query: when was the last time saudi arabia was in the world cup

pos: Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup tournaments, which were in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2018. Sami Al-Jaber is not only the most successful Saudi striker at the FIFA World Cup to date, he also managed to score in World Cups 12 years apart (1994 and 2006). He shares this record with eight other players, among them Pelé, Diego Maradona and Miroslav Klose. Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of Saudi Arabia's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World

pos: Bert van Marwijk game, winning 7–0 against East Timor at the 2018 Asian World Cup qualifiers. On 24 March 2016, he clinched qualification to the third (final) round by winning 2–0 against Malaysia. After criticism from local media for not staying in the country and watching league games, van Marwijk helped Saudi Arabia to directly qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in their last game against Japan. Saudi Arabia qualified for their fifth FIFA World Cup and first since Germany 2006. But days after their last qualifying match, van Marwijk left the Saudi Arabia post having been unable to agree on a

pos: Saudi Arabia national football team following table shows Saudi Arabia's all-time international record, correct as of 25 June 2018. The following players have also been called up to the Saudi Arabia squad within the last 12 months. Updated 10 September 2018. Saudi Arabia national football team The Saudi Arabia national football team () represents Saudi Arabia in international football. The team's colours are green and white. Saudi Arabia are known as "Al-Suqour" (The Falcons) and "Al-Akhdhar" (The Green). Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia have won the Asian Cup three times (1984, 1988, and 1996), reached a joint record six Asian

pos: Mohammed Jahfali Mohammed Jahfali Mohammed Yahya Jahfali (), born on October 24, 1990) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a Defender for Al Hilal of Saudi Premier League. He was called up to the Saudi Arabia national football team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. Jahfali is best known for scoring a last minute equalizing goal against Al-Nassr FC in the 2015 King Cup final match which led them to the penalty shootouts that ended up a victory for his side. In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

pos: Mohammed Jahfali Mohammed Jahfali Mohammed Yahya Jahfali (), born on October 24, 1990) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a Defender for Al Hilal of Saudi Premier League. He was called up to the Saudi Arabia national football team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. Jahfali is best known for scoring a last minute equalizing goal against Al-Nassr FC in the 2015 King Cup final match which led them to the penalty shootouts that ended up a victory for his side. In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

pos: Saudi Arabia 2018 included Saudi Arabia’s debut appearances at the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Biennale. Football is the national sport in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabia national football team is considered as one of Asia's most successful national teams, having reached a joint record 6 AFC Asian Cup finals, winning three of those finals (1984, 1988, and 1996) and having qualified for the World Cup four consecutive times ever since debuting at the 1994 tournament. In the 1994 FIFA World Cup under the leadership of Jorge Solari, Saudi Arabia beat both Belgium and Morocco in the group stage before falling

pos: Salman Al-Faraj The match ended in a 7–0 win. In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. On 4 June, Salman included in 23-man squad for the World Cup. On 25 June, Salman scored the equalizing goal and his first ever World Cup goal from the penalty kick in a 2–1 victory over Egypt in their last group stage match of the tournament. Salman Al-Faraj Salman Mohammed Al-Faraj (; born on 1 August 1989) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national

pos: Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup tournaments, which were in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2018. Sami Al-Jaber is not only the most successful Saudi striker at the FIFA World Cup to date, he also managed to score in World Cups 12 years apart (1994 and 2006). He shares this record with eight other players, among them Pelé, Diego Maradona and Miroslav Klose. Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of Saudi Arabia's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World

pos: Salem Al-Dawsari Cup qualifiers and scored his first international goal in a match away to Australia in 2012. In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. On 25 June, Al-Dawsari scored a late winning goal as his side won 2–1 over Egypt in their last group stage match of the World Cup. "As of 10 September 2018" Al-Hilal Salem Al-Dawsari Salem Muhamed Al-Dawsari (; born 19 August 1991) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays for Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team as a winger. Al-Dawsari joined Al-Hilal as a

pos: United Arab Emirates national football team Group B, thus failing to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Despite this, one of United Arab Emirates players Ahmed Khalil manage to be the top scorer in the qualification along with two other players. In 2015, It was announced that the United Arab Emirates will host the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, this marks the 2nd time United Arab Emirates hosts an AFC Asian Cup, first was in 1996 AFC Asian Cup were UAE finished in second place after losing Saudi Arabia on penalties. UAE's main rivals are its nieghbours Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Iran,

pos: Bruno Fernandes (footballer, born 1994) last 34 minutes of the 3–0 friendly win over Saudi Arabia in Viseu. He was then selected by Fernando Santos for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, scoring his first goal on 7 June in the last warm-up match before the tournament, a 3–0 defeat of Algeria at the Estádio da Luz where he netted through a rare header. Fernandes' first World Cup game took place on 15 June 2018, when he played 66 minutes in a 3–3 group stage draw against Spain, being booked in the process. (Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Fernandes

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A match. 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A Group A of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 14 to 25 June 2018. The group consisted of Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Uruguay. The top two teams, Uruguay and Russia, advanced to the round of 16. In the round of 16: All times listed are local time. The two teams had met only once, a friendly game in 1993 won by Saudi Arabia 4–2. In the 12th minute, Yury Gazinsky headed the first goal for Russia from a cross from the left before substitute Denis Cheryshev evaded several challenges and

