Saudi 360 – Italian Roberto Mancini, coach of the Saudi national team, is preparing to conduct…

Saudi 360 – Italian Roberto Mancini, coach of the Saudi national team, is preparing to make several changes in the Green formation against Japan in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

Ahmed Al-Kassar will return to goalkeeping for the Falcons, and Saud Abdul Hamid, the Italian Roma player, will also participate due to the absence of Sultan Al-Ghannam, the injured Al-Nasr player.

Ali Lagami will play with Hassan Timbukti at the heart of Al-Akhdar’s defence, after Ali Al-Bulaihi, Al-Hilal’s defender, was excluded.

Hassan Kadesh is close to playing in the left-back position in the absence of Mutaib Al-Harbi, who is currently suffering from an injury.

Al-Ittihad star Kadesh was responsible for leading Al-Akhdar to victory over China in the last match by scoring two goals Saudi national team In winning 2-1, it brought 3 valuable points to the Falcons.

The Saudi national team group in the third round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup includes teams: “Japan, Australia, Bahrain, China, Indonesia.”

Saudi national team

The Saudi national team list for the matches against Japan and Bahrain is as follows:

Goalkeeping: Ahmed Al-Kassar, Muhammad Al-Rubaie, Raghed Najjar, Hamid Youssef

Defense line: Hassan Kadesh, Mishal Khairallah, Aoun Al-Salouli, Ali Lagami, Hassan Timbukti, Hussein Al-Sibani, Rayan Hamed, Saud Abdul Hamid, Sultan Al-Ghannam

Midfield: Abdullah Al-Maliki, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Ali Al-Asmari, Musab Al-Jawir, Hamid Al-Ghamdi, Nasser Al-Dosari, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Salem Al-Dosari, Abdul Rahman Gharib, Ayman Yahya, Marwan Al-Sahafi

Offensive line: Muhammad Maran, Firas Al-Braikan, Saleh Al-Shehri, Abdullah Radif