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1994 World Cup It was the historic appearance of the Saudi national football team in the World Cup , where they managed to be among the top sixteen teams in the 1994 World Cup after reaching the second round of the tournament. They finished second in their group with six points, after achieving two wins and one loss. In the Round of Sixteen, the team lost to Sweden three-one, resulting in their elimination from the tournament's second stage. 1998 World Cup The Saudi national team finished ...
The Saudi national football team has qualified for the World Cup finals six times. These qualifications were for the 1994 World Cup in the United States, the 1998 World Cup in France, the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The participation of the Saudi national team in the 1994 World Cup is considered exceptional after qualifying for the Round of 16. First participation: 1994 The Saudi national...
Saudi Paralympic medalists are athletes with disabilities who practice a specific sport and have won Olympic medals for the country. The Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee aims to incorporate sports into the daily lives of individuals with disabilities, encouraging them to achieve recognition on global and Paralympic levels, in addition to qualifying them to practice sports activities and raising community awareness of the importance of sports for people with disabilities. Three Saudi athle...
The World Senior Weightlifting Championship, hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh from September 3, 2023, to September 17, 2023, was attended by the presidents of the national federations that registered for participation, as well as the President of the International Weightlifting Federation. Participants in the World Senior Weightlifting Championship The championship was held at the Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Olympic Complex in the Ministry of Sports Hall. It is considered the first of...
Saudi Smash Tournament is one of the 'Grand Smash' tournaments on the World Table Tennis (WTT) calendar, hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the first time in 2024. Saudi Smash The Kingdom hosted the 'Grand Smash 2024' for table tennis under the title, 'Saudi Smash 2024.' The event featured international players in the singles (men's and women's), doubles (men's and women's), and mixed doubles. It was organized by the Saudi Arabian Table T...
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 ...
During its six participations at the FIFA World Cup , the Saudi national team training has been supervised by six coaches from different coaching schools, namely: Jorge Solari During the 1994 FIFA World Cup , the Saudi national team was managed by the Argentine coach Jorge Raul Solari, who accomplished remarkable results in the team's history in the World Cup. Solari successfully led the team to the round of sixteen, participating in four matches at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, winning two and...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the twenty-fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup finals in 2034 . Since the tournament's inauguration in 1930, several countries; Italy, France, Brazil, Mexico, and Germany, have hosted it twice. In 2002, for the first time, the tournament was hosted jointly by two countries, South Korea and Japan. Furthermore, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by three countries for the first time—the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Similarly, the 2030 FIFA Wo...
The Saudi national team qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the Russian Federation, marking its fifth appearance in the tournament's history. During the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the Saudi national team was drawn into a group alongside Russia, Uruguay, and Egypt. Their opening match was played in Moscow against Russia, where the Saudis suffered a five-nil defeat. In their second match, they faced Uruguay in Rostov and lost one-nil. In their third group match, the Kingdom played against Egy...
For the third time in their history, the Saudi National Team participated in the 2002 World Cup finals, co-hosted by South Korea and Japan. The Saudi National Team was drawn into a group with Germany, Cameroon, and Ireland. In their opening match, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia faced Germany in the Japanese city of Sapporo, suffering a defeat with a scoreline of nil-eight. The Saudi team's second match, played in Saitama, Japan, ended in a one-nil loss to Cameroon. In their third and final gr...
In 2006, the FIFA World Cup was hosted by Germany. The coach of the Saudi national team was Brazilian Marcos Paqueta. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 's group included Tunisia, Ukraine, and Spain. The Saudi national team tied in its first match in Munich against Tunisia with two goals each, scored by players Yasser al-Qahtani and Sami al-Jaber. After that, in the second match, the Saudi national team met Ukraine, only to lose the match by four goals to nil in Hamburg. Spain won its third match...
The Saudi National Team participated for the second time in the World Cup in 1998, held in France. Their group included Denmark, France, and South Africa. The team was coached by Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira. The first match took place against Denmark in Lens, France, ending in a one-nil victory for Denmark. The second match was against the French team in Saint-Denis, where the Saudi team lost nil-four. In the third match, the Saudi national team faced South Africa in Bordeaux under the ...
