of the tournament has been held. After three editions (1963, 1964 and 1966) there was a gap of 19 years before the next edition was organised. The tournament was initially supposed to restart in 1982 but it was postponed.
Edition -- Host -- Winner
1963 -- Lebanon -- Tunisia
1964 -- Kuwait -- Iraq
1966 -- Iraq -- Iraq
1985 -- Saudi Arabia -- Iraq
1988 -- Jordan -- Iraq
1992 -- Syria -- Egypt
1998 -- Qatar -- Saudi Arabia
2002 -- Kuwait -- Saudi Arabia
2012 -- Saudi Arabia -- Morocco
2021 -- Host -- Algeria -- Tunisia (Runner-up)------ ...
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FIFA Arab Cup: Full List of Past Winners of All Editions 1962-2021.
Till date, nine editions of the tournament has been held. After three editions (1963, 1964 and 1966) there was a gap of 19 years before the next edition was organised. The tournament was initially supposed to restart in 1982 but it was postponed.
Edition -- Host -- Winner
1963 -- Lebanon -- Tunisia
1964 -- Kuwait -- Iraq
1966 -- Iraq -- Iraq
1985 -- Saudi Arabia -- Iraq
1988 -- Jordan -- Iraq
1992 -- Syria -- Egypt
1998 -- Qatar -- Saudi Arabia
2002 -- Kuwait -- Saudi Arabia
2012 -- Saudi Arabia -- Morocco
2021 -- Host -- Algeria -- Tunisia (Runner-up)------ ...
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