Saudi Arabia's all-time FIFA World Cup statistics

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In this continuously-updated article, we take a look at Saudi Arabia's all-time FIFA World Cup statistics.

All-time record across 7 FIFA World Cup appearances (1994–2026)

Confederation	AFC
Best FIFA World Cup achievement	Round of 16 (1994)
FIFA World Cup appearances (inc 2026)	7 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022, 2026)
First FIFA World Cup	1994 (round of 16)
Most recent FIFA World Cup	2022 (group stage)
Current sequence of successive qualifications (inc 2026)	3 (since 2018)
FIFA World Cup hosts	n/a

Record by tournament

Year - Host	Result	Head coach	Top scorer	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD
1930 - URU	Did not participate
1934 - ITA	Did not participate
1938 - FRA	Did not participate
1950 - BRA	Did not participate
1954 - SUI	Did not participate
1958 - SWE	Did not participate
1962 - CHI	Did not participate
1966 - ENG	Did not participate
1970 - MEX	Did not participate
1974 - FRG	Did not participate
1978 - ARG	Did not qualify
1982 - ESP	Did not qualify
1986 - MEX	Did not qualify
1990 - ITA	Did not qualify
1994 - USA	Round of 16	Jorge Solari, ARG	Fuad Amin (2)	4	2	0	2	5	6	-1
1998 - FRA	Group stage	Carlos Alberto Parreira, BRA, AL KARASHI Mohamed, KSA	Sami Al Jaber, Youssef Al Tunayan (1)	3	0	1	2	2	7	-5
2002 - JPN/KOR	Group stage	Nasser Al Johar, KSA		3	0	0	3	0	12	-12
2006 - GER	Group stage	Marcos Paqueta, BRA	Sami Al Jaber, Yasser Al Qahtani (1)	3	0	1	2	2	7	-5
2010 - RSA	Did not qualify
2014 - BRA	Did not qualify
2018 - RUS	Group stage	Juan Antonio Pizzi, ESP	Salem Aldawsari, Salman Alfaraj (1)	3	1	0	2	2	7	-5
2022 - QAT	Group stage	Herve Renard, FRA	Salem Aldawsari (2)	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2
OVERALL RECORD				19	4	2	13	14	44	-30

P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · F = Goals for · A = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

All-time World Cup record

Phase	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Overall	19	4	2	13	14	44	-30
Group stage	18	4	2	12	13	41	-28
Knockout phase	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2

GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

General team records

Biggest win	2-1: three times, most recently, vs Argentina (group stage, 22/11/2022) 1-0: vs Belgium (group stage, 29/06/1994)
Biggest defeat	0-8: vs Germany (group stage, 01/06/2002)
Highest scoring draw	2-2: twice, most recently vs Tunisia (group stage, 14/06/2006)
Highest scoring match	8 goals: Germany 8-0 Saudi Arabia (group stage, 01/06/2002)
Most goals scored in a match	2 goals: five times, most recently, 2-1 vs Argentina (group stage, 22/11/2022)
Most goals conceded in a match	8 goals: 0-8 vs Germany (group stage, 01/06/2002)
Most goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	5: 1994 (4 matches)
Fewest goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	0: 2002 (3 matches)
Most goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	12: 2002 (3 matches)
Fewest goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	5: 2022 (3 matches)

Streaks

Successive wins	2: twice, most recently, 25/06/2018 - 22/11/2022
Successive defeats	4: 19/06/2006 - 20/06/2018
Successive draws	1: twice, most recently, 14/06/2006
Successive matches without a defeat	2: twice, most recently, 25/06/2018 - 22/11/2022
Successive matches without a win	12: 03/07/1994 - 20/06/2018
Successive matches with a goal scored	4: 20/06/1994 - 03/07/1994
Successive matches without scoring	4: 19/06/2006 - 20/06/2018
Successive clean sheets	1: 29/06/1994

Knockout records

Round by round WL record *ties won or lost

Round of 16 - W0 L1

Extra time

N/A

Penalty shoot-outs

W0 L0

Player records

Most FIFA World Cup participations

4 - Mohammed Al Deayea (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)

4 - Sami Al Jaber (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)

Most FIFA World Cup matches played

10 - Mohammed Al Deayea (4-1994; 3-1998; 3-2002)

9 - Sami Al Jaber (2-1994; 3-1998; 1-2002; 3-2006)

9 - Hussein Al Sulaimani (3-1998; 3-2002; 3-2006)

9 - Abdullah Zubromawi (3-1994; 3-1998; 3-2002)

6 - Nine players

Most FIFA World Cup goals scored

3 - Sami Al Jaber (1-1994; 1-1998; 1-2006)

3 - Salem Aldawsari (1-2018; 2-2022)

2 - Fuad Amin (2-1994)

1 - Fahad Al Ghesheyan (1-1994)

1 - Yasser Al Kahtani (1-2006)

1 - Said Al Owairan (1-1994)

1 - Youssef Al Tunayan (1-1998)

1 - Salman Alfaraj (1-2018)

1 - Saleh Alshehri (1-2022)

Most FIFA World Cup tournaments with a goal

3 - Sami Al Jaber (1994, 1998, 2006)

Youngest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

20y 222d - Abdullah Zubromawi vs Morocco (25/06/1994)

20y 268d - Talal Jebrin vs Netherlands (20/06/1994)

