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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Bahrain

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Saudi Arabia

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

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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.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

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 Al-Aqidi (GK)
14	Hassan Mahbub
17	Hassan Al-Tombakti
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-Hamdan, Abdullah Al-Salem, Abdulrahman Al-Obud, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Saud Abdulhamid, Hammam Al-Hammami, Ahmed Al-Kassar, Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi, Ali Lajami.

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