Saudi 360 – The Saudi national team collides with a fiery group on its way to reaching the cup
Saudi 360 – The Saudi national team collides with a fiery group on its way to reaching the World Cup for the seventh time in its history, as it was placed in the third round draw in the Asian qualifiers with the teams of Japan, Australia, China, Indonesia and Bahrain.
The Saudi national team, led by its famous Italian coach Roberto Mancini, seeks to overcome its upcoming difficult confrontations and book its seat in the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Saudi Arabia and Japan
The presence of the Saudi national team with Japan in the Asian qualifiers represents a source of optimism for “Falcons” fans, after it succeeded in qualifying for the World Cup in the previous times in which the two teams were drawn in one group.
The Saudi national team faced its Japanese counterpart in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers, which was held in a group format in Qatar, and the match between them ended in a goalless draw, and the “Green” team succeeded in passing to the World Cup for the first time in its history.
And he fell Saudi team With Japan in one group in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, where the first leg ended with a 2-1 victory for the “Samurai” in Tokyo, and the “Greens” decided the second leg with a 1-0 win to return to the World Cup after a long absence.
In the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers, the Saudi team was in the same group with its Japanese counterpart.
The Saudi team defeated Japan in the first leg, 1-0, and lost the second leg, 2-0. At that time, Al-Akhdar won the top spot in the group, and the Samurai team came in second place, qualifying together for the Qatar World Cup.
Saudi Arabia and Australia
The Saudi national team was previously in one group with Australia in the 2014, 2018 and 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
The Australian team represents a “knot” for the Saudi Green, as it lost to them back and forth 3-1 and 4-2 in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
In the 2018 World Cup qualifiers; The first leg ended 2-2, and the Australian team won the second leg 3-2.
As for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, a goalless draw decided the first leg between the two teams in Sydney, while the Saudi team decided the second leg in their favor at home, 1-0.
🟩#urgent ⤵️
– Our first national team in the third group
For the third round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🇧🇭 Bahrain
🇨🇳 China
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🇦🇺 Australia
🇯🇵 Japan #Road_to_World_Cup2026 pic.twitter.com/qRtZeuwiY5— Saudi 360 (@sport360Saudi) June 27, 2024
