Saudi Arabia national football team

The Saudi Arabia national football team (known by its fan as is Al Sogour which means falcons or Al Akhdar which means the green) the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation. They are regarded as a comer on the world scene, having made its first World Cup in 1994 and upsetting Belgium at the group stage before falling to Sweden in the next round. The side were dismissed in the first round of the next two Cup tournaments, including an 8-0 walloping by Germany in 2002.

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Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia Football Federation - World Cup - 1994 - Belgium - Sweden - Germany - 2002

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Saudi Arabia won the Asian Cup three times, in 1984, 1988, and 1996. They won the World Under-16 Championship in 1989.

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Asian Cup - 1984 - 1988 - 1996 - World Under-16 Championship - 1989

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On June 8, 2005, they qualified for their fourth World Cup by beating Uzbekistan 3-0 in Riyadh.

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June 8 - 2005 - Uzbekistan - Riyadh

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