The 10th edition of the Arab Cup is going to a sponsored by in none other than FIFA. 16 men’s National teams will be competing against each other in this tournament from two different confederations. This might not be a very widespread tournament but is perfect for setting up the hype for the FIFA World Cup 2022. Starting from 30 November, these matches for declaring the winner of this tournament will take place till 18th December which is the day of the final. All the football fans are not only excited about the fact that it is a prelude to the World Cup but also fans around the world who want to know what FIFA does to the tournament. This is the first time that FIFA is sponsoring the Arab Cup and that too, in Qatar. FIFA Cup broadcasting TV channels will also be revealed as the time comes closer. More information about it is in the article below.
FIFA Arab Cup 2021 Hype
This is an Arab Cup that is happening after 9 years and all of a sudden, a tournament is dragged from nowhere and made relevant again. Everybody is talking about the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 and how historic Arab Cup matches have been in past. Arab Cup have had never gathered so many eyes as this time.
A total of 16 teams from two different confederations are featured in the tournament. It is going to be held in around 6 venues in 4 cities. The 16 confirmed teams that are going to be playing for the tournament in Qatar are inclusive of the 9 teams that were already selected and the Seven teams who qualified through qualifier rounds. The 7 teams qualifying from the qualifier rounds are:
- Sudan
- Oman
- Jordan
- Mauritiana
- Lebanon
- Palestine
- Bahrain
The other 9 teams that were already selected according to the FIFA 2021 April World Rankings:
- Qatar
- Tunisia
- Algeria
- Morocco
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
- Iraq
- United Arab Emirates
- Syria
Without a doubt, these 16 teams will deliver great performance in the tournament and all the fans are really excited for it.
FIFA Arab Cup Broadcasting TV Channels
The action that the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 promises made many fans go head over heels for the tournament. This is also being treated as a great prelim for the FIFA World Cup 2022. The Arab Cup is rejuvenated in what way! Now that FIFA has taken over the tournament!’s rights, even the FIFA Arab Cup broadcasting TV channels will be more in number. None of the channels are confirmed as of now. Full matches of the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 qualifier are on their YouTube channel, FIFA TV.
A few of the live FIFA Arab Cup broadcasting TV channels are Ziggo Sport Voetbal in Germany, V Sport Premium in Kuwait. In Portugal, Sports TV is going to be one of the FIFA FIFA Arab Cup broadcasting TV channels.
| Region | Telecast Channel | Broadcast language | Time |
| India | Star Sports 1, Star Sports Select 1, Star Sports 1 HD and Star Sports Select 1 HD | English | 3:30 PM IST (Afternoon Matches), 7:30 PM IST (Night Matches) |
| India | Star Sports 1 Hindi and Star Sports 1 Hindi HD | Hindi | 3:30 PM IST (Afternoon Matches), 7:30 PM IST (Night Matches) |
| India | Star Sports Tamil (All matchdays) and Vijay Super SD (Only Sundays) | Tamil | 3:30 PM IST (Afternoon Matches), 7:30 PM IST (Night Matches) |
| India | Star Sports Telugu (All matchdays), Maa Movies SD and HD (Only Sundays) | Telugu | 3:30 PM IST (Afternoon Matches), 7:30 PM IST (Night Matches) |
| India | Star Sports Kannada (All matchdays), Star Suvarna SD and HD (Only Sundays) | Kannada | 3:30 PM IST (Afternoon Matches), 7:30 PM IST (Night Matches) |
| India | Star Sports Bangla (All matchdays), Jalsha Movies SD and HD (Only Sundays) | Bengali | 3:30 PM IST (Afternoon Matches), 7:30 PM IST (Night Matches) |
| India | Star Pravah SD and HD (Only Sundays) | Marathi | 3:30 PM IST (Afternoon Matches), 7:30 PM IST (Night Matches) |
| India | Asianet Plus SD (Only Sundays) | Malayalam | 3:30 PM IST (Afternoon Matches), 7:30 PM IST (Night Matches) |
| Australia | Fox Sports | English | 9:00 PM (Afternoon matches), 1:00 AM next date (Night matches) |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports | English | Before 1 Nov: 11:00 AM (Afternoon matches), 3:00 PM (Night matches). From 1 Nov: 10:00 AM (Afternoon matches), 2:00 PM (Night matches) |
| United States | Willow TV | English | 4;30 AM Central Time (Afternoon Matches), 8:30 AM Central Time (Night Matches), 6:30 AM Canada Atlantic Time (Afternoon Matches), 10:30 AM Canada Atlantic Time (Night Matches) |
| South Africa | SuperSport | English | 12:00 PM (Afternoon Matches), 4:00 PM (Night Matches) |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport | English | 11:00 PM (Afternoon matches), 3:00 AM next date (Night matches) |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV, Maasranga and BTV | Bengali, English | 4:00 PM IST (Afternoon Matches), 8:00 PM IST (Night Matches) |
| Sri Lanka | SLRC (Channel Eye) | English | 3:30 PM IST (Afternoon Matches), 7:30 PM IST (Night Matches) |
| Caribbean | ESPN | English | Depends on the time zone |
| Pakistan | PTV Sports, Ten Sports | Hindi, English | 3:00 PM IST (Afternoon Matches), 7:00 PM IST (Night Matches) |
| Europe | ICC’s Facebook Page | English | Before 1 Nov: 11:00 AM (Afternoon matches), 3:00 PM (Night matches). From 1 Nov: 10:00 AM (Afternoon matches), 2:00 PM (Night matches) |
| Middle East | BeIN Sports | English | 2:00 PM Gulf Standard Time (Afternoon matches), 6:00 PM Gulf Standard Time (Night matches) |
Many people would also want to live stream the entire match and that will also be available later. In India, we can hope to have the tournament on Disney+ Hotstar or Sony Liv as they are the two most popular sports broadcasting services on the internet.