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A Group A of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 14 to 25 June 2018. The group consisted of Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Uruguay. The top two teams, Uruguay and Russia, advanced to the round of 16. In the round of 16: All times listed are local time. The two teams had met only once, a friendly game in 1993 won by Saudi Arabia 4–2. In the 12th minute, Yury Gazinsky headed the first goal for Russia from a cross from the left before substitute Denis Cheryshev evaded several challenges and smashed

pos: Sport in Saudi Arabia Europe. The Saudi Arabian national football team is governed by the Saudi Football Federation (SFF). The SFF organises the Saudi leagues, and the Saudi Arabian Cup. The Saudi national team has competed in five FIFA World Cup competitions, in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, and most recently, in 2018. The Saudi team has also competed in seven AFC Asian Cup competitions, first in 1984. Achievements from the AFC Cup include being the Champions in 1984, 1988, and recently, in 1996. The current player of the year is Hussein Sulaimani, who is the captain of Saudi Arabian football team. Saudi Arabia also

pos: Saudi Arabia Davis Cup team Saudi Arabia Davis Cup team The Saudi Arabia Davis Cup team represents Saudi Arabia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Saudi Arabian Tennis Federation. Saudi Arabia in 2018 will compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group III. They have reached Group II on four occasions, but have failed to win a tie at that level. Saudi Arabia competed in its first Davis Cup in 1991. Total ties Played : 107 ( 53-54 ) Years played : 25 Years Most total wins : Bader Almugail ( 67 ) Most singles wins : Fahad Alsaad ( 37 wins

pos: Saudi Arabian Football Federation Saudi Arabian Football Federation The Saudi Arabian Football Federation () (SAFF) is the football governing body of Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1956, its responsibilities include administration of club competitions and national teams. The founder of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation is Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud. During 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, the fixtures between Saudi Arabia and Palestine were switched after Saudi Arabia cited “exceptional conditions” for their inability to travel to the West Bank. The return fixture, originally to be played on 13 October 2015 at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, was later postponed due to Saudi

pos: Fahad Al-Muwallad minutes and scored the winning goal against Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. to qualify with his team to AFC Champions League Semi-finals. With Saudi Arabia, he scored the winning goal against China in Asian Cup qualifications. Additionally and most notably he also scored the goal which sent Saudi Arabia to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Fahad Al-Muwallad is considered to be one of the most promising and fastest players in Asia. Fahad Al-Muwallad was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and from a very early age he became well known as a prominent footballing talent in the local area. He was then

pos: Hussein Abdulghani In 2009, he returned to Saudi Arabia to play for Al-Nassr. He is one of the longest-tenured and most experienced Saudi footballers. On 13 September 2017, he signed a one-year contract with Bulgarian First League club Vereya. He hoped to take a chance to play for the Saudi Arabian national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. In June 2018, he went back to Saudi Arabia to sign for the newly promoted Ohod. Abdulghani was a regular member of the Saudi Arabian national team. He was part of the team that won 1996 AFC Asian Cup aging 19.

pos: Demographics of Saudi Arabia World Factbook as of 2018. Saudi Arabia is ranked 111th in comparison to the world with a birth rate of 15.6 births per 1,000 people according to the CIA World Factbook in 2018. The nation's death rate is raked 220th worldwide with 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people. Although birth rates have decreased in the last two decades, rates of decline fail to match the significant decline in death rates. Because of this, Saudi Arabia has experienced a population explosion in the last 40 years, and continues to grow at a rate of 1.63% per year. Saudi Arabia’s population growth continues

pos: Saudi Arabia Davis Cup team ) Most doubles wins : Bader Almugai ( 31 wins ) Most ties played : Bader Almugail ( 68 ties ) Most years played : Bader Almugail ( 17 Years ) Oldest player : Bader Almugail ( 39 Years old ) Youngest player : Saud Alhogbani ( 15 Years old ) Saudi Arabia Davis Cup team The Saudi Arabia Davis Cup team represents Saudi Arabia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Saudi Arabian Tennis Federation. Saudi Arabia in 2018 will compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group III. They have reached Group II on four occasions,

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup announced that it would air the World Cup in the UAE, and continue to offer beIN normally and without interruptions. In Saudi Arabia, beIN was banned from doing business; as a result, its channels and other content have been widely and illegally repackaged by a broadcaster identifying itself as "beoutQ". While FIFA attempted to indirectly negotiate the sale of a package consisting of Saudi matches, as well as the opening and final games, they were unable to do so. On 12 July 2018, FIFA stated that it had "engaged counsel to take legal action in Saudi Arabia and is working

pos: Salman Al-Faraj Salman Al-Faraj Salman Mohammed Al-Faraj (; born on 1 August 1989) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national football team. Salman's first match with his national team was against Congo in an international friendly at Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium in Al Hasa, Saudi Arabia on 14 October 2012. The match ended in a 3–2 win. Salman's first goal with his national team was against Timor-Leste during the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers at King Abdullah Sports City, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 3 September 2015.

pos: Yasser Al-Mosailem Asian Cup 2007. He helped Al-Ahli in obtaining Saudi Federation Cup and the Saudi Crown Prince Cup in 2007. He also achieved with his team Gulf Cup for clubs in front of Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia 2008 and the King Cup of Champions in 2011 and 2012. In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia’s squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Yasser Al-Mosailem Yasser Abdullah Al-Mosailem (; born 27 February 1984) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Al-Ahli and the Saudi Arabian national team. Young Al Ahli goalkeeper Yasser Al-Mosailem

neg: Yasser Al-Qahtani aggregate. Al-Qahtani played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany where he scored a goal against Tunisia. At the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, Saudi Arabia reached the final under new Brazilian coach dos Anjos with Al-Qahtani becoming the tournament's top scorer. In the final stages of the 2010 World Cup qualification, Al-Qahtani was injured in the game against Uzbekistan and upon his return from injury remained out form due to lack of playing time at Al-Hilal. Saudi Arabia missed qualification to the World Cup failing to beat North Korea at home in Riyadh in the decisive last game with

neg: Frank Rijkaard 19 October 2010 and was replaced with Gheorghe Hagi. On 28 June 2011, it was announced that Rijkaard would be head coach of the Saudi Arabia national team after a deal was reached with the Saudi Arabia Football Federation. Saudi Arabia were eliminated in the third round of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification after a 4–2 away defeat to Australia in their last match on 29 February, finishing third in their group. The 21st Arabian Gulf Cup was the second competition for Rijkaard with Saudi Arabia. The Saudis left the competition at the group stage after losing 2–0 against Iraq,

neg: Japan at the AFC Asian Cup World Cup for the first time. Japan came to Lebanon 2000 with high hope to win the Asian Cup, having participated in their maiden World Cup in France. In there, Japan was placed with defending champions Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Uzbekistan. For Japan, the tournament was seen as perpetration for 2002 World Cup to be held in their home soil. Japan proved to be so strong when they demolished defending champion Saudi Arabia 4–1 and Uzbekistan 8–1. After two matches, Japan drew Qatar 1–1. Qatar would go on to be the only team that didn't lose to Japan in the

