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.

20. The team have already beaten North Macedonia and secured draws with Albania and Honduras as they prepare for their opening World Cup encounter with Argentina on Nov.

22. Head coach Herve Renard has been taking the team through their paces at the Emirates Palace Stadium as the footballing showpiece comes into view.

Training sessions begin with warm-up exercises before taking in passing and mini-games, concluding with stretching for squad members. Salman Al-Faraj is back participating in group activity with the rest of the squad after getting back to full fitness, but Saleh Al-Shehri is being directed by medical staff, performing special exercises due to feeling pain in his thigh.