Has a Saudi National Team Ever Win the FIFA World Cup?

The Saudi U-17 football national team (under seventeen years old) won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Scotland on July 24, 1989, after defeating the Scotland national team in the final match on penalty shoot-out (five-four) after the regular time ended in a (two-two) draw. This accomplishment made the Saudi U-17 national team the first Asian and Arab team to accomplish this global achievement.

List of champions of the 1989 World Cup

The Saudi national team that won the FIFA U-17 World Cup included Mohammed al-Deayea, Mohamed al-Temyat, Khaled al-Aboudi, Shaker al-Olayan, Khaled Tamim, Abdullah al-Theneyan, Suleiman al-Quraini, Walid al-Tarair, Saud al-Hamali, Khaled al-Roaihi, Jabarti al-Shamrani, Adnan Abdulshakoor, Aref Bou Rashed, Fuad Anwar, Salem Sorour, Suleiman al-Rashudi, Mansour al-Mousa, and Abdullah al-Ahmadi. The coach was the Brazilian Ivo Wortmann, with team manager Abdullah Jassim and delegation supervisor Abdullah Faraj al-Saqr.

The national team's journey in the 1989 World Cup finals

The Saudi U-17 national team began its journey by drawing with Portugal and Guinea in the first and second rounds with scores of (two-two). They then secured a victory against Colombia (one-zero), finishing second in Group D with four points, to draw with Portugal but behind on goal difference. They continued their journey by winning Nigeria on penalties (two-zero), then winning Bahrain, one-zero, in the semifinals to advance to the final match against Scotland. The final ended in a (two-two) draw after extra time, and the Kingdom won (five-four) on penalties. The final was held at Hampden Park Stadium in the presence of 58,000 spectators.