neg: Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup Japan, Saudi Arabia and South Korea qualified for the 1998 World Cup. Japan qualified for the first time. Saudi Arabia were placed in Group C alongside South Africa, Denmark and hosts France. Saudi Arabia started with a 1–0 defeat by Denmark. Next, France scored four to eliminate Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia (0–2–0), which again failed to show any resemblance to the 1994 team that reached the second round, played most of the game with ten men after defender Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi was given a direct red card in the 19th minute for a poor tackle on Bixente Lizarazu. Forward Thierry Henry

neg: Mohaisen Al-Jam'an at the same time. After 1998 he was out of the national team most of the time. He rejoined them during the qualifying rounds of the 1994 World Cup (in which the Saudis qualified) but that was his last appearance with the Saudi national squad and he did not play in any World Cup matches. With Al Nasr Al-Jam'an would win the league title three times (1989, 1994, 1995) the King's cup three times (1986, 1987, 1990), Gulf champions league twice (1996, 1997), Saudi Arabia Football Federation cup (1998), Asian Cup Winners Cup (1998) and Asia's Super cup (1999). In

neg: Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup and South Korea taking the first two places in the World Cup. Saudi Arabia qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time. Their group consisted of Belgium, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia and Morocco. Saudi Arabia lost its first game 1–2 against Netherlands, although they scored the first goal. Later, they beat Morocco 2–1. Against Belgium, Saudi player Saaed Al-Owairian ran from his own half through a maze of Belgian players to score the game's only goal. Both teams went through. For the much-fancied Dutch, however, progression to the second round was a somewhat nervier experience. Netherlands won the group,

neg: Hajime Moriyasu the Japan team that won the 1992 Asian Cup and played all the Japan games except the final against Saudi Arabia for which he was ineligible due to suspension. Under Ooft, Japan progressed to the 1994 World Cup qualification for the 1994 World Cup. Moriyasu was on the pitch when Japan's hope to play in the finals was dashed by an injury time Iraqi equaliser in the last qualifier, the match that the Japanese fans now refer to as the Agony of Doha. He was capped 35 times between 1992 and 1996. He scored one goal for his country in

neg: Saudi Arabia national football team Saudi Arabia national football team The Saudi Arabia national football team () represents Saudi Arabia in international football. The team's colours are green and white. Saudi Arabia are known as "Al-Suqour" (The Falcons) and "Al-Akhdhar" (The Green). Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia have won the Asian Cup three times (1984, 1988, and 1996), reached a joint record six Asian Cup finals and have qualified for the World Cup on five occasions since debuting at the 1994 tournament. In the 1994 World Cup under the leadership of Jorge Solari, Saudi Arabia beat both Belgium and Morocco

neg: 1998 FIFA World Cup Group C to France. Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi was sent off in the 19th minute after tripping Bixente Lizarazu from behind. Zinedine Zidane was ejected at the 71st minute when he appeared to plant his cleats into the side of Saudi captain Fuad Anwar after they collided going for a ball. 1998 FIFA World Cup Group C At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four, labelled A–H. Group C was composed of Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Denmark and host nation France. Denmark and France started well, defeating Saudi Arabia and South Africa respectively. Next, France scored

neg: Saudi Arabia at the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia at the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia national football team is one of the most successful teams in Asia, having won three AFC Asian Cup titles and is one of the stronger teams in the continent. With influential experiences, the Saudi team has been a major force in the Asian Cup. The Saudis first qualified to the Asian Cup was in 1984, and it was also the first time Saudi Arabia claimed the title. They repeated the feat in 1988 and 1996, before reaching two other finals, both ended in defeats. Having said, Saudi Arabia also has disappointing

neg: Otto Pfister opening two games and failed to progress, Carlos Alberto Parreira was fired and Pfister was reinstated as head coach on completion of the tournament. As World Cup Qualifiers, Saudi Arabia automatically qualified for the 1998 Arab Nations Cup. With the help of an impressive 8 goals in 4 games from Obeid Al-Dosari, Saudi Arabia were crowned champions after beating Qatar 3–1 in the final. Despite being the only team not to lose a game, Saudi Arabia also finished as runners-up in the 1998 Gulf Cup of Nations in Bahrain. Pfister was highly successful during his time at Al-Zamalek. During his

neg: Saudi Arabia at the AFC Asian Cup performances, notably 2004, 2011 and 2015, when Saudi Arabia crashed out from the group stage. Saudi Arabia will play in 2019 edition, looking on their quest to win the Asian Cup in the new millenia. Saudi Arabia at the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia national football team is one of the most successful teams in Asia, having won three AFC Asian Cup titles and is one of the stronger teams in the continent. With influential experiences, the Saudi team has been a major force in the Asian Cup. The Saudis first qualified to the Asian Cup was in 1984, and

neg: 1998 FIFA World Cup Group C 1998 FIFA World Cup Group C At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four, labelled A–H. Group C was composed of Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Denmark and host nation France. Denmark and France started well, defeating Saudi Arabia and South Africa respectively. Next, France scored four to eliminate Saudi Arabia and qualify with a match to spare, while Denmark and South Africa drew. Needing a big win in their final game, against Saudi Arabia, South Africa conceded two penalties and could only draw, so Denmark still qualified despite losing their final game

neg: Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup) last time a team scored six goals was West Germany in 1954 versus Austria, same as in both semi-finals in 1930. It was Germany's highest half-time lead in a World Cup match, with their previous best being 4–0 against Saudi Arabia in 2002, the match finished 8–0 which is Germany's biggest World Cup victory. Only two teams have previously trailed by at least five goals at half-time: Zaire (versus Yugoslavia in 1974) and Haiti (versus Poland in 1974). The seven goals scored by Germany reflected a better goal-scoring record in the World Cup Finals than that of 28 other nations

