Bahrain vs Yemen
World • Friendlies - Group Stage • 2026 • Group Stage
Bahrain14 November 2026
Yemen
Match information
- Country
- World
- Competition
- Friendlies - Group Stage
- Season
- 2026
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Date
- 14 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Tianhe Stadium
Clubs
Bahrain
- Founded
- 1957
- Country
- Bahrain
- Stadium
- Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī (Bahrain National Stadium)
- City
- Riffa
- Capacity
- 35 580
- Surface
- grass
Yemen
- Founded
- 1962
- Country
- Yemen
- Stadium
- Ali Muhsen Al-Muraisi Stadium
- City
- Sana'a
- Capacity
- 25 000
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
BahrainWLLLL
YemenWWLLW
Head-to-head
- 30 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Bahrain 2 : 5 Yemen (Half-time 1 : 4)
- 28 December 2024 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Bahrain 1 : 2 Yemen (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 6 June 2024 • AFC World Cup Qualifiers • Bahrain 0 : 0 Yemen (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 16 November 2023 • AFC World Cup Qualifiers • Yemen 0 : 2 Bahrain (Half-time 0 : 1)
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Bahrain
- Felix Sanchez
- Yemen
- Noureddine Ould Ali
Squad - Bahrain
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Omar Salem | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| 22 |  Ebrahim Lutfalla | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.05 |
| 24 | Mohamed El Gharably | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| Abdulrahman Abdulkarim | 46 | - | - | - | - | |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 |  Amine Benaddi | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6.88 |
| 3 |  Waleed Al Hayam | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Vincent Emmanuel | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 16 |  Mahdy Baqer Sayed | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6.50 |
| 16 | Qayoom Mohamed | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Ahmad Khaled Rabeea | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Mubarak Bughammar Ahmed | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Abdul Kayoum Mohamed | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 23 |  Abdulla Al Khalasi | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| Ahmed Dhiya | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Saleh Al Zubaidi | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 4 | Sayed Dhiya | 34 | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Hamad Al Shamsan | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6.86 |
| 6 | Abbas Fadhel Al Asfoor | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6.65 |
| 8 |  Mohamed Marhoon | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 |
| 11 | Ibrahim Al Khatal | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | Omar Saber | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | Ali Humood Al Dosari | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| Rashid Al Dosari | 46 | - | - | - | - | |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 7 |  Ali Madan | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6.68 |
| 9 |  Hashim Sayed | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
| 10 |  Komail Al Aswad | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| 12 |  Mahdi Abduljabbar | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| 13 |  Mohamed Al Romaihi | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| 15 |  Jassim Al Shaikh | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
| 20 |  Mahdi Humaidan | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | Ali Al Karani Hasan | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| Sayed Mahdi Sharaf | 23 | - | - | - | - | |
Squad - Yemen
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 |  Mohammed Aman | 29 |
| 22 |  Abdullah Al Saadi | 24 |
| 22 | Osamah Mokref | 21 |
| 23 | Abdullah Haidar Osama | 27 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 | Nader Sahal | 30 |
| 3 |  Harwan Al Zubaidi | 26 |
| 4 | Hamzah Ghaleb | 24 |
| 5 | Amr Talal Lotf | 26 |
| 5 | Emad Al Godaimah | 23 |
| 6 | Rami Al Wasmani | 29 |
| 12 | Ban Agag Mamdooh | 23 |
| 14 | Ali Al Dugin | 23 |
| 16 | Omar Al-Golan | 26 |
| 19 |  Radhawan Al Hubaishi | 33 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 7 | Nasser Al Gahwashi | 27 |
| 8 | Anes Al-Maari | 26 |
| 9 | Omar Al Dahi | 26 |
| 10 | Hashem Mohammed | 29 |
| 11 |  Abdulwasea Al Matari | 32 |
| 13 | Hamood Al Godaimah Emad | - |
| 15 |  Osama Anbar | 31 |
| 17 | Majeed Sabarah Abdul | 26 |
| 20 | Tareq Shihab | 25 |
| 25 | Hamzah Al Surabi | 23 |
| 26 | Nawaf Abdullah | 31 |
| Forwards | ||
| 13 | Saqr Al Harbi | 25 |
| 21 | Gamal Khalil Ahmed Maher | 24 |
| 21 | Youssef Al Haimi | 23 |
| 24 |  D'Mani Mellor | 26 |
Head-to-head
Last 4 meetings
Bahrain wins1
Draws1
Yemen wins2
- Goals: Bahrain
- 5 (1.3)
- Goals: Yemen
- 7 (1.8)
- Goals per match
- 3.0
- Both teams scored
- 2 / 4
- Over 2.5 goals
- 2 / 4
Results
- 30 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Bahrain 2 : 5 Yemen (Half-time 1 : 4)
- 28 December 2024 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Bahrain 1 : 2 Yemen (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 6 June 2024 • AFC World Cup Qualifiers • Bahrain 0 : 0 Yemen (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 16 November 2023 • AFC World Cup Qualifiers • Yemen 0 : 2 Bahrain (Half-time 0 : 1)
Form: last 10 matches
| Bahrain | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 2-0-8 | 6-2-2 |
| Scored (per match) | 9 (0.9) | 27 (2.7) |
| Conceded (per match) | 23 (2.3) | 9 (0.9) |
| Clean sheets | 1 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 5 / 10 | 3 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 6 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
Recent form - Bahrain
- L30 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Bahrain 2 : 5 Yemen (Half-time 1 : 4)
- L27 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Bahrain 0 : 3 United Arab Emirates (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L24 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Qatar 2 : 0 Bahrain (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L5 June 2026 • Friendlies • Georgia 2 : 0 Bahrain (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W9 December 2025 • Arab Cup • Bahrain 3 : 1 Sudan (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L6 December 2025 • Arab Cup • Bahrain 1 : 5 Algeria (Half-time 1 : 3)
- L3 December 2025 • Arab Cup • Iraq 2 : 1 Bahrain (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W26 November 2025 • Arab Cup • Bahrain 1 : 0 Djibouti (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L21 November 2025 • Friendlies • Bahrain 0 : 1 Somalia (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L17 November 2025 • Friendlies • Bahrain 1 : 2 Somalia (Half-time 1 : 1)
Recent form - Yemen
- W30 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Bahrain 2 : 5 Yemen (Half-time 1 : 4)
- L27 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Yemen 0 : 1 Qatar (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L24 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • United Arab Emirates 4 : 0 Yemen (Half-time 3 : 0)
- W18 September 2026 • Friendlies • Kuwait 1 : 2 Yemen (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W4 June 2026 • Asian Cup Qualification • Lebanon 0 : 2 Yemen (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W18 November 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Yemen 7 : 1 Bhutan (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W14 October 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Yemen 9 : 0 Brunei (Half-time 3 : 0)
- W9 October 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Brunei 0 : 2 Yemen (Half-time 0 : 2)
- D10 June 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Yemen 0 : 0 Lebanon (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D25 March 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Bhutan 0 : 0 Yemen (Half-time 0 : 0)