Saudi 360 – Italian Roberto Mancini, the coach of the Saudi national team, was excluded, 6

Saudi 360 – Italian Roberto Mancini, coach of the Saudi national team, excluded 6 players from Al Hilal from the Green squad to face Japan and Bahrain in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

Al-Akhdar will host the Japanese national team at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah in the third round of the group stage on Thursday, October 10, then Bahrain, on Tuesday, the 15th of the same month, in the fourth round.

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.”

Mohammed Al Owais, Al Hilal goalkeeper, was absent from the list Saudi national teamDue to injury, Mohamed Kanno will not participate due to suspension after receiving a red card in the last match.

Mancini excluded the quartet: “Ali Al-Bulaihi, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Yasser Al-Shahrani, and Miteb Al-Harbi” due to a technical decision.

Saudi national team

The list of the Saudi national team, against Japan and Bahrain, was 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