The 2025 FIFA Arab Cup qualification were played from 25 to 26 November 2025. A total of 14 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to qualify for the group stage of the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup.
The 14 lowest-ranked teams in the April 2025 FIFA World Ranking met on 25 and 26 November in a single knockout match. The best-ranked AFC team met the lowest-ranked CAF team, the second-best AFC team played the second-lowest CAF team, and so on. In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match. A penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.
The group stage draw took place on 25 May 2025 at 20:00 AST () in at the Raffles Hotel in Doha, Qatar.
These 14 teams were divided into 7 pairings, with each pair playing single knockout match across 25 to 26 November 2025. The numbers in parentheses indicate the FIFA Men's World Ranking of April 2025.
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the group stage.
The seven winners advanced to the group stage. <onlyinclude>
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All times are local, AST ().
Kuwait advanced to Group C.
Syria advanced to Group A.
Palestine advanced to Group A.
Oman advanced to Group D.
Bahrain advanced to Group D.
Sudan advanced to Group D.
Comoros advanced to Group B.