Saudi Arabia Football Team

FIFA World Cup 2018: Portugal face Iran in crunch clash; Spain wary of eliminated Morocco; Uruguay take on rampant Russia

Iran face Portugal in a match that they need to win in order to qualify for the knockout stages, while Russia take on Uruguay for top spot in their group. Spain are wary of an eliminated Morcco side playing for pride and Saudi Arabia will face fellow eliminated side Egypt.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Players say pressure of qualification restrained Uruguay's natural brand of football

Uruguay players have stated that the prospect of qualification was holding them back from playing their natural brand of football, which they will attempt to do against Saudi Arabia.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Egypt to formally protest refereeing decisions in loss against host nation Russia

The Egyptian football association will formally lodge a complaint with FIFA about the refereeing decisions made in their World Cup match against hosts Russia.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Saudi Arabian women rejoice in Russian stadiums after end of ban on attending football matches

Saudi Arabian women have travelled to Russia to support their country after Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman lifted a ban on women attending football matches.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Saudi Arabia's 5-0 thrashing offers little hope to struggling Asian teams in tournament

Saudi Arabia's 5-0 mauling by Russia does not bode well for Asian teams in the tournament, with South Korea and Japan experiencing a poor run of form.

World Cup Qualifiers: Saudi Arabia players refuse to observe minute's silence for London terror victims

During the minute's silence, most of the Saudi Arabia players milled around, with team officials claiming the tradition of stopping to honour the dead was "not in keeping with Saudi culture".