The Saudi Arabia national football team (SAFF) (Arabic: المنتخب السُّعُودِيّ لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم) represents Saudi Arabia in men's international football. They are known as Al-Suqour Al-Abiyyah (Arabian Falcons) and sometimes Al-Suqour Al-Khodhur (The Green Falcons), a reference to their traditional colours of green and white, and represent both FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia have won the AFC Asian Cup three times (1984, 1988 and 1996), reached a joint record six Asian Cup finals and have qualified for the FIFA World Cup on seven occasions since debuting at the 1994 tournament. Saudi Arabia are the first Asian team to reach the final of a senior FIFA competition at the 1992 King Fahd Cup, which would eventually become the FIFA Confederations Cup. Only Australia and Japan managed to repeat this feat in 1997 and 2001 respectively, though Australia achieved it when they were a member of the OFC.
At the 1994 World Cup, under the leadership of Jorge Solari, Saudi Arabia beat both Belgium and Morocco in the group stage before falling to Sweden in the round of 16. Thus, they became the second Arab team in history to reach the knockout stage of a World Cup after Morocco in 1986 and 2022, and one of the few Asian national football teams (the others being Australia, Japan, South Korea and North Korea) to accomplish such a feat to date. During the 2022 World Cup, Saudi Arabia caused a large upset when they beat eventual champions Argentina 2–1, the first time Argentina lost to an Asian representative in a FIFA World Cup. However, Saudi Arabia then lost the following matches against Poland and Mexico to finish last.
In 2027, Saudi Arabia will host the AFC Asian Cup, the first time that the nation has ever hosted the Asian Cup.[5] They will also host the 2034 FIFA World Cup.[6]
The idea of a Saudi national team first came about in 1951, when a Saudi XI team consisting of players from Al-Wehda and Al-Ahli took part in a friendly game against the Egyptian Ministry of Health on 27 June at the Al-Saban Stadium in Jeddah. The following day, the Egyptians took on a Saudi team made up of players from Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal in Al-Bahri in the same city. On 2 August, His Royal Highness Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal organized a third friendly with the Egyptian team against Saudi Arabia with players from Al-Wehda, and Al-Ahli. By then, the idea of a national select team to represent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was already in full flow, and in 1953 the first-ever Saudi team traveled to play friendly matches abroad. The same year, a Saudi team traveled to Damascus to play friendly matches as part of then-Crown Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz's visit to the country in April.[7]
In 1957, the Saudi national team took part in their first international tournament at the 2nd Pan-Arab Games in Beirut, where King Saud was invited to attend the opening ceremony and the inauguration of the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium with Lebanese President Camille Chamoun on 18 October. Abdulmajeed Kayal scored for the Saudis while Levon Altonian netted for the home side.[8]
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, becoming Asian champions for the first time.[9] Since then, they reached the next four consecutive Asian Cup finals, winning two of them (1988 and 1996).[10][11] They have qualified for every AFC Asian Cup since, reaching the final in the 2007 edition.[12]
Saudi Arabia qualified for their first FIFA World Cup in 1994 under the leadership of Argentine manager Jorge Solari and talents like Saeed Al-Owairan and Sami Al-Jaber, reinforced by national veteran Majed Abdullah as team captain. Wins against Belgium and Morocco in the group stage led to a match-up against Sweden in the round of 16, a 3–1 loss.[13] Saudi Arabia qualified for the next three World Cups, but failed to win a match in any of them; in 1998, the team suffered an agonizing group stage elimination for the first time after only a draw was achieved, which occurred against South Africa. The team placed last in 2002 without scoring a goal, while conceding 12, including eight against Germany, the most humiliating World Cup performance ever by an Asian team since 1954, and the team did no better in 2006 after winning only a single point against Arab rival Tunisia, and also squandered a 2–1 lead in the last minutes before losing to Ukraine.[14]
After the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, Saudi Arabia suffered even further setbacks. The Saudis failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in agonizing playoffs that saw them again squandered their 2–1 lead to a 2–2 draw to neighbor Bahrain.[15] In the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, the Saudis went on to have their worst-ever Asian Cup performance in history, losing all three games in a shocking style to Syria, Jordan and Japan.[16] Later on, Saudi Arabia failed to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, failing in the third round to Australia and Oman. This embarrassing record kept following the Saudis into the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, as the Saudis suffered another group stage exit, this time losing to China and Uzbekistan. They only won against North Korea.