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup terms of population to reach the World Cup. Other teams returning after absences of at least three tournaments include: Egypt, returning to the finals after their last appearance in 1990; Morocco, who last competed in 1998; Peru, returning after 1982; and Senegal, competing for the second time after reaching the quarter-finals in 2002. It is the first time three Nordic countries (Denmark, Iceland and Sweden) and four Arab nations (Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia) have qualified for the World Cup. Notable countries that failed to qualify include four-time champions Italy (for the first time since 1958), three-time runners-up and

neg: Waleed Abdullah Saudi Arabia. He also played another friendly against Oman, and it ended 1-1. Right before the beginning of the Asian Cup, Waleed received news of the death of his infant daughter. But he decided to stay with the national team, and was one of the players in Saudi Arabia's squad in the Asian Cup, but didn't get any play time during the cup itself. After the Asian Cup he was called up a couple of times, for a friendly against Ghana which ended 5-0 for Saudi Arabia, and the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers against Singapore which ended 2-0, and for

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2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round The AFC Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 18 February 2004 and finished on 17 November 2004. The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the

neg: Morocco–Saudi Arabia relations resolution that would benefit Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the former having participated together with Morocco in the anti-Houthi campaign. Morocco even offered to act as a mediator to slow the tensions between the two Gulf Arab states. Morocco also has had some tensions with Saudi Arabia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup bids when Saudi Arabia voted for the Canada–Mexico–United States bid at the expense of Morocco while getting other countries to, but it doesn’t affect their relations as much. Morocco–Saudi Arabia relations Moroccan–Saudi Arabian relations refers to the current and historical relations between Morocco and Saudi Arabia. Morocco has

neg: Fahad Al-Ghesheyan but a lack of professionalism and consistency. Al-Ghesheyan first came into the spotlight when he was part of Saudi Arabia's Asian Youth Cup qualifiers, where he guided the Saudi team to qualification. He was the main star player in the match between Saudi Arabia vs Brazil in that FIFA World Youth Cup where he was too much dominating player and singly took over the momentum of the game. Brazilians were not able to control his pace and ball-control and it was because of him that Saudi Arabia totally dominated over Brazil in the Mid-Field and many counter-attacks. Being on top

neg: Football in Saudi Arabia from the round robin moved to the knock-out phase to compete for the final championship. In 2007–08 season, The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Champions Cup was introduced for the more elite teams to compete for. 8 teams play in that competition which includes top 6 teams of the 1st League plus the winner of the Crown Prince Cup and the winner of the Prince Faisal Cup. , Saudi Arabia was placed 59 on the FIFA World Ranking. There are three professional football league levels of Saudi Arabia: The Saudi Arabia association football league system is organized in a

neg: 9th Arabian Gulf Cup 9th Arabian Gulf Cup The 9th Arabian Gulf Cup () was the 9th edition of this tournament. It was held between March 2 and March 18, 1988, in Saudi Arabia. It was the second time after 1972, that Saudi Arabia hosted this regional football tournament. The tournament was won by Iraq. It was the third title for Iraq after having won the tournament 1979 in Baghdad and 1984 in Muscat. All games were played at the newly built King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. The stadium was built to host the 1988 Gulf Cup and the FIFA World Youth Championship

neg: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round in the group. The top two teams in each group qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

neg: Football in Saudi Arabia won the Asian Championship three times and has qualified for the FIFA World Cup four times. The Saudi Football League has been ranked 27th in 2015 by the International Federation of Football . Football sport is one of the most popular with over 4 billion followers in the world People Excellence Football in Saudi Arabia Football is the most popular sport in Saudi Arabia. Football in Saudi Arabia is governed by Saudi Arabia Football Federation (). It was founded in the year of 1956. It performs the function of administering both the club competitions and the national football team of

neg: Saudi Arabia national football team round, after suffering another defeat, this time, losing 0–1 to Uruguay. Saudi Arabia's performance in the tournament was deemed to be their worst performance since 2002 World Cup, where they were beaten 8-0 by Germany in their opening game and finished 32nd and bottom in the final rankings. Although they were eliminated, they managed to salvage some pride by winning their final group stage match (and their first win at a World Cup since 1994) against Red Sea neighbours Egypt. The Saudi Arabia national football team's first kit are traditionally white and the second kit are green (flag colors). The

neg: Uzbekistan at the AFC Asian Cup and Saudi Arabia. Uzbekistan participated in the Asian Cup 2004 held in China, and it would have marked their historical milestones. The White Wolves was drawn with neighboring Turkic Turkmenistan, and two Arab teams Iraq and Saudi Arabia, the latter was the runners-up last edition. Uzbekistan, however, performed better than expected. Uzbekistan defeated both three teams with the result 1–0, to qualify for the knockout stage first time, and also the only time they topped group with full nine points. The White Wolves had to end their journey after losing to Bahrain in a penalty shootout. Uzbekistan would have continued

neg: Iran–Saudi Arabia football rivalry flags when they defeated Iran 3–1 during their 2002 World Cup qualification. In 2016, Saudi Arabia refused to play in Iran during the 2016 AFC Champions League. Iran–Saudi Arabia football rivalry The Iran and Saudi Arabia national football teams are sporting rivals who have played each other since 1975. The game has been ranked 9th in "Bleacher Report's" "International Football's 10 Most Politically-Charged Football Rivalries" and 8th in "Goal.com's" "Football's 10 Greatest International Rivalries". Iran and Saudi Arabia have had 15 matches so far. All of their matches have been competitive and they have never played a friendly match. The

neg: Joey Leonetti and retired from playing professionally. Leonetti gained his first of two caps in a 2-0 win over Canada on September 3, 1992 when he came on for Peter Vermes in the 61st minutes. He was also selected later in 1992 by then coach Bora Milutinovic for a match against AS Monaco and as a member of the squad for the Intercontinental Championship for the King Fahd Cup in Saudi Arabia. Leonetti did not see field time in matches against Saudi Arabia and the Ivory Coast. He earned his last cap for the national team in a 4-1 loss to Peru

