Football Federation
Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 Syria
(Lebanon; October 20, 1957)
Saudi Arabia 8 - 0 Macao
(Taif, Saudi Arabia; May 14, 1993)
Germany 8 - 0 Saudi Arabia
(South Korea; June 1, 2002)
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| Nickname | Sons Of The Desert |
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Saudi Arabian Football Federation |
| Coach | Marcos Paquetá |
| Most caps | Mohamed Al-Deayea (173) |
| Top scorer | Majed Abdullah (67) |
| First international Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 Syria (Lebanon; October 20, 1957) |
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| Largest win Saudi Arabia 8 - 0 Macao (Taif, Saudi Arabia; May 14, 1993) |
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| Worst defeat Germany 8 - 0 Saudi Arabia (South Korea; June 1, 2002) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1994) |
| Best result | Round 2 1994 |
| AFC Asian Cup | |
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1984) |
| Best result | Winners, 1984, 1988, 1996 |
The Saudi Arabia national football team (known by its fan as al-Sogour which means "The Falcons" or al-Akhdar which means "The Green") is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation. They are regarded as a newcomer on the world scene, having made their first World Cup in 1994 and upsetting Belgium at the group stage before falling to Sweden in the next round. The side were dismissed in the first round of the next two Cup tournaments, including an 8-0 walloping by Germany in 2002.
Saudi Arabia won the Asian Cup three times, in 1984, 1988, and 1996. They won the World Under-16 Championship in 1989.
On June 8, 2005, they qualified for their fourth World Cup by beating Uzbekistan 3-0 in Riyadh.
1930 to 1974 - Did not enter
1978 to 1990 - Did not qualify
1994 - Round 2
1998 - Round 1
2002 - Round 1
2006 - Qualified
1956 to 1972 - Did not enter
1976 - Withdrew
1980 - Did not enter
1984 - Champions
1988 - Champions
1992 - Second place
1996 - Champions
2000 - Second place
2004 - Round 1
Majed Abdullah
Fahad Al Bishi
Mohamed Al-Deayea
Sami Al-Jaber
Yasser Al Qahtani
Fuad Amin
Saeed Owairan
Nawaf Al Temyat
Talal Al Mishal
Mohammad Al Shalhoob
Mohammad Al Muntashiri
Mabrook Zaid
Mohammed Al-Daeyea
Hasan Al-Otaibi
Mabrouk Zaid
Ahmed Al-Bahri
Ahmed Dukhi Al-Dosari
Osama Al-Harbi
Abdulaziz Al-Khathran
Hamad Al-Montashari
Zaid Al-Mowalad
Naif Al-Qadi
Khaled Al-Thaker
Hussain Sulaimani
Redha Tukar
Manaf Abushgeer
Bandar Al-Dosari
Khamis Owairan Al-Dosari
Taiseer Al-Jassam
Saud Al-Khariri
Mohammed Al-Shlhoub
Nawaf Al-Temyat
Saad Al-Zahrani
Mohammad Haidar
Mohammed Noor
Mohammed Saad Al-Anbar
Saad Al-Harthi
Sami Al-Jaber
Talal Al-Meshal
Marzouq Al-Otaibi
Yasser Al-Qahtani
Naji Majrashi
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