Italian national team coach Roberto Mancini announced Saudi Arabiaannounced the formation of the match against its guest, the Tajikistan national team, which is scheduled for nine o’clock in the evening today, Thursday, at Al Awal Park Stadium in the capital, Riyadh, as part of the third round of Group Seven matches for the second round of qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup.
The Saudi national team enters the match with the following formation:
Goalkeeper: Mohammed Al Owais.
Defense: Al-Salouli, Al-Bulaihi and Lagami.
Midfield: Saud Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Kanno, Mukhtar Ali, Salem Al-Dosari, Nasser Al-Dosari.
Attack: Saleh Al-Shehri and Abdul Rahman Gharib.
Formation of Saudi Arabia
The Saudi national team, nicknamed the Green Team, under the leadership of Italian Roberto Mancini, is at the top of the Group Seven standings, with 6 points, which they gained from winning two matches, as they opened their campaign in the qualifiers by achieving victory over Pakistan with four unanswered goals in the first round, then overcoming the Jordan hurdle with two unanswered goals. to reply.
While the Tajikistan national team is in second place with 4 points, two points behind the leaders, Saudi Arabia, where the Tajik national team defeated its Pakistani counterpart with a score of 6-1 in the second round after tying with Jordan by a goal for the same in the first round.
In addition to the Saudi national team, Group Seven includes Tajikistan, Jordan, and Pakistan, and according to the current qualifying system, the winner and runner-up qualify for the third round of the World Cup qualifiers, in addition to directly reaching the 2027 Asian Cup finals.
The match between the Saudi Al-Akhdar and its Tajik counterpart is the first between them historically in terms of official confrontations after a single friendly match several years ago. They met in January 2005, that is, about 19 years ago, in a friendly manner in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and the match ended with Al-Akhdar winning 3-0.
Saudi Green is looking forward to continuing its perfect start and achieving the full mark after winning the first and second rounds and reaching the sixth point at the top of Group Seven.
As for the Tajik national team, it is aiming to take the lead and achieve the first defeat for the Saudi Green, because it is in second place with 4 points, two points behind the leader, and if the Tajik national team wins, it will take the lead.