Spain qualified, Saudi Arabia wanted to at least take a draw, but they weren’t able to.

Marcos PAQUETA (KSA)
Playing in the World Cup has been a great experience for Saudi Arabia. It’s a wonderful opportunity for the younger players to face strong teams and pick up valuable experience. We’re going home with some great memories of […]

The teams played for different reasons, but in the end Spain got it all: the victory and the qualifying.

JUANITO (ESP), Budweiser Man of the Match
It was far from easy, but it’s a step closer to Berlin. We’ve got our minds on the next round and we’re very motivated. We have to be prepared for every […]

Well, not much to say, is there?

Maksym KALINICHENKO (UKR), Budweiser Man of the Match
I’m not willing to speak about my own role. This is a team game and I’m very proud to be a part of this team, it is an honour for me. The whole team won, I’m proud to have received this […]

There is not much to say after a 4-0 defeat, but Blohin says how he managed to make his team come back from 0-4 against Spain to 4-0 against Saudi Arabia.

Marcos PAQUETA (KSA)
We didn’t know how Ukraine would play against us. They changed positions very cleverly from the last game. They used the right-hand side […]

Like wine, Saudi Arabia’s striker Sami Al Jaber thinks he is getting better with time.

“I’m still very excited about playing, I hope everyone can see that,” he told FIFAworldcup.com as he relaxed in the warm sunshine in Hamburg on Sunday. Indeed, as he explained, Al Jaber’s own sunny mood reflects the positive feeling around […]

An equal game is not a reason to be happy, but it doesn’t give you a reason to be sad either.

Roger LEMERRE (TUN)
It was a point gained for me. I’m reasonably satisfied because if there was one thing I didn’t want, it was to be bottom after the first match day. The first game […]

A draw that doesn’t make anybody happy.

Sami AL JABER (KSA) I’m not totally disheartened. Obviously, it’s not the result we were looking for, but that’s football. There were only two minutes to go, but we just couldn’t hold onto the lead. Tunisia played very well throughout the match. I’m proud about scoring with my first […]

Al Anbar emerged one of Saudi Arabia’s most promising and potentially influential players in the qualifying campaign for Germany 2006 and was regarded the main back-up to coach Marcos Paqueta’s first-choice front paring of Yaser Al Kahtani and the veteran Sami Al Jaber.

The injury was reportedly sustained when the youngster twisted awkwardly under no […]

World Cup is starting today for the Saudi team. The Saudi shot-stopper, Al Deayea. currently appearing at his fourth finals, is the world’s most-capped international with 181 appearances for his country. What does he think about his, probably, last World Cup as a player?

FIFAworldcup.com: Mohammed Al Deayea, it’s your turn at the tournament at […]

Saudi Arabia lost their warm-up game against Turkey, 1-0 the final score.

Necati scored the only goal in the 59th minute in front of a crowd of 9,000 spectators, mostly from the large Turkish community. Nearly two million Turks live in Germany.
Turkey controlled the match but striker Nihat squandered two chances in the 35th and […]