The Saudi national team seeks to maintain its unbeaten record when it plays on the grounds of King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah at the conclusion of the World Cup qualifiers.
The Saudi team will host its Australian counterpart at the end of the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, after securing a seat in the major tournament and with the goal of leading the group if Japan stumbles against Vietnam.
Since the opening of the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, nicknamed “The Jewel” in 2014, the Saudi team has played 10 official matches at its stadium, winning 9 and drawing one, all of which were within the World Cup qualifiers.
The Saudi team achieved its first official victory on the field in its official meeting against East Timor in the previous World Cup qualifiers, when it swept the guests by seven clean, to return and face in the competitions the UAE teams 2-1 and Malaysia 2-0 and later tied with Australia with two goals for the same and returned to his victories at the expense of UAE 3-0, Iraq and Japan with a goal without a response.
At the beginning of the current qualifiers, the Saudi team returned to hosting the matches in Jeddah against Japan, which ended with the goal of Firas Al-Braikan, before completing its positive results with three goals against China and a difficult victory over the Omani team with a goal without a response.