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Saudi Arabia (KSA)
- 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 is his
prophet.
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Standings |
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Group H |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
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ESP |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
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UKR |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
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TUN |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
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KSA |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
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| 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)
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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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