Italian coach Roberto Mancini, 3 players from the Saudi team’s roster preparing to face Tajikistan twice during March, was eliminated in the third and fourth rounds of Group G competitions, in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, scheduled to take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The official Saudi team account through the “X” platform announced that Mancini had excluded Abdullah Al-Khibri, Mutab Al-Harbi and Walid Al-Ahmad; Not ready after medical examinations when they join the “Green” camp, while the Italian coach decided to call the player Mohamed Barrik.
The Saudi team under coach mancini lead will play Tajikistan at First Park Stadium on March 21 in the third round, and after 5 days, the two will meet again in the fourth round of qualifying at Dushanbe Central Stadium.
The Saudi team will play Tajikistan at First Park Stadium on March 21 in the third round, and after 5 days, the two will meet again in the fourth round of qualifying at Dushanbe Central Stadium.
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Saudi Arabia’s current roster includes 26 players, who participate in a preparatory exhibition in Riyadh, most notably Salim Al-Dusri, Najem Al-Hilal, Al-Barakan striker Al-Ahli and Abdul Rahman Gharib, Al-Nasr wing.
Saudi Team List for Tajikistan Confrontations
Goalkeeping: Mohammed Al-Owais, Ahmed Al-Kassar, Raghd Najjar and Mohammed Al-Yami.
Defence Line: Saud Abdul Hamid, Fawaz al-Saqr, Ali al-Belehi, Ali Lajami, Aoun al-Sulli, Hassan Kadesh, Ryan Hamid, Yasser al-Shahrani, Mohammad al-Barik, Ayman Yah
Midfield: Mukhtar Ali, Abdullah al-Maliki, Mohammed Know, Faisal al-Ghamdi, Nasser al-Dusri, Abbas al-Hassan, Sami al-Najei.
Line of attack: Salim al-Dosari, Abdul Rahman Ghraib, Abdallah Radev, Faras al-Barikan, Saleh al-Shahri.
Lakhdar will host Tajikistan at 22:00 Mecca time, while the second leg will be at 18:00.
The Saudi team is top of the Group G table with 6 points, while Tajikistan is second with 4 points, Jordan third with 1 point and Pakistan fourth and last without points.
