World Cup Appearances :
France 1998 was Saudi Arabia's 2nd appearance in the World Cup Finals.
Best World Cup Performance:
Saudi Arabia reached the last 16 in USA 1994 .
Group C
12th June : vs. Denmark
(0:1 ) in Lens .
18th June : vs. France
(0:4 ) in Saint-Denis .
24th June : vs. South
Africa (2:2 ) in Bordeaux .
The Saudis only scored two goals, both penalties against South Africa,
in their last match. The coach was sacked after the second defeat, and now it's back to
the desert.
Knockout Stage
Saudi Arabia failed to qualify for the Second Round.
Goalkeepers :
1 Mohammed Al-Dayea (Al Tae)
21 Hussein Jawad Al-Sadig (AL Qadisiyah)
22 Tisir Al-Antaif (AL Ettifaq)
Defenders :
2 Mohammed Al-Jahani (Al Ahli)
3 Mohammed Saleh Al-Khlaiwi (Al Ittihad)
4 Abdullah Zeberamawi (Al Ahli)
5 Ahmed Jamil Madani (Al Ittihad)
13 Hussain Omar Sulimani (Al Ahli)
17 Ahmed Al-Dosari (Al Hilal)
19 Abdul Aziz Al-Janoubi (Al Nasr)
Midfielders :
6 Fuad Anwar Amin (Al Shabab)
7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani (Al Ahli)
12 Ibrahim Al-Harbi (Al Nasr)
14 Khalid Musaad Al-Muwallid (Al Ahli)
16 Khamis Al-Owairan (Al Hilal)
18 Nawaf Al-Temiyat (Al Hilal)
20 Hamzah Mohammad Saleh (Al Ahli)
Forwards :
8 Obied Al-Dosari (Al Wehda)
9 Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber (Al Hilal)
10 Saeed Ali Owairan (Al Shabab)
11 Fahad Mehalel (Al Shabab)
15 Yousuf Al-Thunayan (Al Hilal)
Trainer :
Carlos Alberto Parreira.
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