The Saudi national team qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, marking its sixth appearance in the tournament's history.
The team was drawn into Group Three alongside Argentina, Mexico, and Poland. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia played its first match at the Lusail Stadium against Argentina, pulling off a two-one victory with goals from Saleh al-Shehri and Salem al-Dawsari. In their second match, they faced Poland at the Education City Stadium and suffered a two-nil defeat. In their final group game against Mexico at the Lusail Stadium, the Kingdom lost two-one, with Salem al-Dawsari scoring the team's lone goal. The team was managed by French Hervé Renard throughout the tournament.
Some of the Saudi national team's records at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
- Matches played: Three.
- Wins: One.
- Losses: Two.
- Draws: Zero.
- Goals scored by the Saudi national team: Three.
- Goals scored against the Saudi national team: Five.
- Average goals per game: One.
- Number of yellow cards: Fourteen.
- Number of red cards: Zero.
The Saudi national team players at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Mohammed al-Owais, Mohammed al-Rubaie, Nawaf al-Aqidi, Sultan al-Ghannam, Abdullah Madu, Abdulelah al-Amri, Ali al-Bulayhi, Mohammed al-Burayk, Salman al-Faraj, Abdulelah al-Malki, Firas al-Brikan, Salem al-Dawsari, Saleh al-Shehri, Saud Abdulhamid, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Abdullah al-Otayf, Ali al-Hassan, Sami al-Najei, Hassan al-Tambakti, Nawaf al-Abid, Hattan Bahebri, Abdulrahman al-Obud, Mohammed Kanno, Nasser al-Dawsari, Haitham Asiri, and Riyadh Sharahili.
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