Saudi Arabia secured qualification for the 2018 World Cup, their first in 12 years,[17] ahead of Australia. In the opening match, Saudi Arabia were crushed by hosts Russia 5–0,[18] making this the second largest victory of any host.[19] Saudi Arabia then lost 1–0 to a Luis Suárez goal that put Uruguay as the eventual group winners.[20] Although they were already eliminated,[21] Saudi Arabia managed to salvage some pride by winning their final group stage match against Red Sea neighbours Egypt.[22]
After the 2018 World Cup, Saudi Arabia participated in the 2019 Asian Cup, held in the United Arab Emirates; the team finished second in the group stage, after falling to Qatar in the final game,[23] leading to a showdown against Japan in the round of 16. The Saudis dominated the whole game, but ultimately lost 1–0 due to poor finishing.[24]
On 15 October 2019, Saudi Arabia played its first-ever game with Palestine in the West Bank; the game marked a change in policy for Saudi Arabia, which has previously played matches against the Palestinian team in third-party countries. The visit was condemned by some Palestinian activists, who considered the game as a start of normalizing the relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, but it was viewed by the Palestinian National Authority as a support for their sovereignty over the West Bank.[25] The game ended in a scoreless draw.[26]
Saudi Arabia qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the first to be held in the Middle East, by topping their qualifying group and were drawn against Argentina, Poland and Mexico.[27] In their opening game, they defeated Argentina 2–1 within the first five minutes of second half with goals from Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari, ending an Argentine unbeaten streak of 36 games dating back to 2019. The Saudi King declared a holiday after the win and Saudi fans celebrated with mocking words against Lionel Messi and the Argentine team.[28][29] They then lost their next match against Poland, 2–0. Piotr Zieliński broke Saudi hearts with a goal in the 39th minute and Robert Lewandowski scored his first World Cup goal; between these two goals also included a devastatingly missed opportunity on the penalty by the hero against Argentina, Salem Al-Dawsari as the Saudis could not capitalise from their domination.[30] This required a win against Mexico to advance to the Round of 16 regardless of the Argentina–Poland result. Fielding three strikers in front, Saudi Arabia however were unable to exert any domination over the energetic Mexican side, conceding two devastating early second half goals by Henry Martín and Luis Chávez, the second being a thunderous midfield free kick; late consolation by Salem Al-Dawsari only salvaged some little pride left as the Saudis fell 2–1 and were eliminated at the bottom of the table to end their most impressive yet bitter World Cup performance since 1994.[31]
Saudi Arabia, under new manager Roberto Mancini, entered the 2023 AFC Asian Cup with a sense of bitter pride from their 2022 FIFA World Cup performance, finding itself in Group F with Oman, Kyrgyzstan and Thailand. The Saudis started their campaign with a 2–1 comeback win over their rivalling neighbour Oman, where Abdulrahman Ghareeb scored from a solo before a late Ali Al-Bulaihi's header sealed the dramatic win.[32] The Saudis completed their group with a 2–0 win over Kyrgyzstan, where the Saudis were dominant from the beginning to the end and had two men advantage but only scored by goalkeeping mistakes.[33] The Saudis rested most of their best players as they held Thailand in a goalless draw to advance on top of the table, putting the Saudis against fellow Asian titan South Korea in the last sixteen.[34] Against South Korea, Abdullah Radif opened the scoring at the first minute of the second half, but failed to hold the score because of a late Cho Gue-sung's header; subsequently, the game reached the penalty shootout, where the Saudis could not hold the nerve and lost 4–2 on penalties and were eliminated.[35]
Traditionally, Saudi Arabia's home kit is white with a green trim, and the away kit is green with a white trim (the Saudi flag colors).[36] From 2023, the team had a color kit reversal where green is the home kit, and white is their away kit.
Saudi Arabia's main rivals are mostly from the Persian Gulf, notably Iran, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.
