US EditionSaudi Arabia Secures World Cup Qualification with Tense Draw Against Iraq | Sports-Games
Saudi Arabia advanced by topping Group B on goals scored after a 0-0 draw with Iraq, securing their seventh World Cup appearance since 1994.
- On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia national football team claimed a 0-0 draw with Iraq national football team in Jeddah to seal qualification for next year's World Cup finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
- Because they led on goals scored, Saudi Arabia needed only a draw after a 3-2 win over Indonesia and finished level on four points with Iraq in Group B of Asia's fourth-round preliminaries.
- Late in the match, several clear openings were denied, including a shot over by Saleh Abu Al-Shamat and a save by Jalal Hassan six minutes after the restart.
- A two-legged clash with the UAE next month decides Iraq national football team's playoff fate, determining who progresses to the intercontinental playoffs in March.
- Herve Renard credited the crowd, saying `I was expecting a lot of people but the atmosphere was fantastic, the fans pushed the players` and noted `Even though Salem got the man of the match, I think this evening it was the fans`.
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The New ArabSaudi Arabia earn draw with Iraq to secure World Cup berth
JEDDAH - Saudi Arabia claimed a 0-0 draw with Iraq in Jeddah on Tuesday to seal qualification for next year's World Cup finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Saudi Arabia Secures World Cup Qualification with Tense Draw Against Iraq | Sports-Games
Saudi Arabia Secures World Cup Qualification with Tense Draw Against Iraq In a high-stakes match in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia earned their spot in the upcoming World Cup finals with a nail-biting 0-0 draw against Iraq. The encounter, marked by tense exchanges, was capped by a decisive injury-time save by goalkeeper Nawaf Al-Aqidi.The Saudis only needed a point to secure their passage to the tournament set for the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Th…
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Saudi Arabia World Cup bound after draw with Iraq
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia qualified for the 2026 World Cup Tuesday with a 0-0 draw against Iraq in Jeddah. The hard-fought point was enough to give the Green Falcons top spot in Group B and a seventh appearance on the global stage. While there was celebration with the majority of the 60,000 or so fans in Jeddah, it was far from an easy watch in what was a tense and attritional
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