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Saudi Arabia
(KSA) |
Profile |
| Founded |
1959 |
| Affiliated |
1959 |
| WC
participations |
3 (1994, 1998, 2002) |
| WC honours |
Last sixteen (1994) |
| Continental
Titles |
Asian Cup 3 times (1984, 1988,
1996), Gulf Cup twice (1994, 2002) |
Facts
- Saudi Arabia qualified for their third successive FIFA World
Cup™ finals in 2002. The royal family had forbidden football in the
kingdom until 1951. In 1994, shock wins over Belgium and Morocco saw
them reach the second round, where Sweden proved too strong and
triumphed 3-1.
- Four years later they failed to progress from the group stage
after being overpowered by Denmark and eventual winners France.
- In 2002, Saudi Arabia opened their tournament with an 8-0
loss at the hands of Germany. Subsequent, though more moderate,
defeats to Cameroon and Republic of Ireland were merely exercises in
damage limitation.
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| Players: |
1 AL DEAYEA Mohammed (GK)
2 DOKHI Ahmed
3 TUKAR Redha
4 AL MONTASHARI Hamad
5 AL QADI Naif
6 AL GHAMDI Omar
7 AMEEN Mohammed
8 NOOR Mohammed
9 AL JABER Sami
10 AL SHLHOUB Mohammad
11 AL HARTHI Saad
12 KHATHRAN Abdulaziz
13 SULIMANI Hussein
14 KHARIRI Saud
15 AL BAHRI Ahmed
16 AZIZ Khaled
17 AL ANBAR Mohammed
18 AL TEMYAT Nawaf
19 MASSAD Mohammed
20 AL KAHTANI Yaser
21 ZAID Mabrouk (GK)
22 KHOJAH Mohammad (GK)
23 MOUATH Malek |
Coach:
Marcos Cesar Dias Castro, better known as Paqueta
Nationality : Brazilian Date of Birth : 27 August 1958 |
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General Information |
FIFA Trigramme: KSA
Country: Saudi Arabia
Country (official name): Al Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Sa'udiyah Continent:
Asia
Capital: Riyadh
Major cities: Jeddah, Mecca, Medina, Dammam, At Ta'if, Al Hufuf, Haradh
Currency: Rial
Official languages: Arabic
Motto: Allah is the only God and Mohammed was his prophet.
Population (in millions): 24.29
GDP per inhabitant (in US dollars): 10,500
Density (inhabitants per km2): 12.39
Average age (in years): 18.8
Life expectancy at birth (in years): 68.73
Internet code: .sa
Number of internet users: 1.453 million (2002) |
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