Coming to neighboring Qatar, will Saudi Arabia finally show itself to its advantage at the 2022 World Cup? Team, calendar and form, here is all you need to know about the Green Falcons.
Saudi Arabia’s squad for the 2022 World Cup
With Qatar, Saudi Arabia has the particularity of being one of the two selections of this World Cup which is based on a workforce composed of 100% players playing in the country. Among the elements to follow, we can still mention the winger Salem Al-Dawsari (Al Hilal), briefly passed by Europe and Villarreal in 2018 and who had scored a goal during the previous edition in Russia.
Goalkeepers: Mohamed Al-Owais (Al-Hilal), Nawaf Al-Aqidi (Al-Nassr), Mohamed Al-Yami (Al-Ahly).
Defenders: Yasser Al-Shahrani (Al-Hilal), Ali Al-Bulaihi (Al-Hilal), Abdulelah Al-Amri (Al-Nassr), Abdullah Madu (Al-Nassr), Hassan Tambakti (Al-Shabab), Sultan Al-Ghanam (Al-Nassr), Mohammed Al-Breik (Al-Hilal), Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Hilal)3
Midfielders: Salman Al-Faraj (Al-Hilal), Riyadh Sharahili (Abha), Ali Al-Hassan (Al-Nassr), Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal), Abdulelah Al-Malki (Al-Hilal), Sami Al-Najei (Al -Nassr), Abdullah Otayf (Al-Hilal), Nasser Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal), Abdulrahman Al-Aboud (Ittihad), Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal), Hattan Bahebri (Al-Shabab).
Forwards: Haitham Asiri (Al-Ahly), Saleh Al-Shehri (Al-Hilal) Firas Al-Buraikan (Al-Fateh), Nawaf Al-Abed (Al-Shabab).
Saudi Arabia fixtures (Group C)
- Tuesday November 22, 2022, 11 a.m., Argentina – Saudi Arabia (Day 1)
- Saturday November 26, 2 p.m., Poland – Saudi Arabia (Day 2)
- Wednesday November 30, 8 p.m., Saudi Arabia – Mexico (3rd day)
The shape of Saudi Arabia
Having managed to qualify by beating Japan and Australia in their Asian playoff group, Saudi Arabia deserve the respect, which now relies on a fast transition game. The Saudis have lost only one of their last 6 games, just before the World Cup against Croatia (0-1), and they notably stood up to the United States (0-0) and Ecuador ( 0-0) in friendly.
Things to know about Saudi Arabia
The Saudis have been trained since 2019 by Frenchman Hervé Renard, double winner of the CAN and adored on the African continent. The former Morocco coach will try to make the most of a selection that beat Egypt (2-1) on the last day of the previous edition to end a series of 12 consecutive games without a win in Global !
Saudi Arabia’s chances at the 2022 World Cup
In a group C which includes the Argentinian ogre and selections like Mexico and Poland, let’s be frank, nobody gives much of the skin of Saudi Arabia, which remains on 4 consecutive eliminations in the group stage. It remains to be seen whether the Green Falcons will make us lie…
