{"id":10530,"date":"2025-12-11T19:53:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T19:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/un-news.org\/arab-cup-2025-an-additional-matchup-between-saudi-arabia-and-palestine-for-the-title\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T19:53:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T19:53:24","slug":"arab-cup-2025-an-additional-matchup-between-saudi-arabia-and-palestine-for-the-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/un-news.org\/en\/arab-cup-2025-an-additional-matchup-between-saudi-arabia-and-palestine-for-the-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Arab Cup 2025: An additional matchup between Saudi Arabia and Palestine for the title."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"62737d71-1651-42ad-94f3-1cb7aa97d10d\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-1\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"409\">Saudi Arabia and Palestine head into the longest clash of the 2025 Arab Cup quarter-finals after a 1\u20131 draw<br data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"110\" \/>The match between the Saudi national team and the Palestinian national team in the semi-finals of the 2025 Arab Cup ended in a 1\u20131 draw on Thursday evening at Lusail International Stadium, sending the encounter into extra time. This marks the longest matchup in the tournament\u2019s quarter-final stage.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"757\">The Saudi team managed to level the score after Palestine had taken the lead. Firas Al-Buraikan capitalized on a poorly handled ball inside the Saudi penalty area in the 58th minute to earn Saudi Arabia their first goal. Less than seven minutes later, specifically in the 64th minute, Oday Dabbagh scored the equalizer for Yasser Al-Ramahi\u2019s men.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"759\" data-end=\"906\">The first half of the match ended in a goalless draw on Thursday evening in the semi-finals of the 2025 Arab Cup, as neither team managed to score.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"908\" data-end=\"1076\">Saudi Arabia reached the semi-finals as runners-up of Group B. The team achieved strong results in the group stage, defeating Comoros and Oman before losing to Morocco.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1371\">Meanwhile, the Palestinian team defeated the same side that had beaten Saudi Arabia, securing second place in Group A. 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