Fourth time…a disastrous number for Saudi Arabia in the World Cup

Saudi Arabia bid farewell to the 2026 World Cup after a goalless draw against Cape Verde in the third and final round of Group Eight competition today, Saturday.

The Greens went into the game with just a win as they needed three points to secure a place in the round of 32, either by finishing second in the group or among the top eight third-placed teams. However, Saudi Arabia settled for a goalless draw to finish bottom of the group with two points.

Cape Verde, on the other hand, needed a win to secure qualification, or a draw if Spain beat Uruguay. Indeed, the second scenario played out, after the Spanish team defeated their Uruguayan side, so that the Cape Verdean side secured a place in the round of 32 as group runners-up behind leaders Spain with 3 points from 3 draws.

And I mentioned newspaper”Sports“Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia finished their seventh appearance at the World Cup finals without a win, repeating what happened in 1998, 2002 and 2006. For the first time in his history at the world championships, he recorded two draws in the group stage.

The Saudi Arabian national team started their tournament campaign with a 1-1 draw against Uruguay, followed by a brutal 4-0 defeat to Spain before ending their campaign with a goalless draw with Cape Verde.

The Cape Verde team will meet the group leader Argentina in the round of 32.