Jeddah: A holiday has been announced for the government employees of the country from 12 noon today to watch the live match of the Saudi national team, which is on the field for the first time in the World Cup football tournament in Qatar. This was announced through a royal decree. Some private companies have also given holiday to their native employees from today afternoon.
The Saudi team will face the strong Argentinian team at Lusail Stadium today at one o’clock in the afternoon. Saudi Arabia is in Group C. Apart from Argentina, Poland and Mexico are the other members of Group C. This is the sixth time that the Saudi team is participating in the World Cup football.
Thousands of fans from Saudi Arabia have come to Qatar to watch the Saudi team’s game today. Special flights from Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam airports to Doha are experiencing heavy traffic.
Also, the number of people traveling through the Salwa border to watch the game by road has increased day by day. Many Malayali football lovers have also come to Qatar from Saudi Arabia. The flow of fans will continue in the coming days