The Saudi Arabia national football team

 

The Saudi Arabia national football team  known by its fans as Al-Saqour (The Falcons) or Al-Akhdar (The Green). Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia has won the Asian Cup three times (1984, 1988, and 1996) and qualified for the World Cup four consecutive times ever since debuting at the 1994 tournament.

In the 1994 World Cup, Saudi Arabia upset seeded Belgium and beat Morocco in the group stage before falling to Sweden in the Round of 16. Saudi Arabia was dismissed in the first round of the next three Cup tournaments.

Honors

International

• FIFA Confederations Cup:

Runner-Up (1): 1992

Fourth Place (1): 1999

Continental

• AFC Asian Cup:

Winner (3): 1984, 1988, 1996.

Runner-Up (3): 1992, 2000, 2007.

• Asian Games

Silver Medalists (1): 1986

Regional

• Gulf Cup of Nations:

Winner (3):1994, 2002, 2003.

Runner-Up (5):1972, 1974, 1998, 2009, 2010.

• Arab Nations Cup:

Winner (2):1998, 2002.

Runner-Up (1): 1992.

Other

• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations:

Runner-up (2):1985, 1997.

• Pan Arab Games

Silver Medalists (1): 1976

• 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games

Gold Medalists (1): 2005

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