neg: Saudi Arabia national football team Asia's most successful national teams, reaching the next four consecutive Asian Cup finals and winning two of them (1988 and 1996). They have qualified for every Asian Cup since, but their best performance in that period was reaching the final in 2007. Saudi Arabia qualified for their first FIFA World Cup in 1994. Under the leadership of Jorge Solari and with talents like Saeed Al-Owairan and Sami Al-Jaber, reinforced by national veteran Majed Abdullah as team captain, Saudi Arabia beat both Belgium and Morocco in the group stage before falling to Sweden in the Round of 16. Saudi Arabia qualified

neg: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group B Yu Hai proved to be the lone goal of the match as Saudi Arabia paid the price for Naif Hazazi's missed second-half penalty against Alain Perrin's side. Both China, who are looking to return to the quarter-finals for the first time since hosting the competition in 2004, and Saudi Arabia failed to qualify for the knockout phase at last edition. Three-time champions Saudi Arabia enjoyed the better moments early on with their technique-oriented game, seeing more time on the ball and pushing China deep into their own half. However, they failed to translate possession into opportunities and could not produce

neg: Ibrahim Al-Shahrani Ibrahim Al-Shahrani Ibrahim Suwayed Al-Shahrani () (born 21 July 1974) is a former Saudi Arabian football player who played most of his career for Al-Ahli. He played for the Saudi Arabia national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. His most significant goal was against Qatar in Doha during the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) final match which eliminated Qatar and led Saudi Arabia to the top of Group A, directly qualifying to 1998 FIFA World Cup in France and leaving Iran in second place for the

neg: Ibrahim Al-Shahrani AFC Play-off against Japan. Ibrahim Al-Shahrani Ibrahim Suwayed Al-Shahrani () (born 21 July 1974) is a former Saudi Arabian football player who played most of his career for Al-Ahli. He played for the Saudi Arabia national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. His most significant goal was against Qatar in Doha during the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) final match which eliminated Qatar and led Saudi Arabia to the top of Group A, directly qualifying to 1998 FIFA World Cup in France and leaving Iran in

neg: Turkmenistan national football team Asian Cup and the 2006 World Cup qualifiers. In the 2004 Asian Cup that took place in China, Turkmmenistan was placed in group C, with neighbours Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. They were knocked out in the group stages following two defeats and a draw against Saudi Arabia. In February 2010, Turkmenistan's national football team was headed by Ýazguly Hojageldyýew, who was working for HTTU Aşgabat. Under his leadership the team went to Sri Lanka to participate in the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup. For the first time, they made it to the final, only to see them lose against North

neg: Ng Wai Chiu Kong lost all 3 of its matches and finished last. Ng Wai Chiu was optimistic he would be able to play for Hong Kong in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification matches. But in the end he missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification matches against Saudi Arabia due to his poor form. On 30 September 2011, Ng Wai-Chiu was sent off in the 3:3 draw with the Philippines in the 2011 Long Teng Cup. On 1 January 2012, Ng Wai-Chiu captained Hong Kong to victory over Guangdong in the 2012 Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup when Hong Kong won

neg: Saudi Arabia national football team in the group stage before falling to Sweden in the Round of 16. Thus Saudi Arabia became the second Arab national football team in history to reach the Round of 16 in a World Cup, after Morocco's Round of 16 elimination in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and one of the few Asian national football teams to accomplish such a feat to date. Though their football federation was established in 1956, the Saudi Arabia national team did not participate in a tournament until they qualified for the AFC Asian Cup in 1984, which they won. They subsequently became one of

neg: Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of Saudi Arabia's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of "Fédération Internationale de Football Association" (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II. The tournament consists of two

neg: Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup five teams each. South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, China PR, Saudi Arabia and North Korea advanced to the Final Round. South Korea and the United Arab Emirates qualified for the 1990 World Cup, taking the first two places. The United Arab Emirates qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time, its only appearance to date, but lost all three of its games: 2–0 to Colombia, 5–1 to West Germany and 4–1 to Yugoslavia. All three of the UAE's first round opponents reached the last 16. They were 24th (and last) place in the rankings. South Korea also

neg: Saudi Arabia–Sudan relations by the United States, a long time ally of Saudi Arabia, which, was done in 2017 under Trump Administration. However, giving historical mistreatments in two nations' relations, it is unclear how long the alliance could last. Saudi Arabia–Sudan relations Saudi Arabia–Sudan relations is the long time historical and current relationship between Saudi Arabia and Sudan. Despite sharing a strong historical relationship as for being majority Arab nations, however, Saudi Arabia and Sudan's relationship is often marked with divisions between cooperation and conflict. Due to this, Sudan and Saudi Arabia often have some significant rifts on each other over diplomatic stances.

neg: Malek Mouath Al-Jaber the former Saudi Striker retired, Saudi Team's manager changed Mouath's number from 23 to 9. He was chosen to play for the Saudi Arabia national football team in 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2007 AFC Asian Cup. He was announced as the best player of the 2006/2007 season by Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF). During the 2007 AFC Asian Cup he notably helped Saudi Arabia progress to the final by scoring 2 goals in the semi-final against Japan. The final was subsequently lost to Iraq. Malek Mouath Malek Ali Mouath Al-Hawsawi () (also named Malek Maaz officially by FIFA

neg: Qatar national football team the national team once again finished runners-up in the Gulf Cup as Kuwait won the final two matches of the tournament. Two years later, they won the competition on home soil for the first time under the leadership of Sebastião Lapola, despite a 1–0 loss against Saudi Arabia in their final game. They were also named runners-up in the 1996 Gulf Cup. Qatar reached the Asian Zone's final qualifying round for France 1998. After wins against China and Iran, they played their last match against Saudi Arabia, where a victory would have earned qualification. However, they lost out as Saudi

neg: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Final Round. "Japan" advanced to the Final Round. With all of Iran, North Korea and Iraq qualifying for the final round fears were expressed in the United States of those countries potentially turning up at their tournament, since the three nations at the time were under economic sanctions by the United States. Saudi Arabia and South Korea qualified. To date, this is the last time Japan failed to qualify for a World Cup. The following two teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament. 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994

