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Groups and Match Schedules: Everything You Need to Know About "Gulf 27"

- The city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, will host the competitions of the "Arab Gulf Cup" from September 23 to October 6. The matches of the tournament will take place at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City and the Al-Inma Stadium (the shining jewel).

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Monday, 21 September 2026 at 11:00·2 minutes read

Groups and Match Schedules: Everything You Need to Know About "Gulf 27"

- The city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, will host the "Gulf Arab" Cup competitions from September 23 to October 6. The matches of the tournament will take place at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City and the Al-Jawhara (the shining jewel) stadiums.

Groups: Group A: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Sultanate of Oman. Group B: UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen.

Match schedule: Round One: Wednesday (September 23) Iraq vs. Sultanate of Oman, at 18:30 Dubai time. Saudi Arabia vs. Kuwait, at 22:00 Dubai time. Thursday (September 24) UAE vs. Yemen, at 19:55 Dubai time.

Qatar vs. Bahrain, at 22:00 Dubai time. Round Two: Saturday (September 26) Kuwait vs. Iraq, at 19:55 Dubai time.

Sultanate of Oman vs. Saudi Arabia, at 22:00 Dubai time. Sunday (September 27) Yemen vs. Qatar, at 19:55 Dubai time.

Bahrain against the UAE, at 22:00 Dubai time. The third round on Tuesday (September 29) Saudi Arabia against Iraq, at 21:30 Dubai time.

Oman against Kuwait, at 21:30 Dubai time. On Wednesday (September 30) the UAE against Qatar, at 21:30 Dubai time.

Bahrain against Yemen, at 21:30 Dubai time. The semi-final matches will be played on October 3, while the final will take place on the 6th of the same month.

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