The Qatari national team striker, Almoez Ali, became the fifth player in the history of the Gulf Cup tournaments to score a goal in the second minute of the match, after opening the scoring for his country against Oman, before Al-Anabi lost the score, 1-2, in the second round of Gulf 26.
In the last edition, which Iraq hosted in 2023 and won its title, the Omani national team scored a goal against its Yemeni counterpart, in reverse, through the Yemeni national team’s defender, Ali Fadl.
In the “Gulf 23” edition, which was held in Kuwait in 2017, and the Oman national team won the title, the Qatar national team player, Akram Afif, scored a goal against Yemen in the second minute of the group stage match.
In “Gulf 18”, which was held in the capital, Abu Dhabi, and the UAE national team won for the first time, Al-Abyad player, Mohamed Omar, scored a goal against Yemen in the second minute during the group stage match.
In the Gulf 16 edition, which took place in 2003 in Kuwait and the Saudi team won, the Bahrain team player, Mohammed Salmeen, scored a goal against the Yemen team in the 2nd minute, during the group stage.
The Saudi national team player, Mohammed Al-Mughanim, maintains his record of scoring the fastest goal in the Gulf Cup tournaments in the second edition, which took place in 1972, 17 seconds after his country’s match with the Emirates.
Al-Mughnam’s record has remained steadfast since that date, without any player being able to break it during the 24 editions in which the tournament has been held so far.
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