Demiral is against the roster of the Saudi Arabian team for the World Cup.

“Al-Ahly” Turkish defender Merih Demiral expressed his objection to the list chosen by the coach of the Saudi Arabian national team, Giorgos Donis, to participate in the final stage of the 2026 World Cup in America, Canada and Mexico.

Donis has selected a preliminary list of 30 players for the 2026 World Cup finals.provided that 4 players will be left off the final roster heading to the United States of America this month.

Al-Ahly club published a picture of their five players selected in the Saudi Arabian national team’s roster through their Instagram, wishing them success in the World Cup finals with Al-Akhdar.

Right-back Ali Majrashi, left-back Zakaria Hawsawi, midfielder Ziad Al-Juhani, winger Saleh Abu Al-Shamat and forward Firas Al-Brykan have been included in Al-Ahly’s roster.

Demiral commented on the tweet, referring to his two colleagues. Goalkeeper Abdul Rahman Al-Sanabi and defender Ryan Hamed, with two question marks, addressing the question of why they did not join the Greens’ roster.

Yesterday, Friday, Saudi newspaper Al-Riyadiya placed the names of Rayan Hamed and Al-Sanabi on the preliminary list that Dennis had decided to select for the World Cup, before the official announcement revealed their absence.

The Saudi Arabian national team will compete in the 2026 World Cup in Group 8 alongside Spain, Uruguay and Cape Verde, and Demiral will play with the Turkish national team in Group Four alongside Australia, Paraguay and America.