The Qatari national team qualified for the semi-finals of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Championship (Gulf 25), which is currently being held in Basra, Iraq, after a 1-1 draw with its UAE counterpart - today, Friday - in the third round of the second group.

The Emirati team advanced through Fabio Lima (77), before Tamim Mansour equalized for the Qatari team (88).

#Gulf _ Zain 25 |

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Our national team equalized 1-1 against the UAE in the 88th minute via Tamim Mansour Moftah # Gulf_Cup# Al-Kass_Channels pic.twitter.com/s8IfeRJUzq

- Al-Kass channels (@alkasschannel) January 13, 2023

#Gulf _ Zain 25 |

#Qatar_UAE is


a goal |

The UAE national team leads 1-0 over our national team in the 77th minute via Fabio de Lima #Gulf_Cup #Al-Kass_Channels pic.twitter.com/DdNIlvBswA

- Al-Kass channels (@alkasschannel) January 13, 2023

On the other hand, the UAE national team finished the group stage by occupying fourth and last place with only one point.

In another match, the Kuwaiti national team tied with its Bahraini counterpart 1-1.

The Bahrain national team advanced through Mahdi Al-Humaidan (26), before Shabib Al-Khalidi equalized for Kuwait in the last minute of the first half.

The goals of the match: # Bahrain 1 – 1 # Kuwait # Khaleeji_Zain 25 # Iraq # Gulf Cup # Al Kass Channels pic.twitter.com/7WwmaOUFJx

- Al-Kass channels (@alkasschannel) January 13, 2023

The Qatari team raised its score to 4 points in second place, 3 points behind the leading Bahraini team, and with a goal difference from Kuwait, which ranked third.

In the semi-finals, Iraq, the owner of the land and the public, and the leader of the first group, “Al-Annabi Al-Qatari”, will face the second-placed team in the second group, while the Bahrain national team, the leader of the second group, will meet its Omani counterpart, who is second-placed in the first group.