neg: Germany at the 2002 FIFA World Cup stage. Against Saudi Arabia, everything went according to plan, with Germany winning 8-0. Miroslav Klose scored a hat-trick against the minnows. Carsten Jancker scored his first goal after enduring a dry run. It was Germany's highest win since the 1978 World Cup, where they beat Mexico 6-0. In the game against Ireland, Germany took an early lead, with Klose scoring once more but in added time Robbie Keane equalised for Ireland. That meant that if Germany could either beat or draw with Cameroon in their last group game, would see Germany qualify for the second round. At half-time in the

neg: Canada–Saudi Arabia relations Salman were a "warning to the world — and to Saudi human rights activists — that his Saudi Arabia is not to be trifled with". In an interview with a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation programme, Iyad el-Baghdadi, President of the Al-Kawakibi Democracy Transition Center (an NGO) made this prediction as to the future of the relationship between the two countries. "Mohammad bin Salman has a tendency to start large actions that end up as quagmires, and I think unfortunately this is going to last for a while", and noted that while this was the first time Saudi Arabia had reacted this

neg: 1994 FIFA World Cup player Saaed Al-Owairian ran from his own half through a maze of Belgian players to score the game's only goal. Saudi Arabia advanced through to the Round of 16 as well, having also defeated Morocco 2–1. The Netherlands endured a somewhat nervier experience. The opening 2–1 victory against Saudi Arabia was followed by the 1–0 loss against Belgium before another 2–1 victory against Morocco, with Bryan Roy scoring the winner a mere 12 minutes from time, saw the Dutch win the group because of having scored more goals against Belgium and Saudi Arabia. Morocco, despite losing all three of their

neg: Ali Husni a personal grudge against him for his public outburst after he was dropped from the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad. He would eventually make his senior international debut in the last minutes of a friendly game against North Korea national team on 21 February 2014 but was overlooked by the same coach for the Asian Games in Busan and the Gulf Cup in Saudi Arabia. Radhi Shenaishil, the Iraqi manager at the time, called Ali up as part of the squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Iraq eventually finished fourth in the tournament. Ali scored his first ever

neg: Mansoor Al-Najai he played the final group game in the AFC Asian Cup which he saved a penalty against Turkmenistan. He was also selected for the 2004 Arabian gulf cup which he played two games in and they eventually won the cup. This was his only ever international title. In 2008, he played 5 games, including two world cup qualifiers against Iran and Uzbekistan. He played three friendlies for Saudi Arabia in 2009. He played at three Arabian gulf cups and one Asian cup. He played 12 times for Saudi Arabia and has never played at a FIFA World Cup. Honours Club

neg: 2002 FIFA World Cup of the tournament, winning 0–2 in Shizuoka with goals by Marco Bode and Miroslav Klose, while Ireland defeated Saudi Arabia 3–0 in Yokohama with goals by Robbie Keane, Gary Breen and Damien Duff. Germany advanced with seven points and Ireland followed along with five points, while Cameroon was eliminated with four points. Saudi Arabia was eliminated without a single point or goal, having conceded 12 goals, finishing dead last in the tournament. Group F was nicknamed the "group of death", featuring Argentina, Nigeria, England and Sweden. Argentina won their opening game in Ibaraki 1–0 against Nigeria thanks to a second-half

neg: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group B from their win over North Korea last time out, only needing a draw to progress at the expense of their opponents. Saudi Arabia did enjoy a brighter end to the first half, although Uzbekistan goalkeeper Ignatiy Nesterov remained largely untested. The tight nature of the contest continued at the start of the second half, although despite Uzbekistan enjoying the greater share of possession, Saudi Arabia goalkeeper Abdullah was also enjoying a quiet evening following the early goal but the game suddenly swung Saudi Arabia's way on the hour mark as Al-Sahlawi confidently beat Nesterov from the penalty spot after Vitaliy

neg: 1995 King Fahd Cup them credited as own goal. 1995 King Fahd Cup The 1995 King Fahd Cup () was the second and last tournament held under the King Fahd Cup name before the competition was retroactively sanctioned by FIFA and renamed the FIFA Confederations Cup. It was hosted by Saudi Arabia in January 1995. It was won by Denmark, who beat defending champions Argentina 2–0 in the final. All matches were played at the 67,000-capacity King Fahd II Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With three goals, Luis García is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 19 goals were scored by 14

neg: 1995 King Fahd Cup 1995 King Fahd Cup The 1995 King Fahd Cup () was the second and last tournament held under the King Fahd Cup name before the competition was retroactively sanctioned by FIFA and renamed the FIFA Confederations Cup. It was hosted by Saudi Arabia in January 1995. It was won by Denmark, who beat defending champions Argentina 2–0 in the final. All matches were played at the 67,000-capacity King Fahd II Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With three goals, Luis García is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 19 goals were scored by 14 different players, with none of

neg: Mansoor Al-Najai professional games for two clubs, Al-Faisaly and Al Batin. He is one of the oldest players in any Saudi Arabian league at the age of 40 and he has never played for a club outside of Saudi Arabia. He became known for being one of few players to wear tracksuit bottoms when playing. He has never been shown a card and he prefers to kick with his right foot. He represented Saudi Arabia in 12 matches which were in 5 different seasons. He played for Saudi Arabia for two FIFA matches including the FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifiers against Iran

neg: Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup The 1988 Australian Bicentennial Gold Cup was a one-off association football tournament to celebrate the bincentennial of first settlement at Port Jackson by Captain Arthur Phillip in 1788. It was contested by 1988 AFC Asian Cup winners, Saudi Arabia, 1986 FIFA World Cup winners, Argentina, world number one ranked side, Brazil and host nation Australia. Brazil were eventual winners, beating Australia 2-0 in the final. Argentina took out 3rd place beating Saudi Arabia 2-0 in the 3rd place match. Teams played each other once in a round robin group stage. Each team was awarded 2 points

neg: Football in Saudi Arabia Championship 3 times and has qualified for the FIFA World Cup four times, the first of which was in 1994. Saudi Arabia has a major rivalry with Iran. The Saudi Professional League is the highest level of competition in the country. In the 1970s, football was organized on a regional basis across Saudi Arabia. Since 2013, the Saudi Pro League has been sponsored by the Abdul Latif Jameel company. In 1976–77, with the improvement of transportation links as well as local football, the Saudi Professional League was launched on a national basis. 8 clubs participated in the first season of

