Some facts about Arab teams in the World Cup
- The first Arab team to play in a Word Cup was Egypt in 1934.
- The first Arab team to register a win in a World Cup match was Tunisia in 1978 against Mexico (3-1).
- The first Arab team to pass the group stage in a World Cup and qualify for the knockout stages was Morocco in 1986.
- The first time more than three Arab teams played in a World Cup was in 2018 (Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia).
- First Arab official to referee a Word Cup Final was the Moroccan Said Belqola in 1998.
- 2022 will be the first time for Qatar to play in a World Cup.
Here are the Arabic words for the players and people in a football team.
| English | Transliteration | Arabic | |
|
|
Team | farīq |
فريق |
|
1 |
goalkeeper | hāris marmā |
حارس مرمى |
|
2 |
right back | zahīr ayman |
ظهير أيمن |
|
3 |
left back | zahīr aysar |
ظهير أيسر |
|
4 |
centre back | qalb difāˁ |
قلب دفاع |
|
5 |
centre back | qalb difāˁ |
قلب دفاع |
|
6 |
midfielder | wasaṭ maydān |
وسط ميدان |
|
7 |
right wing | janāḥ ayman |
جناح أيمن |
|
8 |
midfielder | wasaṭ maydān |
وسط ميدان |
|
9 |
striker | qalb hujūm |
قلب هجوم |
|
10 |
play maker | sāniˁ alˁāb |
صانع ألعاب |
|
11 |
left wing | janāḥ aysar |
جناح أيسر |
|
|
manager | mudarrib |
مدرب |
|
|
referee | hakam |
حكم |
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