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AFC:
Asian Football Confederation.

Saudi Arabian Football Federation.

World Cup Archives

France 98:
France win the World Cup on home soil.
Matches by Stadium.

Korea-Japan 2002:
Brazil win the World Cup for the 5th time.

World Cup History:
Match results from previous World Cup Finals tournaments.

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Saudi Arabia in the World Cup Finals

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.

Saudi Arabia in the 1998 World Cup

Saudi Arabian Football Federation
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.

Saudi Arabia World Cup Squad

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.

Destination Saudi Arabia

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Teams by Group

Group A
Brazil
Morocco
Norway
Scotland

Group B
Austria
Cameroon
Chile
Italy

Group C
Denmark
France
Saudi Arabia
South Africa

Group D
Bulgaria
Nigeria
Paraguay
Spain

Group E
Belgium
Holland
Mexico
South Korea

Group F
Germany
Iran
United States
Yugoslavia

Group G
Colombia
England
Romania
Tunisia

Group H
Argentina
Croatia
Jamaica
Japan

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