Tomorrow, Saturday, in the Kuwaiti capital, Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium will host the final match of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Championship “Gulf 26”, which brings together the teams of Oman and Bahrain, in a confrontation that carries many challenges and ambitions to achieve the Gulf title.
The market value of the “Gulf 26” final, according to the “Transfer Market” website, which specializes in statistics and transfers of players, clubs and teams, is 17.46 million euros, distributed at 7.73 million euros for the Oman national team, compared to 9.73 million euros for the Bahrain national team, which reflects the relative closeness between them, in terms of While the average age of the Omani national team players is 28.3 years, while the average age of the Bahrain national team players is 28.3 years 30 years.
History of confrontations between the two teams
The history of direct confrontations between the two teams reflects a remarkable Omani superiority, as they met in 18 matches in various tournaments, during which the Oman national team achieved victory in 8 matches, compared to 4 victories for Bahrain, while 6 matches ended in a draw. In terms of goals, the Oman national team scored 17 goals against Oman. Bahrain, while the Bahraini national team scored 12 goals against Oman.
The Omani national team is led by national coach Rashid Jaber (60 years old), who is seeking to achieve a new achievement to add to his record with the national team, and contribute to crowning the Gulf title for the third time in the history of the Omani national team after the 2009 and 2017 editions, while Bahrain is coached by Croatian coach Dragan Talajic (59 years old). years), who also hopes to lead his team to win the Gulf title for the second time in his career after the 2019 edition.
The squad of the two teams features a group of distinguished players, led by Abdul Rahman Al Mushafri, who has the highest market value in the Oman national team squad with a value of 500 thousand euros, while Ali Madan, the Bahrain national team player, is the highest market value player in the final with a market value of 2.5 million euros.
The Oman national team qualified for the final by defeating its Saudi counterpart 2-1 in the semi-final, while the Bahrain national team qualified by defeating the Kuwait national team 1-0.
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