The official formation of the match Saudi Arabia against Bahrain In the match scheduled to start shortly at King Abdullah International Stadium in Jeddah, as part of the fourth round of Group C competitions in the third round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
Saudi Arabia vs Bahrain
Formation of Saudi Arabia against Bahrain
Goalkeeper: Ahmed Al-Kassar.
Defensive line: Rayan Hamed – Hassan Timbukti – Ali Lagami – Hassan Kadesh.
Midfield: Abdul-Ilah Al-Maliki – Ali Al-Asmari – Salem Al-Dosari.
Attack: Ayman Ahmed – Firas Al-Braikan – Marwan Al-Sahafi.
While the formation of the Bahrain national team was as follows:
Bahrain national team
Saudi Arabia vs Bahrain
Japan leads the standings in Group C with 10 points from three matches, compared to Australia with 5 points, followed by Saudi Arabia and Bahrain with 4 points, followed by Indonesia with 3 points, while China’s balance is still devoid of points.
The Bahrain national team is looking to correct the course, as it started its journey in the Asian qualifiers strongly when it achieved an away victory over Australia, before losing in the second round to Japan and drawing with Indonesia recently.
On the other hand, the Saudi national team is seeking a happy ending during the international break and to regain the path of victories again after recently losing to the Japanese national team by a clean double, in the match that brought together the two teams at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, “The Radiant Jewel”, within the third round competitions of the third group of the tournament. Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
Daichi Kamada opened the scoring for the Japanese team in the 14th minute of the match, and Koki Ogawa added the second goal for the Samurai team in the 81st minute, with a powerful header that landed to the right of the Saudi goalkeeper.
Today, Saud Abdel Hamid, the Italian Roma player, will be absent from the Saudi national team due to suspension after receiving his second warning against Japan. The Italian coach Roberto Mancini’s list includes 27 players, including the professional duo of Belgian Beerschot, Faisal Al-Ghamdi and Marwan Al-Sahafi.
While Bahrain enters today’s match, led by Croatian Dragan Talaic, with a list of 27 players, including only 3 professionals, namely Mohammed Marhoon, the Kuwaiti player from Al-Kuwait, Moses Atidi, the Malaysian player from Kuching City, and Sayed Al-Wadaei, the Spanish youth striker from Villarreal.
Al-Ahmar, coached by Croatian Dragan Talaic, enters the match with a list of 27 players, including Mohamed Marhoon, the Kuwaiti midfielder, Moses Atidi, the Malaysian Kuching City midfielder, and Sayed Al-Wadaei, the Spanish Villarreal youth striker.