Their tournament
how their World Cup unfoldedSaudi Arabia's group stage ended with a goalless draw against Cape Verde — a stalemate that was as flat as the scoreline suggests, neither side able to manufacture a breakthrough across ninety minutes. That result, combined with a goal difference of minus five across three matches, proved just enough to squeeze through as one of the best third-placed teams, but the Green Falcons were eliminated in the Round of 32, their tournament ending as quietly as it had begun.
Results
Al-Amri 41′Araújo 80′
Yamal 10′Oyarzabal 21′Oyarzabal 24′Al-Tambakti 49′
Knocked out — the road ended in the group stage this time.
Group H standings
how the group finishedGroup H
Final| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇪🇸Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Group winner | |
| 2 | 🇨🇻Cape Verde | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +0 | 3 | Runner-up | |
| 3 | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | Out | |
| 4 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 2 | Out |
Squad
starting XI from Saudi Arabia at Cape Verde in boldGoalkeepers
- 21Mohammed Al-Owais34
- 1Nawaf Al-Aqidi26
- 22Ahmed Al-Kassar35
Defenders
- 4Abdulelah Al-Amri29
- 5Hassan Al-Tambakti27
- 12Saud Abdulhamid27
- 13Nawaf Boushal26
- 2Ali Majrashi26
- 3Ali Lajami30
- 14Hassan Kadish33
- 24Moteb Al-Harbi26
- 25Jehad Thakri25
Midfielders
- 6Nasser Al-Dawsari27
- 10Salem Al-Dawsari35
- 15Abdullah Al-Khaibari30
- 23Mohamed Kanno31
- 7Musab Al-Juwayr23
- 8Aiman Yahya25
- 16Ziyad Al-Johani24
- 18Ala Al-Hajji30
- 26Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat24
Forwards
- 9Feras Al-Brikan26
- 20Sultan Mandash31
- 11Saleh Al-Shehri32
- 17Khalid Al-Ghannam25
- 19Abdullah Al-Hamdan26