MANAGER: Hervé RENARD


GOALKEEPERS:

1 Mohammed AL-RUBAIE
21 Mohammed AL-OWAIS
22 Nawaf AL-AQIDI

DEFENDERS:

2 Sultan AL-GHANNAM
3 Abdullah MADU
4 Abdulelah AL-AMRI
5 Ali AL-BULAYHI
6 Mohammed AL-BREIK
12 Saud ABDULHAMID
13 Yasser AL-SHAHRANI
17 Hassan AL-TAMBAKTI

MIDFIELDERS:

7 Salman AL-FARAJ ©
8 Abdulellah AL-MALKI
14 Abdullah OTAYF
15 Ali AL-HASSAN
16 Sami AL-NAJEI
18 Nawaf AL-ABED*
23 Mohamed KANNO
24 Nasser AL-DAWSARI
26 Riyadh SHARAHILI

FORWARDS:

9 Firas AL-BURAIKAN
10 Salem AL-DAWSARI
11 Saleh AL-SHEHRI
19 Hattan BAHEBRI
20 Abdulrahman AL-ABOUD
25 Haitham ASIRI

*Saudi Arabia announced their squad on 11 November 2022. Fahad Al-Muwallad was replaced by Nawaf Al-Abed on 13 November after WADA appealed the decision to lift Al-Muwallad's suspension


4-2-3-1/4-4-1-1 And 4-5-1 FORMATIONS:

Argentina Vs Saudi Arabia - Group Stage Game (22/11/2022)



GK AL-OWAIS
CB AL-TAMBAKTI
CB AL-BULAYHI
RB ABDULHAMID
LB AL-SHAHRANI
DMF/CMF AL-MALKI
DMF/CMF KANNO
RMF AL-SHEHRI
LMF AL-FARAJ
AMF/SS S. AL-DAWSARI
CF AL-BURAIKAN

Substitutions: Al-Abed for Al-Faraj (48mn - Injury), Al-Ghannan for Al-Shehri (78 mn), Al-Amri for Al-Abed (89 mn), Al-Asiri for Al-Buraikan (89 mn) and Al-Burayk/Breik for Al Shahrani (98 mn - Injury)

Captains: Salman Al-Faraj | Salem Al-Dawsari
Short Free Kick: Salem Al-Dawsari
Long Free Kick: Salman Al-Faraj/Salem Al-Dawsari/Hassan Al-Tambakti/Ali Al-Bulayhi/Yasser Al-Shahrani/Mohammed Al-Owais
Free Kick 2: Mohamed Kanno
Left Corner: Salem Al-Dawsari
Right Corner: Salman Al-Faraj/Salem Al-Dawsari
Penalty: Salem Al-Dawsari
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Hassan Al-Tambakti, Ali Al-Bulayhi, Mohamed Kanno, Saud Abdulhamid

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Al-Maki/Kanno | Al-Faraj/Al-Buraikan | Al-Dawsari
★Pressure
★Counter Attack
★Offside Trap

Defensive Line: A


Poland Vs Saudi Arabia - Group Stage Game (26/11/2022)



GK AL-OWAIS
CB AL-AMRI
CB AL-BULAYHI
RB ABDULHAMID
LB AL-BURAYK
DMF/CMF AL-MALKI
CMF KANNO
RMF AL-BURAIKAN
LMF S. AL-DAWSARI
AMF AL-NAJEI
CF AL-SHEHRI

Substitutions: Al-Abid for Al-Najei (46 mn), Al-Ghannan for Al-Burayk (65 mn), Al-Oboud for Al-Shehri (85 mn), Nasser Al-Dawsari for Al-Malki (85 mn) and Bahebri for Al-Abid (94 mn)
Notes: Al-Abid played as LB
In the 2nd Half, Abdulhamid and Al-Burayk changed positions
Also, Kanno and Al-Malki spent more time in opposite sides
Al-Oboud played as RMF/RWF, relocating Al-Buraikan as central SS/CF
Al-Abid's shirt name was "Nawaf"
Al-Ghannan's shirt name was "Sultan"
Nasser Al-Dawsari's shirt name was "Nasser"

Captains: Salem Al-Dawsari
Short Free Kick: Salem Al-Dawsari/Nawaf Al-Abid
Long Free Kick: Mohammed Al-Burayk/Nawaf Al-Abid/Abdulellah Al-Malki/Mohamed Kanno/Ali Al-Bulayhi/Abdulelah Al-Amri/Saud Abdulhamid (Taken with his left foot)
Free Kick 2: Nawaf Al-Abid/Salem Al-Dawsari
Left Corner: Sami Al-Najei/Nawaf Al-Abid/Salem Al-Dawsari
Right Corner: Sami Al-Najei/Sultan Al-Ghannan
Penalty: Firas Al-Buraikan/Salem Al-Dawsari
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Abdulelah Al-Amri, Ali Al-Bulayhi, Mohamed Kanno

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Kanno/Al-Maki | Al-Najei/Naji/Al-Shehri - If Al-Najei/Naji is set as SS
★Pressure
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT - Optional
★Total Defence


Saudi Arabia Vs Mexico - Group Stage Game (30/11/2022)



GK AL-OWAIS
CB AL-AMRI
CB AL-TAMBAKTI
RB AL-GHANNAM
LB/CB AL-BULAYHI
DMF AL-HASSAN
CMF KANNO
CMF ABDULHAMID
RMF/SS AL-BURAIKAN
LMF/AMF S. AL-DAWSARI
CF/SS AL-SHEHRI

Substitutions: Sharahili for Al-Tambakti (36 mn - Injury), Madu for Al-Hassan (46 mn), Al-Aboud for Al-Shehri (61 mn) and Bahebri for Al-Ghannan (87 mn)
Notes: Sharahili played as DMF alongside Al-Hassan and Kanno, relocating Abdulhamid as LB
Madu played as left CB, this shifted the starting 4-3-3/4-5-1 formation into a 3-5-2 approach with Al-Amri, Al-Tambakti and Madu as CBs, Al-Ghannam and Abdulhamid as WBs, Sharahili and Kanno as DMFS/CMFs, Salem Al-Dawsari as AMF drifting from the left into the center, Al-Buraikan as right SS and Al-Shehri as central striker
Bahebri was brought in as a forward
Sharahili's shirt name was "Riyadh"
Al-Aboud's shirt name was "Al Obud"

Captains: Salem Al-Dawsari
Short Free Kick: Salem Al-Dawsari
Long Free Kick: Salem Al-Dawsari/Sultan Al-Ghannam/Abdulelah Al-Amri/Hassan Al-Tambakti/Mohammed Al-Owais
Free Kick 2: Mohamed Kanno
Left Corner: Salem Al-Dawsari
Right Corner: Salem Al-Dawsari
Penalty: Salem Al-Dawsari
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Abdulelah Al-Amri,Hassan Al-Tambakti, Ali Al-Bulayhi, Mohamed Kanno, Abdullah Madu

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack - Only when Abdulhamid played as a LB
★Change Sides: Kanno/Al-Hassan - Optional | Al-Buraikan/Al-Aboud
★Counter Attack


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