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Saudi Arabia lose again

01 Jun 2006 - 10:52:03

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Saudi Arabia's preparations for the World Cup suffered another blow when they were beaten 1-0 by Turkey in a friendly in Offenbach on Wednesday.

Turkey, who missed out on qualification for Germany 2006, dominated the game and secured victory thanks to a 59th-minute strike from Necati.

The defeat was Saudi Arabia's second in less than a week following their 2-0 reverse against Czech Republic and means they have now won just one of their last seven games.

The poor run of form must be a concern to coach Marcos Paqueta, who has stated that he expects his team to reach the knockout stages in Germany after being drawn in Group H alongside Spain, Ukraine and Tunisia.