The Saudi national team will enter an important confrontation, when it hosts Tajikistan, in the third round of Group 7 matches for the second round of qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and 2027 Asian Cup finals.
A match is held Saudi Arabia vs Tajikistan At nine in the evening today, Thursday, Cairo time, at Al Awal Park Stadium in the capital, Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia vs Tajikistan
The Saudi Green team occupies the top of the standings of Group Seven in the World Cup qualifiers, with 6 points, earned by winning two matches. The Tajikistan team comes in second place with 4 points, and the Jordan national team occupies third place with 4 points, while the Pakistan team comes in fourth and final place with no points. points.
World Cup qualifiers
According to the current qualifying system, the winner and runner-up qualify for the third round of the World Cup qualifiers, in addition to directly reaching the 2027 Asian Cup finals.
Saudi Arabia vs Tajikistan
The match between the Saudi Al-Akhdar and its Tajik counterpart is the first between them historically in terms of official confrontations after a single friendly match several years ago. They met in January 2005, that is, about 19 years ago, in a friendly manner in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and the match ended with Al-Akhdar winning 3-0.
Saudi Green is looking forward to continuing its perfect start and achieving the full mark after winning the first and second rounds and reaching the sixth point at the top of Group Seven.
As for the Tajik national team, it is aiming to take the lead and achieve the first defeat for the Saudi Green, because it is in second place with 4 points, two points behind the leader, and if the Tajik national team wins, it will take the lead.
Group standings before the match between Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan