Comoros 1-3 Saudi Arabia Highlights, FIFA Arab Cup: Golden Eagles Fly High As Islanders Crash Out

Welcome to the start of our live blog covering Saudi Arabia’s match against Comoros. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.

• Fixtures: Comoros vs Saudi Arabia, Group B Matchday 2

• Venue: Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar

• Date: Friday, December 5, 2025

• Time: 12:00 AM IST (December 6)

Interestingly, Comoros and Saudi Arabia have never played a football match before tonight's fixture. A bit of stastical history will be made in Qatar tonight.

Starting XI: Adel Anzimati-Aboudou; Dine Nasuir Hamidou Ali, Karim Mohamed, Yannis Kari, Nassim Ahmed; Housseini Zakouani, Zainou Dine Mohamed, Kassim Hadji, Yassine Saindou; Affane Said Djambae, Ibroihim Youssouf (c).

Bench: Ali Ahamada (gk), Ahmed Fajidou (gk), Omar Abdoul Anziz, Haslane Alfonsi Ahmed, Mohamed Ismael, Tamine Tarek, Hamis Msa.

Starting XI: Nawaf Al-Aqidi; Ali Majrashi, Hassan Al Tambakti, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Ayman Yahya; Mohamed Kanno, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Musab Al Juwayr; Abdulrahman Alobud, Firas Al-Buraikan, Salem Al-Dawsari (c).

Bench: Abdulrahman Al Sanbi (gk), Raghed Al-Najjar (gk), Mohammed Sulaiman, Jehad Thakri, Nawaf Boushal, Waleed Al-Ahmed, Murad Al Hawsawi, Saleh Abu Al-Shamat, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat, Saleh Al-Shehri, Abdullah Al-Hamdan.

The referee blows his whistle, and the match is underway at Al Bayt Stadium. Stay tuned for live updates from the game. Saudi Arabia are dominating the ball in the starting phase of the match.

Despite a moment of indiscipline that saw Al Jawayr earn an early yellow card, Saudi Arabia have been dominant in the match, controlling two-thirds of the ball. Al Brikan had the chance of putting the Green Falcons ahead, but his shot from inside the box went wide of the post.

Comoros are in a spot of bother as their goalkeeper, Anzimati, goes down in pain after a collission with a Saudi Arabian forward. The physios give him some lengthy treatment, with backup keeper Ahamada warming up on the touchlines. Thankfully, Anzimati is fit to continue.

Kanno scores and puts Saudi Arabia ahead with probably the final action of the half!! A throw-in was worked into the box, and Anzimati opted to keep it in play instead of letting it go out for corner. Comoros can't clear it, and Salim Al-Dawsari crossed it back towards the far post for Kanno to outjump everyone and head it past the goalkeeper.

That's some way to end the half. After little to no sights of Comoros' goal in the first half, Saudi Arabia manage to go one-goal up at the break courtesy of Kanno's late, late header.

The referee blows his whistle, and the second half is underway in Qatar. Comoros are a goal down, and need a result tonight if they want to stay alive in the tournament. No half-time changes for either side as far as I can see.

Kanno nets his second goal of the night and doubles Saudi Arabia's lead!! It was brilliant link-up play between Al-Dawsari and Kanno, with the Saudi skipper laying it off for his teammate to poke it past the goalkeeper from close range.

Is there a twist in the tale?! Comoros pull one back with a stunning counter attack. Zakouani did very well to hold off pressure from two defenders before cutting it back across for Youssouf to poke it past the goalkeeper.

What a goal from Salem Al-Dawsari!! The skipper was found by a terrific ball from the middle of the park, and he got the better of Hamidou Ali before cutting inside the box and shooting past Anzimati to find the back of the net. What a brilliant solo goal, and the match is surely sealed now.

The referee blows his whistle to signal and end to this contest, and Saudi Arabia have sealed a rather comfortable win in tonight's game. Comoros showed heart in fighting back against a team almost 50 spots on top of them in the FIFA rankings, but in the end, their debut Arab Cup campaign comes to an end.