President of the Saudi Arabian Federation. We are able to repeat Argentina’s surprise against Spain

The president of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, Yasser Al-Meshal, confirmed that Al-Akhdar is capable of pulling off another surprise against his Spanish counterpart, similar to the team’s historic win over Argentina at the 2022 World Cup.

This came a few hours ago In the second round of the World Cup group tournament, the Saudi Arabian team will meet with its Spanish partner.

As for his vision of the match, taking into account the advantage of the Spanish team. Yasser Al-Meshal said in his statements to the Spanish “Marca” newspaper.“Of course, Spain is one of football’s great powers and has a special identity, exceptional players and a style that is respected around the world. But as far as Saudi Arabia’s program is concerned, that is exactly why we came to the World Cup.

“We have great respect for Spain, but respect does not mean fear. Today, expectations are higher as Saudi football is stronger than ever and the squad includes experienced and young elements, players who have competed at the highest level in Asia and others who meet international stars every week in the Saudi League.

The president of the Saudi Arabian Federation said about the possibility of repeating the surprise victory over Argentina in 2022. after, and the level of the professional league of Saudi Arabia has increased.”

“The players in our team train and compete against current World Cup players, Champions League players and the best players in the world every week, and that raises the bar every day. At the same time, the system has become more robust as the number of registered youth players is expected to reach 50,000 in 2026, up from 18,021, which has also expanded to 18,000. 13 age groups – under 9 years old, under 7 years old and even under 5 years old, and the number of coaches has increased from about 700 to more than 6000 coaches.

“Based on the above, yes, another surprise from Saudi Arabia at the World Cup is possible, but our ambitions go beyond just one surprise as we want people to see a footballing nation that is improving year on year.”