How to buy FIFA Arab Cup 2025 tickets: Qatar fixtures, prices, teams & more

The inaugural edition of the FIFA-organised Arab Cup, held in Qatar in 2021, proved such a success (along with the 2022 World Cup that they also hosted), that the country will be staging the 2025 tournament and also future ones in 2029 and 2033.

The 2021 Arab Cup had everything, great games, superb goals and hugely memorable moments. It was heart-racing entertainment for the 250+ million watching from their homes around the world and even more so for those lucky souls who managed to purchase matchday seats and get even closer to the thrilling action. For those who didn't get round to securing tickets for the 2021 event or the 2022 World Cup, then the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup gives them another opportunity to experience international football at its most spectacular and glorious.

Four years ago, over 500,000 tickets were sold for the 32 Arab Cup matches played across the six Qatar venues. There were healthy crowds throughout and the atmosphere in the stadiums added the big-match feeling that such tournaments need. 63,439 fervent fans crammed into the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor to see Qatar thrash United Arab Emirates 5-0 in the quarter-finals (though the hosts would bow out in the semis). At the time, that was the biggest single highest attendance ever for a sporting event in Qatar. Another 60,000+ crowd would see Algeria crowned champions a week later at the Al Khor venue a week later, when they beat Tunisia in extra-time.

This year’s edition of the FIFA Arab Cup, which again features 16 teams from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF), gets underway on December 1. Nine of the 16 sides (hosts Qatar & defending champions Algeria, plus the seven best positioned teams in the FIFA world rankings) have already qualified for the 18-day tournament, the remaining seven places will be filled by the winners of one-off qualifiers that will take place on November 25 & 26 in Qatar.

Thousands of fans from all over the Arabian region and beyond will dream of flocking to Qatar’s four host cities to catch their teams in action this December. So, naturally, the tickets will be like gold dust. Let GOAL take you through all the vital FIFA Arab Cup ticket information, including how much they will cost and where you can purchase them.

When is the FIFA Arab Cup 2025?

The FIFA Arab Cup 2025 kicks off Tunisia vs Syria or South Sudan at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan on Monday, December 1 and climaxes with the final at Lusail Stadium in Lusail on Thursday, December 18. Check out when the various stages of the tournament are taking place:

StageDatesGroup StageDecember 1-9Quarter-finalsDecember 11-12Semi-finalsDecember 15FinalDecember 18

Where will the FIFA Arab Cup 2025 be played?

Qatar is hosting the FIFA Arab Cup 2025, with 32 matches taking place in 6 stadiums in 4 different cities. The Lusail Stadium will host the final. Owned by the Qatar Football Association, it is the largest stadium in Qatar and the Middle East by capacity and the second largest in Asia after the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. The Lusail Stadium was one of eight venues built for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and hosted the World Cup final game between Argentina and France, with a crowd of 88,966 attending. It is located about 20 kilometres north of Doha, in the city of Lusail.

The full list of FIFA Arab Cup 2025 venues (and their capacities) are as follows:

Al Bayt Stadium (Al Khor) - 68,895

Lusail Stadium (Lusail) - 88,966

Stadium 974 (Doha) - 44,089

Ahmad bin Ali Stadium (Al Rayyan) - 45,032

Education City Stadium (Al Rayyan) - 44,667

Khalifa International Stadium (Al Rayyan) - 45,857

How much do FIFA Arab Cup 2025 tickets cost?

FIFA Arab Cup ticket prices vary according to factors such as match stage, seating category and stadium location. Games involving Tickets are broken down into categories (1 to 3) as shown below. Category 1 is typically the most expensive offering, with seats near the centre circle.

Match tickets for FIFA Club World Cup matches are split into three categories, with prices available on average as follows:

Category 1 – QAR25 - QAR100

Category 2 - QAR15 - QAR80

Category 3 - QAR10 - QAR40

Fans also have the option of purchasing a ‘Follow My Team’ ticket package, which enables them to attend all their team’s matches during the group stage. These packages are broken down once again into three price categories and range from QAR75 (CAT 3) to QAR180 (CAT 1).

On resale sites like Viagogo and Ticombo, fans can secure seats for FIFA Arab Cup matches from QAR140, with prices for the final on offer from around QAR140.

How to buy FIFA Arab Cup 2025 tickets

FIFA Arab Cup tickets went on sale at the end of September and can be purchased directly via the FIFA website, with General Public tickets and ‘Follow My Team’ ticket packages available. Demand for tickets is growing and will continue to grow the nearer we get to the start of the tournament.

In addition, fans can purchase FIFA Arab Cup tickets on the secondary market. Viagogo and Ticombo are two of the leading retailers for those seeking to buy tickets through alternative channels. Both are legitimate merchants in the ticket resale marketplace and a safe place for fans to buy tickets.

What teams are playing at the FIFA Arab Cup 2025?

The nine confirmed teams who are guaranteed places in the group stages of the FIFA Arab Cup are as follows:

Qatar (hosts), Algeria (defending champions), Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates.

The remaining seven group stage places will be filled by the winners of these one-off qualifying matches taking place on November 25 & 26:

Oman v Somalia

Bahrain v Djibouti

Syria v South Sudan

Palestine v Libya

Lebanon v Sudan

Kuwait v Mauritania

Yemen v Comoros

What is the FIFA Arab Cup 2025 schedule and format?

The top two teams from each of the four groups below will qualify for the knockout stage, consisting of the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final:

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