neg: North Korea national football team right to host the subsequent home match with Japan and the game was instead played behind closed doors in Bangkok, Thailand. The North Korea football team qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup after finishing 2nd place in Group B of Asian qualifying. Their finishing place was not decided until the day of the last fixture of the group, in which they needed not only to avoid defeat in a match against Saudi Arabia, but also relied on Iran losing to South Korea. After the Koreans scored the same number of points as Saudi Arabia, North Korea qualified through goal

neg: History of the South Korea national football team in the qualifiers, finishing second in Group B after Saudi Arabia. By this point Bonfrere had come under heavy criticism for the team's poor performance during the 2005 East Asian Cup as well as a 0–2 defeat to Saudi Arabia during World Cup qualification. He eventually resigned, and as a result, the Korean Football Association named Dick Advocaat the new coach to lead the team into the World Cup. During the 2006 World Cup, South Korea achieved their first World Cup victory outside Asia by beating Togo 2–1, with goals from Lee Chun-soo and Ahn Jung-hwan. Their next game was

neg: Abdoh Otaif Abdoh Otaif Abdoh Ibrahim Otaif (born April 2, 1984, in Saudi Arabia) is a former football player who played for Al-Shabab in Riyadh and Saudi Arabia national team. In 2010 He was called up for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Singapore and Uzbekistan. Otaif began his career with Al-Shabab during the 2003–2004 season. He was 20 years old at that time, but was able to win the Saudi Premier League with his club that year, even though him and many other Al-Shabab players were very young. Otaif is only one of the many Otaif family players in Al-Shabab. Also

neg: Culture of Saudi Arabia Limited non-partisan municipal elections were held in 2005. Association football (soccer) is the national sport in Saudi Arabia. In recent years, some Saudi players have become skilled enough to play in Europe. The Saudi Arabian national football team is governed by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation (SFF). The national team competed in the FIFA World Cup four times, and the AFC Asian Cup 12 times. Basketball is also popular. The Saudi Arabian national basketball team won the bronze medal at the 1999 Asian Championship. While spectator sport is popular, participant sport is less so, possibly because of the heat of

neg: Nasser Al-Johar Nasser Al-Johar Nasser Al-Johar () is a Saudi Arabian association football player turned coach. Al-Johar played for the Al Nassr FC. Al-Johar coached the Saudi Arabia national football team for both the 2000 AFC Asian Cup (replacing Milan Máčala) and 2002 FIFA World Cup (after replacing Slobodan Santrač), though he was fired for failing to take the team to a Cup win that year. When coach Helios Dos Anjos was fired in June 2008, Al-Johar was hired to replace him for the rest of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. Al-Johar resigned from coaching The Green Falcons in February 2009

neg: Nasser Al-Johar weeks after taking the helm. Nasser Al-Johar Nasser Al-Johar () is a Saudi Arabian association football player turned coach. Al-Johar played for the Al Nassr FC. Al-Johar coached the Saudi Arabia national football team for both the 2000 AFC Asian Cup (replacing Milan Máčala) and 2002 FIFA World Cup (after replacing Slobodan Santrač), though he was fired for failing to take the team to a Cup win that year. When coach Helios Dos Anjos was fired in June 2008, Al-Johar was hired to replace him for the rest of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. Al-Johar resigned from coaching The

neg: Yutaka Akita times and Emperor's Cup 2 times at Kashima Antlers. He was elected Best Eleven 4 times. On October 24, 1995, Akita debuted for Japan national team against Saudi Arabia. He played at 1996 Asian Cup. He became a regular from the middle of 1997 and at 1998 World Cup qualification in 1997, Japan won the qualify for 1998 World Cup first time Japan's history. He played at 1998 World Cup and 1999 Copa América. He played full time in all matches at both competitions. In 2002, he was elected Japan for the first time in 3 years. He was also

neg: Fahad Al-Muwallad Fahad Al-Muwallad Fahad Mosaed Al-Muwallad Al-Harbi (, born 14 September 1994) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays for Al-Ittihad, and has been on loan to Levante UD for the latter half of the 2017/18 season. He started his professional career with Al-Ittihad when he was only 16 years old. On 31 July 2011 he scored the second goal for Saudi Arabia against Croatia in the 2011 U-20 World Cup in Colombia, which marked his first ever international goal at age 16. In 2012 while playing for Al-Ittihad, he entered the match as a substitute in the last 10

neg: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Final 2007 AFC Asian Cup Final The 2007 AFC Asian Cup Final was a football match that took place on 29 July 2007 at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, to determine the 2007 AFC Asian Cup champion. Iraq defeated Saudi Arabia 1–0 with a Younis Mahmoud header from Hawar Mulla Mohammed's corner in the 73rd minute sealing the victory. Before the match, Iraq had never reached the final of the Asian Cup, let alone won the tournament, while Saudi Arabia had appeared in five of the last six Asian Cup finals, winning three of them (1984, 1988 and

neg: Fahad Al-Bishi Fahad Al-Bishi Fahad Al-Harifi Al-Bishi () (better known as Fahd Al-Herafy) was born 10 September 1965 in Bisha. He is one of the most famous football players in Saudi Arabia. He retired after the World Club championship. Al-Bishi played for the Saudi Arabia national football team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. when he was young kid, Fahad played from Al-Nak'el Club, he moved to Al-Nassr was a small player in the Age 16 years old. Paulo César Carpegiani the coach gave him to chance to play in 1984 to prove his presence with the team. First official goal scored

neg: 1992 King Fahd Cup 1992 King Fahd Cup The 1992 King Fahd Cup (), named after Fahd of Saudi Arabia, was the first association football tournament of the competition that would later be known as the FIFA Confederations Cup. It was hosted by Saudi Arabia in October 1992, and was won by Argentina, who beat Saudi Arabia 3–1 in the final. The 1992 tournament was the only one not to feature a group stage and only featured four nations. All matches were played at the 67,000-capacity King Fahd II Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With two goals, Gabriel Batistuta and Bruce Murray were the

