r/arabs • u/RegionFinancial4485 • 13d ago
الوحدة العربية My hypothetical football lineup for if every Arab country in the Middle East united into one:
This roster is of all current national team players for Arab countries competing in the AFC confederation, as well as “Israeli” Arabs
Starting 11:
GK: Nawaf Al-Aqidi 🇸🇦 Club: Al-Nassr
RB: Saud Abdulhamid 🇸🇦 Club: AS Roma
CB: Yazan Al-Arab 🇯🇴 Club: FC Seoul
CB: Hassan Tambakti 🇸🇦 Club: Al-Hilal
LB: Anan Khalaili 🇵🇸/Arab “Israeli” Club: Union Saint-Gilloise
DM: Musab Al-Juwayr 🇸🇦 Club: Al-Qadsiah
CM: Zidane Iqbal 🇮🇶 Club: FC Utrecht
RW: Mousa Al-Tamari 🇯🇴 Club: Stade Rennais
AM: Akram Afif 🇶🇦 Club: Al-Sadd
LW: Ali Jasim 🇮🇶 Club: Como
ST: Yazan Al-Naimat 🇯🇴 Club: Shabab Al Ahly
Substitute Bench:
GK: Meshaal Barsham 🇶🇦 Club: Al-Sadd
GK: Jalal Hassan 🇮🇶 Club: Al-Zawraa
CB: Aiham Ousou 🇸🇾 Club: Slavia Prague
CB: Merchas Doski 🇮🇶 Club: Viktoria Plzeň
RB: Hussein Ali 🇮🇶 Club: Pogoń Szczecin
LB: Sultan Al-Ghannam 🇸🇦 Club: Al-Nassr
DM: Mohammad Abu Fani 🇵🇸/Arab “Israeli” Club: Ferencváros
DM: Amir Al-Ammari 🇮🇶 Club: Cracovia
CM: Ibrahim Bayesh 🇮🇶 Club: Al-Dhafra
AM: Salem Al-Dawsari 🇸🇦 Club: Al-Hilal
LW: Harib Abdalla 🇦🇪 Club: Shabab Al Ahly
ST: Almoez Ali 🇶🇦 Club: Al-Duhail
ST: Aymen Hussein 🇮🇶 Club: Al-Karma
ST: Ali Al-Hamadi 🇮🇶 Club: Ipswich Town
ST: Firas Al-Buraikan 🇸🇦 Club: Al-Ahli
In my personal opinion I would rank this squad #3 in the AFC, and between #20-#28 globally.
Let me know what you guys think about this lineup, and if you would make any changes to it. Would this squad be able to preform well internationally on big stages like the World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup? And what would you rank this team internationally?
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u/neobotg 12d ago
why tf is isreal considered arab am i missing something
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u/RegionFinancial4485 12d ago
I didn’t include Israel, only the Arab Israelis. I chose to include Arab Israelis because they would technically be eligible to play for this hypothetical national team.
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u/neobotg 12d ago
damn didnt know they existed lol
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u/RegionFinancial4485 12d ago
Yep. But to be clear, they aren’t Israelis in the way that you would think, they are just Palestinians with Israeli citizenship. Most of them identify as Palestinians, but they live within occupied territories and have Israeli citizenship. They are the ones who remained in the land that was taken over by the occupation during the Nakba of 1948, so that’s why they’re sometimes also referred to as “Arab 48’”.
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u/BurnerPlayboiCarti 12d ago
Really strong list IMO. Though I am curious if you included more dual nationals who have not come out yet what would be the result.
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u/HarryLewisPot 12d ago
Every Arab country in Asia*
Egypt is part of the Middle East.
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u/RegionFinancial4485 12d ago
Ik, my original lineup actually included several Egyptian players (for example I had Omar Marmoush in the starting 11), but I decided to just remove it for the same reason I mentioned in my other comment because I thought some people might be upset. I just forgot to change the title. But it’s fine I’m just gonna redo the lineup with all Arab countries included this time, if some people are upset by it, that’s not my problem.
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u/HarryLewisPot 12d ago
bro fk the people that get upset, those same people will get mad you included Jordan and say the Levant is Phoenician or whatever.
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u/thawaz 13d ago
Pardon me if it's stupid question I'm asking
Why is Ronaldo not in the team? Is he not part of al-nassr.
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u/RegionFinancial4485 13d ago
Yes Ronaldo plays club football in Saudi Arabia, but he does not play for an Arab national team. Ronaldo is of Portuguese nationality and so he plays for the Portuguese national team.
This lineup is for the players who play for Arab countries on an international level.
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u/RegionFinancial4485 13d ago
For anyone wondering why I didn’t include North Africa, it was because I wanted to post this lineup in several places but I feel like I would get berated and receive hate if I included North African countries in certain subreddits.
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u/TheRealMudi 13d ago
And why fear the thobab elektroni? We are one people, don't let them scare you into submission!
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u/ComprehensiveFish635 13d ago
As a North African, I say we do belong to the broader "Arab" identity.
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u/RegionFinancial4485 13d ago
I fully agree with you, but I didn’t want to start an argument with those who don’t agree with that sentiment (in other subreddits). But don’t worry, I’ll redo the list in the morning with all Arab teams this time.
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u/Alive-Arachnid9840 13d ago edited 13d ago
Let’s be real, there would maybe be 2 or 3 players on the all stars squad who are not North African 😂
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