Qatar World Cup 2022: Saudi Arabia national team roster | Selected players and omissions
The 26-man Saudi Arabia squad for the World Cup has been announced
Joe Brennan
Update:
Manager Herve Renard has named his squad for the upcoming tournament. He has decided to call up 26 year-old midfielder Salman Al-Faraj, despite suffering a shoulder injury last week that could see him out of the tournament.
Goalkeepers
- Mohamed Al-Owais (Al-Hilal)
- Nawaf Al-Aqidi (Al-Nassr)
- Mohamed Al-Yami (Al-Ahly)
Defenders
- Yasser Al-Shahrani (Al-Hilal)
- Ali Al-Bulaihi (Al-Hilal)
- Abdulelah Al-Amri (Al-Nassr)
- Abdullah Madu (Al-Nassr)
- Hassan Tambakti (Al-Shabab)
- Sultan Al-Ghanam (Al-Nassr)
- Mohammed Al-Breik (Al-Hilal)
- Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Hilal)
Midfielders
- Salman Al-Faraj (Al-Hilal)
- Riyadh Sharahili (Abha)
- Ali Al-Hassan (Al-Nassr)
- Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal)
- Abdulelah Al-Malki (Al-Hilal)
- Sami Al-Najei (Al-Nassr)
- Abdullah Otayf (Al-Hilal)
- Nasser Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal)
- Abdulrahman Al-Aboud (Ittihad)
- Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal)
- Hattan Bahebri (Al-Shabab)
Forwards
- Fahad Al-Muwallad (Al-Shabab)
- Haitham Asiri (Al-Ahly)
- Saleh Al-Shehri (Al-Hilal)
- Firas Al-Buraikan (Al-Fateh)
Saudi Arabia’s schedule and group in the 2022 World Cup
Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland
November 22
5:00 am ET Argentina vs Saudi Arabia
November 26
8:00 am ET Poland vs Saudi Arabia
November 30
2:00 pm ET Saudi Arabia vs Mexico