Soccer World Cup 2002 / Saudi Arabia
This article covers the Saudi Arabian national team at the 2002 World Cup .
qualification
The Saudi Arabian team qualified for a world championship for the third time after 1994 and 1998. In the Asia zone, the two participants were determined through two different group phases.
Round 1
Saudi Arabia was seeded at the draw for the first group stage and met comparably weak teams. The first round was played as a tournament in Dammam, Saudi Arabia . Saudi Arabia clearly prevailed with a goal difference of 30: 0 and 18 points.
rank | country | Gates | Points |
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1 | Saudi Arabia | 30: 0 | 18th |
2 | Vietnam | 9: 9 | 10 |
3 | Bangladesh | 5:15 | 5 |
4th | Mongolia | 2:22 | 1 |
Saudi Arabia | - | Mongolia | 6: 0 (4: 0) |
Saudi Arabia | - | Bangladesh | 3: 0 (1: 0) |
Saudi Arabia | - | Vietnam | 5: 0 (2: 0) |
Saudi Arabia | - | Mongolia | 6: 0 (4: 0) |
Saudi Arabia | - | Bangladesh | 6: 0 (6: 0) |
Saudi Arabia | - | Vietnam | 4: 0 (1: 0) |
round 2
Saudi Arabia got off to a bad start in the second round, when the team only played 1-1 against Bahrain in front of the home crowd in Riyadh , with the Saudis equalizing five minutes before the end of the season. A week later they lost 2-0 to Iran in Tehran . Only the 1-0 win against Iraq brought the Saudis back into the qualification: This was followed by victories against Thailand , Bahrain and Iraq and a draw against Iran. Before the final day of the match, Iran was in first place with a lead over Saudi Arabia. In the last few games, the Iranians lost to Bahrain, while Saudi Arabia beat Thailand 4-1 and qualified.
rank | country | Gates | Points |
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1 | Saudi Arabia | 17: 8 | 17th |
2 | Iran | 10: 7 | 15th |
3 | Bahrain | 8: 9 | 10 |
4th | Iraq | 9:10 | 7th |
5 | Thailand | 5:15 | 4th |
Saudi Arabia | - | Bahrain | 1: 1 (0: 1) |
Iran | - | Saudi Arabia | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
Saudi Arabia | - | Iraq | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
Thailand | - | Saudi Arabia | 1: 3 (1: 0) |
Bahrain | - | Saudi Arabia | 0: 4 (0: 3) |
Saudi Arabia | - | Iran | 2: 2 (1: 1) |
Iraq | - | Saudi Arabia | 1: 2 (1: 1) |
Saudi Arabia | - | Thailand | 4: 1 (1: 0) |
Saudi Arabian contingent
Number / name | Association at the time | birthday | Sp. | Gates | ||||
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goalkeeper | ||||||||
1 | Mohammad ad-Daʿayyaʿ | Al-Hilal | 08/02/1972 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22nd | Mohammed Khojali Babkr | Al-Nasr | January 15, 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21st | Mabrouk Zaid | Al-Ittihad | 02/11/1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | ||||||||
12 | Ahmad ad-Duchi | Al-Hilal | 10/25/1976 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Muhammad al-Jahani | Al-Ahli | 09/28/1974 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Mansour Al-Thagafi | Al-Nasr | 01/14/1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Mohsin Harthi | Al-Nasr | 07/17/1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Hussein Suleimani | Al-Ahli | 01/23/1977 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Rida Tukar | Al-Shahab | 11/29/1975 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4th | Abdullah Zubromawi | Al-Hilal | November 15, 1973 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
midfield | ||||||||
16 | Khamis Al-Dosari | Al-Ittihad | 09/08/1973 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19th | Umar al-Ghamdi | Al-Hilal | 09/11/1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14th | Abdulaziz Khathran | Al-Shahab | 07/31/1973 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17th | Abdullah al-Wakid | Al-Shahab | 29.09.1975 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7th | Ibrahim al-Shahrani | Al-Ahli | 07/21/1974 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6th | Fawzy Al-Shehri | Al-Ahli | 05/15/1980 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub | Al-Hilal | December 8, 1980 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18th | Nawaf Al-Temyat | Al-Hilal | 06/26/1976 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8th | Mohammad Nur | Al-Ittihad | 02/26/1978 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
attack | ||||||||
15th | Abdullah Al-Dosari | Al-Hilal | 11/10/1977 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Ubaid ad-Dusari | Al-Ahli | 10/02/1975 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Sami al-Jabir | Al-Hilal | 12/11/1972 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20th | al-Hassan al-Yami | Al-Ittihad | 08/21/1972 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Trainer | ||||||||
Nasser Al-Johar | 01/06/1946 |
Preliminary round
Saudi Arabia got off to a bad start in the World Cup finals. With 0: 8 they lost against the eventual runner-up from Germany. The Saudis also failed to score in the following two games. With 0 points and 0:12 goals they were eliminated in the preliminary round as the worst team in the tournament.
Play Saudi Arabia in the preliminary round | ||
date | encounter | Result |
June 1st | Germany - Saudi Arabia | 8-0 |
6th of June | Cameroon - Saudi Arabia | 1-0 |
June 11th | Saudi Arabia - Ireland | 0: 3 |
Final score group E | |||
rank | country | Gates | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 11: 1 | 7th |
2 | Ireland | 5: 2 | 5 |
3 | Cameroon | 2: 3 | 4th |
4th | Saudi Arabia | 0:12 | 0 |