Tunisia Vs Syria Highlights, FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025: Kharbin Helps Eagles Beat WC-Bound Tunisians In Opener

Group A: Tunisia, Syria, Qatar, Palestine

Group B: Morocco, Comoros, Saudi Arabia, Oman

Group C: Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan, United Arab Emirates

Group D: Algeria, Sudan, Iraq, Bahrain

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The current edition will have a record prize money of more than $36.5m.

Syria’s Spanish coach Jose Lana ahead of the game:

“We are in a good position and happy with the atmosphere in the camp,” he said.

“We have an opportunity to face a different opponent and we are working hard to prepare.”

“We have many young players who aspire to represent the national team well. They have good abilities, but they need more experience,” he said.

We have kick-off at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium between Tunisia and Syria in the opening fixture of the FIFA Arab Cup 2025.

Tunisia 0-0 Syria 2'

Game has just started and both sets of players are committing fouls. The ref has been kept busy inside the ten minutes of the game.

Tunisia 0-0 Syria 7'

Tunisia's Ismael Gharbi attempts the game's first shot on target on the Syrian goal but it is safely gathered.

Tunisia 0-0 Syria 11'

Tunisian fans going all gung-ho in the stands and backing their team in this opening match of the FIFA Arab Cup 2025 against Syria. Just then the Syrian keeper Shaher Alshaker goes down injured and is in need of treatment.

Tunisia 0-0 Syria 16'

Tunisia are having bulk of the possession and Syria are happy to sit back and soak the pressure.

Tunisia 0-0 Syria 20'

PSG academy product and currently on-loan at FC Augsburg, Ismael Gharbi is currently playing for Tunisia and one to watch as the game progresses.

Tunisia 0-0 Syria 26'

TUN play around the SYR box and string passes after passes and just then a cross is floated from the right but there's no one to meet at the end of it and the attack goes fail.

Tunisia 0-0 Syria 31'

All the action is played in the Syrian half and Tunisia is holding on to the possession. Moutaz Neffati takes a shot from long way off and it is off target.

Tunisia 0-0 Syria 37'

Tunisia are awarded a free-kick and Ali Maaloul stands over it and takes a direct one but is over the bar to the frustration of their fans.

Tunisia 0-0 Syria 42'

TUN 0-0 SYR

Wow! Pick that one out as Omar Kharbin's wonderful free-kick sees Syria take a surprise lead against Tunisia. Syrian fans enjoyed that and are rejoicing in the stands.

TUN 0-1 SYR 48

Tunisia's star player Ismael Gharbi takes a free-kick but it goes way over the bar and TUN fans cannot believe it. This will really be an upset if it ends in Full-time.

TUN 0-1 SYR 53'

Tunisia fans and players are left frustrated with none of their attack bearing fruition. Syria will look to sit deep and attack on the counter but will leave spaces in behind.

TUN 0-1 SYR 58'

Syria are giving good account of themselves, with defending well and not allowing any space for the Tunisia attack. With all of the TUN attack in the SYR half, they are looking for one bad ball and break on the counter.

TUN 0-1 SYR 62'

Seifeddine Jaziri sees the goalie is out of his spot and takes a shot from long-way off but it goes agonizingly wide of the post.

TUN 0-1 SYR 65'

Wow, Syria are holding on to their lead here and Tunisia just cannot find an answer. 20 minutes plus stoppages to come and the question remains, will the TUN players find an equaliser?

TUN 0-1 SYR 71'

Syrian players are adopting the 'dark arts' by going down and the goalie stopping play. This has left the Tunisian players frustrated as they search for an equalizer.

TUN 0-1 SYR 77'

And we enter the final 10 minutes of the game and it remains to be seen whether SYR hold on to their 1-0 lead or can TUN find a breakthrough.

TUN 0-1 SYR 81'

Five mins plus stoppages to come, if Syria get there, this will be their famous win. Out possessed and out run, but the SYR defence have given their all and defended with their lives.

TUN 0-1 SYR 85'

Elevated into a fully FIFA-recognised event, the Arab Cup now serves as a battleground, drawing together teams from across vast stretches of Asia and Africa.

The 2025 edition, second iteration under the FIFA banner, features 16 teams from the AFC and CAF confederations, including many World Cup-bound teams like Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia from Africa; Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. For Iraq, still in contention via inter-confederation playoffs, against either Bolivia or Suriname, this tournament holds special importance, a veritable rehearsal.

Meanwhile, teams like Comoros, Kuwait, Palestine, Syria, and others, the Arab Cup provides a chance to test themselves against top regional rivals in a FIFA-sanctioned environment, outside the international calendar.

Earlier, the tournament was organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) -- still an independent body. In 2021, it was organised by FIFA. Qatar is hosting the 2025 edition, from December 1 to 18, across six stadiums that previously staged the FIFA World Cup in 2022.

Six mins added for stoppages.

TUN 0-1 SYR 90+1'

PSG academy product Gharbi tinkle toes his way into the SYR defence and produces a shot but the opponent keeper is equal to it and saves his effort.

TUN 0-1 SYR 90+3'

Wow, what a result that is! Group A kicks-off with a fantastic result as Syria stun Tunisia in the FIFA Arab Cup 2025 match with a 1-0 win.

TUN 0-1 SYR