Football World Cup 1998 / Saudi Arabia
This article covers the Saudi Arabian national soccer team at the 1998 World Cup .
qualification
Round 1
rank | country | Gates | Points |
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1 |
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18: 1 | 16 |
2 |
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5: 3 | 11 |
3 |
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4:13 | 4th |
4th |
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4:14 | 3 |
Taiwan | - | Saudi Arabia | 0: 2 |
Malaysia | - | Saudi Arabia | 0-0 |
Bangladesh | - | Saudi Arabia | 1: 4 |
Saudi Arabia | - | Bangladesh | 3-0 |
Saudi Arabia | - | Malaysia | 3-0 |
Saudi Arabia | - | Taiwan | 6-0 |
Final round
rank | country | Gates | Points |
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1 |
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8: 6 | 14th |
2 |
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13: 8 | 12 |
3 |
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11:14 | 11 |
4th |
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7:10 | 10 |
5 |
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7: 8 | 8th |
Saudi Arabia | - | Kuwait | 2: 1 |
Iran | - | Saudi Arabia | 1: 1 |
China | - | Saudi Arabia | 1-0 |
Saudi Arabia | - | Qatar | 1-0 |
Kuwait | - | Saudi Arabia | 2: 1 |
Saudi Arabia | - | Iran | 1-0 |
Saudi Arabia | - | China | 1: 1 |
Qatar | - | Saudi Arabia | 0: 1 |
Saudi Arabian contingent
No. | Surname | Club before the start of the World Cup | birthday | Games | Gates |
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goalkeeper | |||||||
1 | Mohammad ad-Daʿayyaʿ |
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08/02/1972 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21st | Hussein al-Sadiq |
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10/15/1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22nd | Tisir al-Antaif |
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02/16/1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defender | |||||||
2 | Muhammad al-Jahani |
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09/28/1974 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Mohammad al-Khilaiwi |
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09/01/1971 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4th | Abdullah Zubromawi |
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November 15, 1973 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Ahmad Jamil Madani |
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01/06/1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Hussein Suleimani |
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01/21/1977 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17th | Ahmad ad-Duchi |
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10/25/1976 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19th | Abdulaziz al-Janoubi |
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07/21/1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
midfield player | |||||||
6th |
Fuad Amin ![]() |
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October 13, 1972 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7th | Ibrahim al-Shahrani |
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07/21/1974 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
8th | Ubaid ad-Dusari |
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10/02/1975 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Ibrahim al-Harbi |
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07/10/1975 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14th | Khalid al-Muwallid |
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11/23/1971 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | Khamis al-Owairan |
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09/08/1973 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
18th | Nawaf at-Tamyat |
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06/28/1976 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20th | Hamzah Saleh |
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04/19/1967 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
striker | |||||||
9 | Sami al-Jabir |
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12/11/1972 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
10 | Said al-Uwairan |
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08/19/1967 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Fahad al-Mehallel |
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11/11/1970 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15th | Youssuf al-Thunayan |
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11/18/1963 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Trainer | |||||||
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02/27/1943 |
Games of the Saudi Arabian team
Preliminary round
rank | country | Gates | Points |
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1 |
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9: 1 | 9 |
2 |
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3: 3 | 4th |
3 |
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3: 6 | 2 |
4th |
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2: 7 | 1 |
Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert ( Lens )
Spectators: 38,140
Referee: Javier Castrilliu ( Argentina )
Goals: 0: 1 Rieper (68.)
Stadium: Stade de France ( Saint-Denis )
Spectators: 80,000
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter ( Mexico )
Goals: 1-0 Henry (36th), 2-0 Trezeguet (68th), 3-0 Henry (77th), 4-0 Lizarazu (85th)
Stadium: Parc Lescure ( Bordeaux )
Spectators: 31,800
Referee: Mario Sanchez Yanten
Goals: 1-0 Bartlett (19th), 1: 1 al-Jabir (45th) 11m , 1: 2 Al-Thunayan (74th) 11m , 2: 2 Bartlett (94th + ') 11m
Group C was characterized by the confident form of the host. South Africa and Saudi Arabia were cleared without any problems. Even the Danes, who were still weak up to this point, were defeated 2-1 by the French in an exciting game. Like Cameroon, Saudi Arabia was unable to match the performance of the last World Cup. The "desert princes", who surprised in 1994 with attractive football and reaching the last sixteen, were a disappointment.