The Tunisian team will face its Egyptian counterpart in a purely African match, while the African champion Algeria and the Asian champion Qatar will meet on the other side.
In the quarter-finals, Tunisia defeated Oman, Qatar defeated the Emirates, Egypt beat Jordan, and Algeria snatched the qualification ticket from Morocco by penalty shootouts. So what does history tell us about the Arab Cup semi-final matches?
Egypt and Tunisia
An extended history of the fiery matches that brought together the teams of Egypt and Tunisia, so that the semi-final meeting will be a new chapter in the football conflict between the two greats.
40 matches brought together the two teams (25 official and 15 friendly), in which Tunisia won 16 matches, while Egypt won 13 matches, and the tie was settled as a result of 11 matches, the Pharaohs scored 38 goals, and the Carthage Eagles scored 44 goals.
One confrontation brought the two teams together in the Arab Cup in 1988, and ended with the victory of the Pharaohs with a clean goal.
The last meeting between Egypt and Tunisia was in 2017, in the African Nations Cup qualifiers, and ended with Egypt winning 3-2.
Algeria and Qatar
No official meeting brought together the Algerian team and its Qatari counterpart, as they were brought together by 6 friendly matches, during which the Desert Warriors won in two matches, and “Al Annabi” in two matches, and the tie was settled in two matches.
The first meeting that brought the two teams together was in 1978, and ended with Qatar winning 3-1, and the last meeting between the two teams was in 2018, and ended with the Algerians winning with a clean goal.
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