Due to historical reasons, matches against Iran have been frequently followed and seen by Saudis as the most important rival. This stems from the strong hatred between Saudi Arabia and Iran, in particular in recent years due to historical enmities. Saudi Arabia has won 4 matches, drew 6 times, and lost 5 against Iran. It is one of the ten most heated rivalries with political influence.[39][40]
Saudi Arabia's rivalry against Iraq began in the 1970s. Due to the Gulf War, in which Iraq invaded Saudi Arabia's ally Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iraq eventually became bitter rivals fighting to salvage Arab pride.[41] The two countries since then have been up-and-down in relations, often ranging from lack of cooperation to political confrontation. Iraq almost pulled out of the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup after the country was disallowed to host the competition in a move believed to be motivated by Saudi Arabia.[42][43]
Historically, Saudi Arabia played most of their home matches in King Fahd Sports City, located in the capital Riyadh. The stadium was also where some of Saudi Arabia's most important fixtures were played when the country hosted the first three King Fahd Cups (the predecessor of the Confederations Cup). The stadium was also home to some of Saudi Arabia's matches in the World Cup qualifiers.
Saudi Arabia started to diversify the use of venues from outside Riyadh in the 2000s, with the 2002 World Cup qualifying first round being played in Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam and the second round being played entirely in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. In the 2006 World Cup qualifying second round against Sri Lanka and the first fixture against Uzbekistan in the third round, Saudi Arabia also played in Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium.[citation needed]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
The following 31 players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Pakistan and Jordan on 6 and 11 June 2024.[46]
Caps and goals are correct as of 11 June 2024, after the match against Jordan, as recognized by SAFF.
The following players have also been called up to the Saudi Arabia squad within the last 12 months.
Champion Runners-up Third place
The following table shows Saudi Arabia's all-time international record, correct as of 6 June 2024.
Bandeira de Santa Cruz (província) Aplicação ... Proporção 2:3 Adoção 23 de novembro de 2000 Tipo regionais A Bandeira de Santa Cruz é um dos símbolos oficiais da Província de Santa Cruz, uma subdivisão da Argentina. Foi criada por Santiago Sebastián Arenullas, vencedor de um concurso público para escolha da bandeira provincial. Foi adotada em 23 de novembro de 2000 pela lei n° 2566 do parlamento local. A proposta da lei foi feita pelo então governador da província Néstor Kirchn…
St. Antonius Innenansicht St. Antonius ist die katholische Kirche des Stadtteils Kleefeld von Hannover (Kirchröder Straße 12A) und war zugleich die Klosterkirche des ehemals ansässigen Franziskanerkonvents. Eine gleichnamige Kindertagesstätte befindet sich im Gemeindezentrum neben der Kirche. Sie gehört heute zur Pfarrei St. Martin mit Sitz Hannover-Roderbruch im Dekanat Hannover des Bistums Hildesheim. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Bau 2 Ausstattung 2.1 Orgel 3 Geschichte 4 Siehe auch 5 Literatur 6…
Історія освоєння мінеральних ресурсів Латвії Видобуток кременю почався у VIII — IX тис. до РХ (родовища в долині річки Даугава). Використання червоної вохри відоме з IV тис. до РХ, бурштину — з III тис. до РХ В другій половині I тис. до РХ з місцевих болотних ру…
