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Saudi Arabia World Cup 2006

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	Country - Saudi Arabia
	Capital City- Riyadh
	Continent- Asia
	Manager- Gabriel Humberto Calderon
	Star Man- Mohamed Al-Deayea who plays domestically for Asian side Al-Hilal and has been capped an impressive 173 times for Saudi Arabia.

How did they qualify - In the first of their two qualifying groups Saudi Arabia walked through it, winning every single game, clearing the group by 11 points and only conceding one goal which was against Indonesia in a 3-1 win. Saudi Arabia topped their second qualifying group by 4 points, without losing a game and again only letting one goal in which was against Uzbekistan in a 1-1 draw. So overall Saudi Arabia had no problems getting to the World Cup finals in Germany; not losing a game and only letting 2 goals in, a fine qualifying campaign and the now look forward to Germany world cup 2006..

Team History
First International:	Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 Syria (Lebanon; October 20, 1957)
Largest win:	Saudi Arabia 8 - 0 Macao (Taif, Saudi Arabia; May 14, 1993)
Worst defeat:	Germany 8 - 0 Saudi Arabia (South Korea; June 1, 2002)
World Cup Appearances:	4 (First in 1994) Best result Round 2 1994
AFC Asian Cup Appearances:	15, (First in 1963), Best result - Winners, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982
World Cup Record:	1930 to 1974 - Did not enter 1978 to 1990 - Did not qualify 1994 - Round 2 1998 - Round 1 2002 - Round 1 2006 - Qualified
Current Notable Players:	Majed Abdullah, Fahad Al Bishi, Mohamed Al-Deayea, Sami Al-Jaber, Yasser Al Qahtani, Fuad Amin Saeed Owairan, Nawaf Al Temyat, Talal Al Mishal, Mohammad Al Shalhoob, Mohammad Al Muntashiri, Mabrook Zaid