Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

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Bahrain

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Saudi Arabia

16': Musab Al-Juwayr
78': Abdulrahman Al-Obud

About

Bahrain are hosting Saudi Arabia at Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

16': Musab Al-Juwayr (Saudi Arabia) Goal at 16'
61': Abdulrahman Al-Obud (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 61'
61': Faisal Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 61'
61': Nasser Al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 61'
65': Ibrahim Al Khatal (Bahrain) Substitution at 65'
69': Mahdi Al-Humaidan (Bahrain) Yellow Card at 69'
72': Vincent Ani Emmanuel (Bahrain) Substitution at 72'
78': Abdulrahman Al-Obud (Saudi Arabia) Goal at 78'
79': Marwan Al Sahafi (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 79'
79': Husain Abdulkarim (Bahrain) Substitution at 79'
83': Ziyad Aljohani (Saudi Arabia) Yellow Card at 83'
84': Mahdi Abduljabbar (Bahrain) Yellow Card at 84'
88': Nawaf Boushal (Saudi Arabia) Yellow Card at 88'
89': Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) Substitution at 89'

Statistics

KSA		BHR
10	Fouls	4
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	1
46	Possession	54
10	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Bahrain National Stadium
Location: Riffa, Bahrain
Attendance: 15,075

WCQ - AFC Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Japan	9	+21	20
2	Australia	9	+8	16
3	Saudi Arabia	9	0	13
4	Indonesia	9	-5	12

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Bahrain (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK)
3	Waleed Al-Hayam
2	Amine Benaddi
23	Abdulla Al Khalasi
5	Hamed Al-Shamsan
4	Sayed Dhiya Saeed
10	Komail Al-Aswad
20	Mahdi Al-Humaidan
18	Ahmed Alsherooqi
12	Mahdi Abduljabbar
8	Mohamed Marhoon

Bahrain Substitutes:

Jasim Al-Shaikh, Sayed Mohamed Jaafar, Vincent Ani Emmanuel, Sayed Mahdi Baqer, Ali Abdula Haram, Ahmed Bughammar, Husain Abdulkarim, Ismail Abdullatif, Hazaa Ali, Ibrahim Al Khatal, Abdulkarim Fardan, Husain Al Eker.

Saudi Arabia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Nawaf Alaqidi (GK)
14	Hassan Kadesh
17	Hassan Al-Tambakti
13	Nawaf Boushal
2	Ali Majrashi
18	Ziyad Aljohani
7	Musab Al-Juwayr
23	Mohamed Kanno
9	Feras Al-Brikan
10	Salem Al-Dawsari
15	Aiman Yahya

Saudi Arabia Substitutes:

Nasser Al-Dawsari, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Marwan Al Sahafi, Abdullah Al-Hamddan, Abdullah Al-Salim, Abdulrahman Al-Obud, Faisal Al Ghamdi, Saud Abdulhamid, Hammam Al-Hammami, Ahmed Al-Kassar, Abdulrahman Al Sanbi, Ali Lajami.

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