Town in South Carolina, United StatesElloree, South CarolinaTownMotto: Home I LoveLocation of Elloree, South CarolinaCoordinates: 33°32′N 80°34′W / 33.533°N 80.567°W / 33.533; -80.567CountryUnited StatesStateSouth CarolinaCountyOrangeburgIncorporated1886Government • MayorMike FanningArea[1] • Total1.01 sq mi (2.63 km2) • Land1.01 sq mi (2.63 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi …
ثقافة ليبيةمعلومات عامةالبلد ليبيا القارة إفريقيا فرع من ثقافة الأرض اللغات العربية مقالات ذات علاقةالتاريخ تاريخ ليبيا تعديل - تعديل مصدري - تعديل ويكي بيانات فرقة للموسيقى التراثية الليبية، تقوم بإلقاء وصلات موسيقية مصحوبة بشعر يمدح النبي محمد، ودائمًا ما تقوم مثل هذه ا
Daftar tokoh Jambi ini memuat nama tokoh-tokoh yang lahir atau keturunan dan berperan di Provinsi Jambi. Khusus mengenai tokoh-tokoh dari Kota Jambi, dan Kota Sungai Penuh bisa dilihat di Daftar tokoh Kota Jambi, dan Daftar tokoh Kota Sungai Penuh. Perangkat pemantau ini bisa digunakan untuk melihat perubahan terbaru dari artikel-artikel yang terkait dengan halaman ini. Jika pembaca melihat artikel tokoh di Wikipedia bahasa Indonesia yang semestinya masuk ke dalam daftar ini, silakan sunting hal…
Works depicting Jews in contact with sows Part of a series onAntisemitism Part of Jewish history and discrimination History Timeline Reference Definitions Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism Nexus Document Three Ds Working definition of antisemitism Manifestations Academic Alt-right American History 21st century Arab Argentine Austrian Belarusian Belgian British Conservative Party Labour Party Canadian Chinese Chilean Costa Rican Christian Christian Identity Creativity Economic European French…
Marchella FPMarchella FPLahirMarchella Febritrisia Putri16 Februari 1990 (umur 33)Jakarta, IndonesiaNama lainMarchella FPAlmamaterDesain Komunikasi Visual Universitas Bina NusantaraPekerjaanPenulisPodcasterWirausahawanKarier menulisNama penaMarchella FPJulukanCecelPendidikanDesain Komunikasi VisualUniversitas Bina NusantaraPeriode2012-sekarangTemaKutipanpengembangan diripenyembuhan diriKarya terkenalNanti Kita Cerita tentang Hari Ini Marchella Febritrisia Putri (lahir 16 Febr…
Jalan Pegangsaan Dua adalah salah satu jalan di Jakarta. Jalan ini melanjutkan Jalan Logistik yang menghubungkan Koja di utara dengan Jalan Bekasi Raya di selatan. Jalan ini membentang sepanjang 4,7 kilometer dari persimpangan Gading Griya Lestari sampai persimpangan IGI. Jalan ini melintasi kelurahan: Pegangsaan Dua, Kelapa Gading, Jakarta Utara Di jalan ini cukup banyak kompleks pergudangan.[1] Jalan ini cukup padat, akibat banyak kendaraan yang parkir sembarangan.[2] Jalan ini…
Penggambaran abad ke-18 dari taijitu dari Zhao Huiqian (1370-an)Simbol yin-yang modern Taijitu Nama Tionghoa Hanzi tradisional: 太極圖 Hanzi sederhana: 太极图 Alih aksara Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin: tàijítú Yue (Kantonis) - Romanisasi Yale: taai gihk tòuh - Jyutping: taai3 gik6 tou4 Nama Jepang Hiragana: たいきょくず Shinjitai: 太極図 Alih aksara - Romaji: taikyokuzu Nama Korea Hangul: 태극도 Alih aksara - Romanisasi: taegeukdo Taijitu (Hanzi sederhana: 太极图; Hanzi tr…
Xiao ZishengXiao ZishengNama asal萧子升Lahir(1894-08-22)22 Agustus 1894Xiangxiang, Hunan, Kekaisaran QingMeninggal21 November 1976(1976-11-21) (umur 82)UruguayKebangsaanTiongkokNama lainXudongShutongXiao Yu (萧瑜)PendidikanSMA DongshanAlmamaterUniversitas Normal Pertama HunanPekerjaanPengajar, sarjanaAgenPerpustakaan Internasional ChinaKarya terkenalBiografi Mao Zedong dan AkuPartai politikKuomintangOrang tuaXiao YueyingKerabatXiao San (saudara) Ini adalah nama Tionghoa; marg…
