The FIFA World Cup 2018 is scheduled to be held in Russia from June 14 to July 15, 2018. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities. The final will be held at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
Current World Cup squad (final squad)
Goalkeepers: Yasser al-Mosaileem (Al-Ahli), Abdullah al-Mayouf (Al-Hilal), Mohammed al-Owais (Al-Ahli)
Defenders: Mansour al-Harbi (Al-Ahli), Yasser al-Shahrani (Al-Hilal), Osama Hawsawi (Al-Hilal), Omar Hawsawi (Al-Nassr), Motaz Hawsawi (Al-Ahli), Ali al-Bulayhi (Al-Hilal), Mohammed al-Burayk (Al-Hilal)
Midfielders: Abdulla Otayf (Al-Hilal), Salman al-Faraj (Al-Hilal), Mohammed Kanno (Al-Hilal), Abdullah al-Khaibari (Al-Shabab), Hussein al-Moqahwi (Al-Ahli), Abdulmalik al-Khaibari (Al-Hilal), Hattan Bahebri (Al Shabab), Salem al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal), Taisir al-Jassim (Al-Ahli), Yahya al-Shehri (Al-Nassr), Fahad al-Muwallad (Al-Ittihad)
F orwards: Mohannad Assiri (Al-Ahli), Mohammed al-Sahlawi (Al-Nassr)
Coach for 2018:
Juan Antonio Pizzi
Fixtures:
June 14: vs Russia
June 20: vs Uruguay
June 25: vs Egypt
Past records
No. of times team has played in WC (number): 4
No. of matches played (number): 13
No. of matches won: 2
No. of matches lost: 9
No. of times lost in finals (Number):
No. of times world cup won (number):
No. of goals scored in WC: 9
Top 3 players to watch: Osama Hawsawi, Taisir Al-Jassim, Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
Road to WC (text): Ranked No.63 in FIFA rankings, Saudi Arabia qualified for World Cup after 12 years.
Player who has played most world cups (appearances): Sami Al-Jaber: 4
Player who has scored most no. of goals (Player:No. of goals): Sami Al-Jaber: 3
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