Saudi Arabia National Football Team

Governing body Saudi Arabian Football Federation Affiliated 1956 Stadium King Fahd International Stadium (68,752 seats) Manager Pizzi

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Goalkeepers
Waleed Abdullah	Mohammed Al Owais	Mohammed Al Yami
Defenders
Omar Hawsawi Goals: 1	Mohammed Al Burayk Assists: 1	Hussein Abdul Ghani
Hassan Mohammed Al Tambakti	Yasir Al Shahrani	Mohammed Al Fatil
Ali Albulayhi
Midfielders
Abdulaziz Al Bishi Goals: 1	Turki Al-Ammar	Hattan Babhir Assists: 1
Yehya Al Shehri Goals: 3	Ayman Al Khulaif	Mohammed Kanoo Goals: 1
Sultan Al Ghanam	Salem Al Dawsari Goals: 2, Assists: 1	Abdullah Otayf Assists: 1
Salman Al Faraj Goals: 1	Hussain Al Mogahwi	Abdulrahman Ghareeb Goals: 1, Assists: 1
Attackers
Haroune Camara	Fahad Al Muwallad Goals: 2	Firas Albirakan

#	Name	Age								A
Goalkeepers
	Waleed Abdullah	32	55	1	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
	Mohammed Al Owais	27	579	7	6	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1
	Mohammed Al Yami	21	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
	Omar Hawsawi	33	946	11	11	0	3	2	1	0	3	0	0
	Mohammed Al Burayk	26	477	7	5	2	2	4	0	1	0	0	0
	Hussein Abdul Ghani	41	131	4	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	Hassan Mohammed Al Tambakti	19	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Yasir Al Shahrani	26	947	12	10	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
	Mohammed Al Fatil	26	90	2	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	Ali Albulayhi	29	580	9	6	3	0	4	0	0	1	0	0
Midfielders
	Abdulaziz Al Bishi	24	231	4	3	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Turki Al-Ammar	19	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Hattan Babhir	26	487	8	5	3	3	5	0	1	0	0	0
	Yehya Al Shehri	28	587	11	6	5	2	6	3	0	0	0	0
	Ayman Al Khulaif	21	4	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	Mohammed Kanoo	24	238	6	3	3	3	8	1	0	2	0	0
	Sultan Al Ghanam	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Salem Al Dawsari	27	791	10	9	1	7	1	2	1	0	0	0
	Abdullah Otayf	26	965	11	11	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0
	Salman Al Faraj	29	658	8	8	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Hussain Al Mogahwi	30	669	11	8	3	5	3	0	0	3	0	0
	Abdulrahman Ghareeb	21	118	4	1	3	1	3	1	1	0	0	0
Attackers
	Haroune Camara	20	123	4	2	2	2	4	0	0	1	0	0
	Fahad Al Muwallad	24	472	9	5	4	4	4	2	0	1	0	0
	Firas Albirakan	18	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0

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The World Game (2 days ago)

Saudi Arabia is the lowest-ranked nation in this World Cup and hasn't won a single match in this competition since 1994. As a result, this Middle-Eastern country's hopes of making it into the knockout stage aren't high.

They are in Group A and will thus face an Uruguayan side led by Suarez and Cavani, an Egyptian side hopefully led by Salah, and a Russian side with the advantage of playing on home soil. Regardless, the Green Falcons will give it their all and hope to leave with pride.

Saudi has named their final squad for the upcoming competition, cutting down their initial preliminary list. Here are the players that have been chosen and a profile of the Arab nation.

Coach's objective

Juan Antonio Pizzi is the man in charge, but the constant chance of managers may have deeply affected the national side. Their boss is remembered for winning the Copa America Centenario with Chile in 2016, beating Argentina in the final, and will hope to achieve something memorable for the underdog.

New faces

Mohammed Al Burayk is not a player with tons of experience on the international stage. The 25-year-old right-back, in fact, earned his first cap by ex-manager Van Marwijk and has now made the final roster.

Veterans

Osama Hawsawi has been a regular in Saudi Arabia's defense and will be tasked with stopping some of football's deadliest attackers.

Big absences

There was no room in the Green Falcons' squad for the 2014 Asian Player of the Year, Nasser Al Shamrani.

Full squad

Goalkeepers: Mohammed Al Owais, Yasser Al Mosailem, Abdullah Al Mayouf.

Defenders: Mansour Al Harbi, Osama Hawsawi, Ali Al Bulayhi, Omar Othman, Mohammed Al Burayk, Yasir Al Shahrani, Motaz Hawsawi.

Midfielders: Salman Al Faraj, Yahia Al Shehri, Hatan Bahbir, Abdulmalek Al Khaibri, Mohamed Kanno, Abdullah Otayf, Abdullah Al Khaibari, Hussain Al Moqahwi, Taiseer Al Jassam, Salem Al Dawsari.

Forwards: Mohammed Al Sahlawi, Fahad Al Muwallad, Muhannad Asiri. 

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Saudi Arabia Football Association Info & Statistics

History	Founded: 1956, Affiliated: 1956
Uniform	Jerseys: White, Shorts: Green, Stockings: White
Website	www.thesaff.com.sa
World Cup Appearances	5: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018
Continental Titles	First: Asian Nations Cup (1984, 1988, 1996) Second: Asian Nations Cup (1992, 2000, 2007)
Best Results	First: FIFA U-17 World Cup Final 1989 Second: FIFA Confederations Cup 1992 Fourth: FIFA Confederations Cup 1999