Saudi Arabia
Group H · AFCDid You Know?
Saudi Arabia shocked the world by beating Argentina 2-1 in the 2022 World Cup opener—one of the biggest upsets ever.
Best Finish
Round of 16 (1994)
WC Appearances
7
FIFA Ranking
#56
Starting XI
4-3-3
1
Al-Qarni2
Abdulhamid4
Al-Bulaihi5
Al-Malki3
Al-Ghannam6
Al-Breik8
Al-Ghareeb10
Al-Shahrani7
Kanno9
Al-Dawsari11
Al-ShehriStarters
1F. Al-QarniGK
2S. AbdulhamidRB
4A. Al-BulaihiCB
5A. Al-MalkiCB
3S. Al-GhannamLB
6S. Al-BreikCM
8A. Al-GhareebCM
10Y. Al-ShahraniCAM
7M. KannoRW
9S. Al-DawsariST
11F. Al-ShehriLW
Substitutes
12Y. Al-BreikGK
13A. Al-MalkiCB
14F. Al-QarniCM
15S. AbdulhamidCM
16A. Al-DawsariST
1
Goals For
5
Goals Against
3
Matches
Group H — Standings
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 ESP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
2 CPV | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
3 URU | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 4KSA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 2 |