Team
|
Appearance
|
Previous best performance
|
FIFA Rankings
|
June 2024
|
Qatar |
26th |
Winners (1992, 2004, 2014) |
35
|
Iraq (holders) |
17th |
Winners (1979, 1984, 1988, 2023) |
55
|
Saudi Arabia |
25th |
Winners (1994, 2002, 2003–04) |
56
|
United Arab Emirates |
25th |
Winners (2007, 2013) |
69
|
Oman |
24th |
Winners (2009, 2017–18) |
76
|
Bahrain |
26th |
Winners (2019) |
81
|
Kuwait (hosts) |
26th |
Winners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010) |
137
|
Yemen |
11th |
Group stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2019, 2023) |
155
|
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Tiebreakers
|
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:
- Points obtained in all group matches:
- Win: 3 points;
- Draw: 1 point;
- Loss: 0 points;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Number of goals scored in all group matches.
|
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
1
|
Kuwait (H)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Knockout stage
|
2
|
A2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
A3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
4
|
A4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
1
|
Iraq
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Knockout stage
|
2
|
B2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
B3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
4
|
B4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.
| Semi-finals | | Final |
| | | | | | |
| 31 December 2024 – | | |
|
| Winner Group A | |
| 3 January 2025 – |
| Runner-up Group B | | |
| Winner Semi-final 1 | |
| 31 December 2024 – |
| | Winner Semi-final 2 | |
| Winner Group B | |
| |
| Runner-up Group A | | |
|