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ARAB NATIONS CUP |
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Champions: |
Iraq |
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Team | Notes | |||
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Iraq | Winners | ||
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Syria | Final | ||
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Libya | Semi-finals | ||
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Lebanon | Semi-finals | ||
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Palestine | Group stage | ||
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Jordan | Group stage | ||
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Kuwait | Group stage | ||
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Bahrain | Group stage | ||
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North Yemen | Group stage | ||
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Oman | Withdrawn |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Iraq | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
2 | Lebanon | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
3 | Jordan | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | ||
4 | Kuwait | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | ||
5 | Bahrain | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 25 | ||
Knockout stage |
Matchday 1 | ||||||
01/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Iraq - Lebanon | 0-0 | |||
01/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Kuwait - Bahrain | 4-4 | |||
Matchday 2 | ||||||
03/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Iraq - Jordan | 2-1 | |||
03/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Lebanon - Bahrain | 6-1 | |||
Matchday 3 | ||||||
04/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Iraq - Kuwait | 3-1 | |||
04/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Lebanon - Jordan | 2-1 | |||
Matchday 4 | ||||||
05/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Iraq - Bahrain | 10-1 | Qual. Iraq | ||
05/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Jordan - Kuwait | 2-2 | Qual. Lebanon | ||
Matchday 5 | ||||||
06/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Jordan - Bahrain | 5-1 | |||
06/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Lebanon - Kuwait | 2-1 |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Syria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
2 | Libya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
3 | Palestine | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||
4 | North Yemen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | ||
5 | Oman * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
* Oman withdrew | ||||||||||
Knockout stage |
Matchday 1 | ||||||
01/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Libya - Oman | * | |||
Matchday 2 | ||||||
02/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Libya - Palestine | 0-0 | |||
02/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Syria - North Yemen | 4-1 | |||
Matchday 3 | ||||||
04/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Palestine - North Yemen | 7-0 | |||
04/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Syria - Libya | 0-0 | |||
Matchday 4 | ||||||
06/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Libya - North Yemen | 13-0 | Qual. Libya | ||
06/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Syria - Palestine | 3-1 | Qual. Syria | ||
* Abandoned by Oman after 80' (Libya-Oman 21-0) protesting against a penalty. Oman withdrew from the tournament |
Semi-finals | ||||||
08/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Iraq - Libya | 3-1 | Qual. Iraq | ||
08/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Syria - Lebanon | 1-0 | Qual. Syria | ||
Match for 3rd place | ||||||
10/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Libya - Lebanon | 6-1 | 3rd placed: Libya | ||
Final | ||||||
10/04/1966 | Baghdad (IRQ) | Iraq - Syria | 2-1 | Winners: Iraq |