FIFA World Cup: Saudi Arabia include injured Salman Al-Faraj in 26-man squad

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia coach Herve Renard named injured star midfielder Salman Al-Faraj in his squad for the World Cup which kicks off in Qatar on November 20. The Al-Hilal player was injured in a 1-0 friendly win over Iceland on Sunday. Al-Faraj was still suffering with pain in his shoulder but the team management said he should be fit for the World Cup where Saudi Arabia are in Group C with Argentina, Mexico and Poland.

Squad Goalkeepers: Mohammed Al-Owais (Al-Hilal), Nawaf Al-Aqidi (Al-Nassr), Mohammed Al Rubaie Al-Yami (Al-Ahli) Defenders: Yasser Al-Shahrani (Al-Hilal), Hassan Tambakti (Al-Shabab), Abdulelah Al-Amri (Al-Nassr), Ali Al-Bulaihi (Al-Hilal), Abdullah Mado (Al-Nassr), Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Hilal), Sultan Al-Ghanam (Al-Nassr), Mohammed Al-Breik (Al-Hilal) Midfielders: Salman Al-Faraj (Al-Hilal), Riyadh Sharahili (Abha), Ali Al-Hassan (Al-Nassr), Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal), Abdulelah Al-Malki (Al-Hilal), Sami Al-Najei (Al-Nassr), Abdullah Otayf (Al-Hilal), Nasser Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal), Abdulrahman Al-Aboud (Al-Ittihad), Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal), Hattan Bahebri (Al-Shabab) Forwards: Fahad Al-Muwallad (Al-Shabab), Haitham Asiri (Al-Ahli), Saleh Al-Shehri (Al-Hilal), Firas Al-Buraikan (Al-Fateh)