Contestant Profile | World Cup 2018: Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia will play in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. This is the first time since 2006. In two previous editions, the team nicknamed The Green Falcons are absent.

Saudi Arabia ensured leaving for Russia for this year's World Cup after defeating Japan in the last party in qualifying Group A Asian Zone. In the game, Saudi Arabia won 1-0 thanks to goals created by Fahad Al Muwallad.

These results make the team who had five times participated in the World Cup event was ranked second in the standings collected 19 points. The number of points collected is actually the same as Australia, in the same group. But Juan Antonio Pizzi's team is superior in the number of goals.

Although not seeded in the 2018 World Cup, Saudi Arabia could make a surprise as it was in 1994. In that year, Saudi Arabia recorded its worst move in this four-yearly competition. They are able to penetrate up to the round of 16 large.

The first team trip to the World Cup in 1994 will probably not be easy in Russia. The reason, they will fight in Group A in the final round will meet, Russia, Uruguay and Egypt.

The last major competition that followed Saudi Arabia is the AFC Asian Cup in 2015. Unfortunately, Saudi Arabia's move has stalled in the group stages. They did not qualify after two defeats. And this 2018 World Cup could be a triumph of Saudi Arabia's fortunes in a worldwide competition.

Skuat Forecast

Goalkeepers: Yasser Al-Mosailem, Mohammaed Al-Owais, Assaf Al Qarni, Waleed Abdullah

Defender: Motaz Hawsawi, Osama Hawsai, Omar Hawsawi, Mohammed Jahfali, Yasir Al-Shahrani, Mansour Al-Harbi, Hassan Muath, Saeed Al-Mowalad

Middle: Abdulla Aeef, Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri, Abdullah Al-Khaibari (B), Hussein Al Moghawi, Ibrahim Ghaleb, Taisir Al-Jassim, Mohamed Kanu, Ahmed Ashraf, Abdullah Tawfiq Asiri, Yahya Al-Shehri

Attackers: Salman Al-Muwashar, Fahad Al-Muwallad, Salem Al-Dawsari, Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi, Mohammed Al-Sahlawi, Muhannad Asiri

##Match Schedule of the World Cup 2018

Russia Vs Saudi Arabia (June 14, 2018)

Uruguay Vs Saudi Arabia (June 20, 2018)

Saudi Arabia Vs Egypt (June 25, 2018)