After saying goodbye to the World Cup… when will the Saudi Arabian team return to Riyadh?

Media reports have revealed the date for Saudi Arabia’s national team to return to the capital, Riyadh, following their early exit from the 2026 World Cup.

The Saudi Arabian team was eliminated from the World Cup in the group stageAfter a goalless draw with Cape Verde at dawn on Saturday in the third and final round at NRG Stadium in the American city of Houston.

He said Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat The “Greens” mission has already returned to its base camp in Austin, Texas, after finishing the game against Cape Verde in Houston.

The newspaper clarified that the delegation of the Saudi Arabian national team will leave the American territory tomorrow, Monday, and return to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia are bottom of Group Eight at the 2026 World Cup with two points after a 1-1 draw with Uruguay and a 1-1 draw with Cape Verde and a 0-0 draw with Cape Verde after a 4-0 loss to Spain.

It is noteworthy that this is the sixth time in a row that the Saudi Arabian national team has failed to qualify for the second round of the World Cup, while the only success was in 1994 with the first participation.