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The historic Arab participation in the 2026 World Cup ended with Morocco's exit in the quarter-finals, as Arabs recorded 4 wins and 15 defeats while scoring 9 own goals out of 14 in the tournament so far.

Arab teams played 30 matches in all stages of the tournament, most of them by Morocco with 6 matches, followed by Egypt with five, Algeria with four, while Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Iraq, Jordan, and Qatar played 3 matches in the group stage.

Arab teams lost 15 times in the tournament: once for Morocco, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia; twice for Algeria and Qatar; and three times for Tunisia, Iraq, and Jordan, compared to 6 wins, half of which for Morocco, two for Algeria, and one for Egypt.

Arabs drew in 8 occasions in the 2026 World Cup: twice each for Morocco, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, compared to one draw for Qatar and one for Algeria.

Arab players scored 9 own goals out of 14 scored in the tournament so far, most notably Mohamed Hani, Egypt's defender who scored two goals, in addition to Qataris Mohamed Monai and Sultan Al-Breik, Hassan Timbukti from Saudi Arabia, Yassine Bounou from Morocco, Yazan Al-Arab from Jordan, Ayman Hussein from Iraq, and Elyes Skhiri from Tunisia.

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