How Many Penalty Cards Have Saudi National Team Players Received in the FIFA World Cup?

The Saudi National Team has played in nineteen World Cup matches, receiving a total of thirty-five yellow cards and one red card. The 2022 World Cup marked the tournament with the highest number of yellow cards for Saudi players, totaling fourteen cards, while the lowest was in the 2018 World Cup, with only one yellow card.

In the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Saudi national team players received a total of nine yellow cards, distributed as follows: Mohammed Abduljawad, Fuad Anwar (two cards), Abdullah al-Saleh, Ahmed Jamil, Hamzah Idris, Mohammed al-Deayea, Talal Jabreen, and Khalid Massad. No Saudi player received a red card during this World Cup.

In the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Saudi national team players received only four yellow cards, given to Khalid Massad, Mohammed al-Shalhoub, Sami al-Jaber, and Khamis al-Owairan. Meanwhile, Mohammed al-Khilaiwi received a red card in the match against France.

In the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Saudi national team players received two yellow cards, one each for Mohammed Noor and Nawaf al-Temyat. No Saudi player received a red card during this World Cup.

In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Saudi National Team players received five yellow cards, one each for Sami al-Jaber, Nawaf al-Temyat, Ahmed al-Dokhi, Omar al-Ghamdi, and Saud Kariri. No Saudi player received a red card during this World Cup.

In the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Saudi National Team players received only one yellow card, given to Taisir al-Jassim. No Saudi player received a red card during this World Cup.

In the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Saudi National Team players received fourteen yellow cards, distributed as follows: Mohammed al-Owais, Ali al-Bulayhi, Salem al-Dawsari, Abdulelah al-Malki (two cards), Abdulelah al-Omari (two cards), Saud Abdulhamid, Nawaf al-Abed, Saleh al-Shehri, Ali al-Hassan, Hassan al-Tambakti, Abdullah Madu, and Hattan Bahebri. No Saudi player received a red card during this World Cup.