Saudi Arabia has qualified for the 4th successive FIFA World Cup finals (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006). The team is a newcomer into the soccer arena. The royal family had forbidden football in the kingdom until 1951. The team will be playing in Group H with Spain, Ukraine and Tunisia.
The key players are Mohamed Al-Deayea who plays domestically for Asian side Al-Hilal and has been capped an impressive 173 times for Saudi Arabia and Sami Al Jaber, called the hero of Saudi Arabia.
The largest win of the team was against Macao (3-1) in 1993 and the worst defeat was against Germany (8-0) in 2002.
List of Saudi Arabia Team Players Participating In FIFA World Cup 2006
Mohammed Al Daeyea
Ahmed Dokhi
Redha Tukar
Hamad Al Montashari
Naif Al Qadi
Omar Al Ghamdi
Mohammed Ameen
Mohammed Noor
Sami Al Jaber
Mohammad Al Shlhoub
Saad Al Harthi
Abdulaziz Khathran
Hussein Sulimani
Saud Khariri
Ahmed Al Bahri
Khaled Aziz
Mohammed Al Anbar
Nawaf Al Temyat
Mohammed Massad
Yaser Al Kahtani
Mabrouk Zaid
Mohammad Khojah
Malek Mouath
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