Injured Al-Faraj in Saudi Arabia World Cup squad
:Saudi Arabia coach Herve Renard named Al-Hilal midfielder Salman Al-Faraj in his 26-man squad for the World Cup, despite sustaining a shoulder injury in a friendly on Sunday.
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Saudi Arabia World Cup squad
Saudi Arabia coach Herve Renard named his 26-man squad for the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 World Cup on Friday. Saudi Arabia are in Group C alongside Argentina, Mexico and Poland.
Herve Renard plots final squad preparations as Saudi Arabia gears for sixth World Cup
“It was a successful training camp,” said Yasser Al-Misehal, the head of the Saudi Arabia Football Federation on Thursday as the national team returned to Riyadh for a well-earned breather before plunging back into preparation for the World Cup.
Messi to lock horns with Lewandowski in World Cup swansong
Argentina’s striker Lionel Messi waves to supporters as Argentina’s players celebrate on the pitch after their victory in the ‘Finalissima’ International friendly football match between Italy and Argentina at Wembley Stadium in London on June 1, 2022. – The Azzurri face the South American continental champions in the inaugural Finalissima at Wembley. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)
Saudi national team prepare for friendly against Iceland
ABU DHABI: The Saudi Arabia national football team are gearing up for their friendly match against Iceland on Sunday at Abu Dhabi’s Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium. The match is the next stage in the Green Falcons’ preparatory program for the World Cup in Qatar, which begins on Nov.
Messi to lock horns with Lewandowski in World Cup swansong
PARIS: Lionel Messi knows he has one last shot at winning the World Cup with Argentina, who will arrive in Qatar unbeaten in 35 matches after an impressive qualifying campaign and last year’s Copa America triumph in Brazil. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner is set to grace his fifth and final World Cup, four years on from Argentina’s turbulent campaign in Russia which ended in the last 16. Lionel Scaloni, an assistant to Jorge Sampaoli in 2018, has since taken over the top job and fostered genuine belief Argentina can win a third World Cup that narrowly eluded them after an extra-time defeat by Germany in the final eight years ago.
Saudi Arabia continue Abu Dhabi training sessions ahead of Iceland friendly
ABU DHABI: The Saudi Arabia national team resumed their preparation camp in Abu Dhabi on Monday morning with a light training session.