neg: Jorge Solari clubs all over the world, these including Atlético Junior in Colombia where he won the Apertura 1977 title, Club Renato Cesarini a club he helped to create, Newell's Old Boys, twice runners up in Argentina. In 1988–1989 he led Independiente to the Primera division championship in Argentina. He was manager of CD Tenerife in Spain and led Saudi Arabia past the group stages of the World Cup for the first time in their history. After his success with Saudi Arabia he joined Yokohama Marinos in Japan. Jorge Solari Jorge Raúl Solari, (born 11 November 1941) is a former Argentine football

neg: 2016 AFC U-19 Championship are applied in the following order: All times are local, AST (). is ahead of on head-to-head records : Bahrain 3-2 Saudi Arabia. While is ahead of on numbers of goals which scored (excluding results against ) : Saudi Arabia 4 goals, South Korea 3 goals In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary. Winners qualified for 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The following five teams from AFC qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, including South Korea which qualified as hosts. 2016 AFC U-19 Championship The 2016 AFC U-19

neg: United Arab Emirates national football team were defeated 6–1 by Czech Republic and missed their chance to qualify for the next round finishing third in their group. Despite their good performances at the previous Asian Cup, the United Arab Emirates missed the qualification for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon. They also finished in last place at the 2002 Gulf Cup in Saudi Arabia. They were eliminated in the next three AFC Asian Cup tournaments at the group stage. Their worst performance was in 2011 when they finished the tournament goalless. At this time, many notable coaches managed the United Arab Emirates, including Carlos Queiroz,

neg: Energy in Saudi Arabia to become LNG exporters anytime soon". Saudi Arabia is prioritising upstream gas investment, but for use in the domestic power generation market, not for export. The country has had plans to diversify its energy sources for some time, developing solar and nuclear power. As of January 2007, Saudi Aramco's proven reserves were estimated at , comprising about 24% of the world total. They would last for 90 years at the current rate of production. 85% of Saudi oil fields found have not produced oil yet. The Ghawar oil field is the largest oil field in the world, holding over .

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2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage in this match – the most in a World Cup match since Germany 8–0 Saudi Arabia in 2002 (5 headers). Croatia are the second team to win two penalty shootouts at a single World Cup tournament – the other was Argentina in 1990 (against Yugoslavia and Italy). Croatia has qualified for the semifinal for the first time since 1998 (their first World Cup tournament).

 For the first time since 1966, all multiple World Cup winners were eliminated before the semi-final stage. This is only the second time that neither Brazil nor Germany were in the

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2018 FIFA World Cup Group A match since 1966. Saudi Arabia remains undefeated when it comes against their Arab rivals in the World Cup, having beaten Morocco 2–1 in 1994 and drew 2–2 to Tunisia in 2006. All in all, it was Saudi Arabia's first World Cup win since 1994.

 Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams had been tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows: Only one of the above deductions would be applied to a player in a single

neg: Ibn Saud what later became the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932. As King, he presided over the discovery of petroleum in Saudi Arabia in 1938 and the beginning of large-scale oil production after World War II. He fathered many children, including 45 sons, and all of the subsequent kings of Saudi Arabia. Ibn Saud was born on 15 January 1875 in Riyadh in the region of Najd in central Arabia. He was the son of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, last ruler of the Emirate of Nejd, the "Second Saudi State", a tribal sheikhdom centered on Riyadh. His family, the House of

neg: Otto Pfister penalty shootout, the Côte d'Ivoire finally won 11–10 on penalties. The penalty shootout was significant in that it was the first in the final of a major international tournament that every player on the pitch took a penalty. Pfister became the head coach of Saudi Arabia in 1997 after previously working in the AFC from 1995–1997 with Bangladesh National Team. In 1997, Pfister successfully guided Saudi Arabia to the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France but was crudely released just before the tournament because he requested the Saudi Princes to interfere less in team affairs. After Saudi Arabia lost their

neg: Gabriel Calderón beating Uzbekistan 3–0 in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia was the only team in that qualification that lost no matches. Calderón said "Qualifying to the World Cup is the dream of every coach and I'm more than satisfied with our campaign in the qualifiers." "I'm very happy with the qualification since that was the goal I was aiming at when I first arrived in the Kingdom," he added. However, in December 2005, Calderón was fired by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation as they were dissatisfied by the team's poor showing in the 2005 West Asian Games after a defeat to Iraq, and

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neg: Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the "World Cup Finals"). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final. Saudi Arabia have played in five FIFA World Cup

neg: Saudi Arabia national cricket team Saudi Arabia national cricket team The Saudi Arabia national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Saudi Arabia in international cricket. The team is organised by the Saudi Cricket Centre, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003 and associate member in 2016. Saudi Arabia made its international debut at the 2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia, and has since played regularly in Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments. After finishing second in the 2014 ACC Elite League, the team qualified for the World Cricket League for the first time. Saudi Arabia was due

neg: Sami Al-Jaber the 2006 World Cups. His record of 163 caps is second only to Mohamed Al-Deayea in his country's history. He received his first cap for the Saudi national team on 11 September 1992 in a 1–1 draw with Syria in the Arab Nations Cup. He took until his 19th game to score his first international goal when he netted in a 6–0 rout of Macau on 1 May 1993 in a World Cup 1994 qualifier. Saudi Arabia subsequently qualified for the 1994 World Cup Finals, their first World Cup appearance. Al-Jaber appeared in two group games in the USA, scoring

neg: Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) Al-Ittihad Club Saudi Arabia (), also simply known as Al-Ittihad, literally meaning The Union, is a Saudi Premier League football club based in Jeddah. Al-Ittihad has won 8 League titles and also holds 48 official championship wins, three of them being Asian championships. The club was founded on January 4, 1927 before the third Saudi state was declared, making it the oldest club in Saudi Arabia. The most successful period in Al-Ittihad's history was the 1990s and mid 2000s, when the club won numerous honours both domestically and continental. The team won Cup Winners Cup in 1999