Ligne du littoral varois Ligne de Toulon à Saint-Raphaël Carte de la ligne Automotrices Brissonneau et Lotz en gare de Toulon Sud-France. Pays France Villes desservies Toulon, Hyères, Saint-Tropez, Sainte-Maxime, Fréjus, Saint-Raphaël Historique Mise en service 1889 – 1905 Fermeture 1948 Concessionnaires Sud-France (1889 – 1923)Chemins de fer de Provence (à partir de 1923) Caractéristiques techniques Longueur 110 km Écartement Voie métrique Électrification …
2007 Ipswich Borough Council election ← 2006 3 May 2007 2008 → 16 of the 48 seats25 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Party Conservative Labour Last election 19 18 Seats won 6 7 Seats after 20 18 Seat change 1 Popular vote 11,067 12,349 Percentage 35.6% 39.7% Swing 0.1% 3.7% Third party Fourth party Party Liberal Democrats Independent Last election 9 2 Seats won 3 0 Seats after 9 1 Seat…
Series of primary sources for the study of Byzantine history Corpus Scriptorum Historiae Byzantinae Text (the History of Nikephoros Gregoras) from the CSHB The Corpus Scriptorum Historiae Byzantinae (CSHB; English: Corpus of Byzantine history writers), also referred to as the Bonn Corpus, is a monumental fifty-volume series of primary sources for the study of Byzantine history (c. 330–1453), published in the German city of Bonn between 1828 and 1897. Each volume contains a critical editi…
Rechthoekige driehoek ter illustratie van de stelling van Pythagoras De stelling van Pythagoras is een wiskundige stelling die het verband geeft tussen de lengten van de zijden van een rechthoekige driehoek: In een rechthoekige driehoek is de som van de kwadraten van de lengtes van de rechthoekszijden gelijk aan het kwadraat van de lengte van de schuine zijde. De stelling is naar de Griekse wiskundige Pythagoras genoemd, maar de stelling was alleen voor de Grieken nieuw. Het resultaat was in Sum…
هذه المقالة يتيمة إذ تصل إليها مقالات أخرى قليلة جدًا. فضلًا، ساعد بإضافة وصلة إليها في مقالات متعلقة بها. (ديسمبر 2019) في الجيولوجيا، علم وصف الطبقات التكتونية أو علم التراصف التكتوني هو علم وصف طبقات الأرض التي تشير إما إلى تسلسلات الصخور حيث تنجم الطبقات الكبيرة عن تراص من …
Đối với các định nghĩa khác, xem An Thạnh. An Thạnh Xã Xã An Thạnh Hành chínhQuốc gia Việt NamVùngĐông Nam BộTỉnhTây NinhHuyệnBến CầuTrụ sở UBNDẤp VoiĐịa lýTọa độ: 11°4′36″B 106°13′53″Đ / 11,07667°B 106,23139°Đ / 11.07667; 106.23139 An Thạnh Vị trí xã An Thạnh trên bản đồ Việt Nam Diện tích25,89 km²Dân số (2019)Tổng cộng11.304 người[1]Mật độ437 người/km²Khác…
МуниципалитетЛодердейл-Бай-Те-СиLauderdale-by-the-Sea 26°11′22″ с. ш. 80°05′52″ з. д.HGЯO Страна США Штат Флорида Округ Брауард История и география Основан 1920 Площадь 3,88 км² Высота центра 3 м Часовой пояс UTC−5:00, летом UTC−4:00 Население Население 5990 человек (1) Цифровые ид…
Artikel ini tidak memiliki referensi atau sumber tepercaya sehingga isinya tidak bisa dipastikan. Tolong bantu perbaiki artikel ini dengan menambahkan referensi yang layak. Tulisan tanpa sumber dapat dipertanyakan dan dihapus sewaktu-waktu.Cari sumber: Danau Tondano – berita · surat kabar · buku · cendekiawan · JSTOR TondanoLetakKabupaten Minahasa, Sulawesi UtaraKoordinat1°13′37″N 124°53′44″E / 1.22691°N 124.8955°E / 1.…
Korean painting Donggwoldo동궐도ArtistPresumably royal paintersYearAround 1830TypeInk on paper and silkDimensions274 cm × 583 cm (108 in × 230 in)LocationKorea University MuseumDong-A University Museum DonggwoldoHangul동궐도Hanja東闕圖Revised RomanizationDonggwoldoMcCune–ReischauerTongkwǒldo Donggwoldo (literally Painting of Eastern Palaces)[1] is a representative Korean painting of the early 19th century, depicting the two royal pa…
Lokasi Pengunjung: 18.191.165.126