
Im not really a fan of football but when it comes to the gulf cup im suddenly a hard core fan. In the 17th cup when Oman lost in the finals to Qatar in penalties, I cried. In the 18th, I didnt even bother getting worked up cos I knew the Emaraties were going to be buying the cup (no offence to anyone I swear). So besides being the best team in the GCC, I am depending on the trend of the host country being the winner of the cup and since we are hosting it then the cup is Omani inshallah.
Another reason Im excited is the fact that Oman will have 7araka. Ive already spoken to some of my Khaleeji friends and whether they will be coming over to attend any of the games. The girls are coming for fun but the boys will come for the games I guess. But with the great weather and all the 7arakat that people like doing during football games, there will be a really nice atmosphere in town. Cant wait. 19 days to go.
So round one will be as follows and then depending on the winners it will move into the semi-finals. My prediction is Oman will beat Saudi in the finals. 2-1.
4th Jan--- Oman vs Kuwait -----Group A
4th Jan--- Iraq vs Bahrain ------group A
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5th Jan--- Yemen vs U.A.E ------group B
5th Jan--- Qatar vs K.S.A group B
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7th Jan--- Oman vs Iraq group A
7th Jan--- Kuwait vs Bahrain group A
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8th Jan--- U.A.E vs Qatar group B
8th Jan--- K.S.A vs Yemen group B
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10th Jan- Bahrain vs Oman group A
10th Jan- Iraq vs Kuwait group A
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11th Jan- U.A.E vs K.S.A group B
11th Jan- Yemen vs Qatar group B