Queiroz's Tablet Takes Center Stage: Saudi Arabia Edges Oman in Arab Cup 2025

Match fallout and Queiroz’s protest

The Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz, Oman’s manager, blamed Jordanian referee Adham Makhdama for the defeat to Saudi Arabia in the 2025 Arab Cup.

Oman fell 1-2 to Saudi Arabia at Education City Stadium in Qatar, in the group-stage opener of the Arab Cup.

After the match, Queiroz appeared livid in a BeIN Sports Qatar interview, gripping a tablet showing a clip from the game as he spoke with evident intensity.

The critique and the red-card debate

In the short interview he said, "You have screens, what happened on the pitch was not acceptable; how could that be a red card?"

Queiroz pointed to a tackle by Nawaf Boshl, Saudi's left-back, on an Oman player in the 83rd minute, which he believed deserved a red, while the opponent was only shown a yellow.

Saleh Al-Shehri scored Saudi's second in the 77th minute, from a cross by Salem Al-Dosari, with no offside being called.

Punchline: "Red card? More like red alert!"

Punchline: "Tablet, 1; Whistle, 0."