20y 328d - Fahad Al Ghesheyan vs Morocco (25/06/1994)

21y 142d - Hussein Al Sulaimani vs Denmark (12/06/1998)

21y 185d - Mohammed Alshalhoub vs Republic of Ireland (11/06/2002)

Youngest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

20y 336d - Fahad Al Ghesheyan vs Sweden (03/07/1994)

21y 196d - Sami Al Jaber vs Morocco (25/06/1994)

21y 250d - Fuad Amin vs Netherlands (20/06/1994)

23y 247d - Yasser Al Kahtani vs Tunisia (14/06/2006)

26y 310d - Salem Aldawsari vs Egypt (25/06/2018)

Oldest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

34y 240d - Majed Abdullah vs Belgium (29/06/1994)

34y 218d - Youssef Al Tunayan vs South Africa (24/06/1998)

34y 118d - Yasser Almosailem vs Egypt (25/06/2018)

34y 86d - Osama Hawsawi vs Egypt (25/06/2018)

33y 330d - Taiseer Aljassam vs Uruguay (20/06/2018)

Oldest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

34y 218d - Youssef Al Tunayan vs South Africa (24/06/1998)

33y 185d - Sami Al Jaber vs Tunisia (14/06/2006)

31y 103d - Salem Aldawsari vs Mexico (30/11/2022)

29y 21d - Saleh Alshehri vs Argentina (22/11/2022)

28y 328d - Salman Alfaraj vs Egypt (25/06/2018)

Most consecutive appearances with a goal

2 - Fuad AMIN (20/06/1994 - 25/06/1994)

2 - Salem Aldawsari (25/06/2018 - 22/11/2022)

Most goals in a match

No player has scored more than one goal in a match

Hat-tricks

N/A

Fastest goal scored

5' - Said Al Owairan vs Belgium (1994, group stage)

7' - Sami Al Jaber vs Morocco (1994, group stage)

18' - Fuad Amin vs Netherlands (1994, group stage)

Most clean sheets (GK)

1 - Mohammed Al Deayea (1-1994)

Red cards

Mohammed Al Khilaiwi vs France (1998, group stage)

Coaches

Most final tournaments

1 - Jorge Solari, ARG (1994)

1 - Carlos Alberto Parreira, BRA (1998)

1 - Mohamed Al Karashi, KSA (1998)

1 - Nasser Al Johar, KSA (2002)

1 - Marcos Paqueta, BRA (2006)

1 - Juan Antonio Pizzi, ESP (2018)

1 - Herve Renard, FRA (2022)

Most matches

4 - Jorge Solari, ARG (4-1994)

3 - Nasser Al Johar, KSA (3-2002)

3 - Marcos Paqueta, BRA (3-2006)

3 - Juan Antonio Pizzi, ESP (3-2018)

3 - Herve Renard, FRA (3-2022)

Most matches won

2 - Jorge Solari, ARG (2-1994)

1 - Juan Antonio Pizzi, ESP (1-2018)

1 - Herve Renard, FRA (1-2022)

Youngest coach

41y 143d - Mohamed Al Karashi vs South Africa (24/06/1998)

47y 291d - Marcos Paqueta vs Tunisia (14/06/2006)

50y 7d - Juan Antonio Pizzi vs Russia (14/06/2018)

Oldest coach

56y 10d - Nasser Al Johar vs Republic of Ireland (11/06/2002)

55y 111d - Carlos Alberto Parreira vs France (18/06/1998)

54y 61d - Herve Renard vs Mexico (30/11/2022)

Penalties taken

Min.	Span	Player	Date	Match	Execution	Reason
7'	1H	Sami Al Jaber, KSA	KSA v. MAR	25/06/1994	scored	Goal
45+2'	O1H	Sami Al Jaber, KSA	RSA v. KSA	24/06/1998	scored	Goal
74'	2H	Youssef Al Tunayan, KSA	RSA v. KSA	24/06/1998	scored	Goal
41'	1H	Fahad Almuwallad, KSA	KSA v. EGY	25/06/2018	not scored	Saved
45+6'	O1H	Salman Alfaraj, KSA	KSA v. EGY	25/06/2018	scored	Goal
45+1'	O1H	Salem Aldawsari, KSA	POL v. KSA	26/11/2022	not scored	Saved

Penalties faced

Min.	Span	Goalkeeper	Opposition player	Team	Date	Match	Execution
90+3'	O2H	Mohammed Al Deayea	Shaun Bartlett	South Africa	24/06/1998	RSA vs KSA	Conceded
10'	1H	Mohammed Alowais	Lionel Messi	Argentina	22/11/2022	ARG vs KSA	Conceded

Complete World Cup match results

Tournament	Date	Match
1994	20/06/1994	Netherlands 2-1 Saudi Arabia, Group stage (Washington DC-USA)
1994	25/06/1994	Saudi Arabia 2-1 Morocco, Group stage (New York/New Jersey-USA)
1994	29/06/1994	Belgium 0-1 Saudi Arabia, Group stage (Washington DC-USA)
1994	03/07/1994	Saudi Arabia 1-3 Sweden, Round of 16 (Dallas-USA)
1998	12/06/1998	Saudi Arabia 0-1 Denmark, Group stage (Lens-FRA)
1998	18/06/1998	France 4-0 Saudi Arabia, Group stage (Saint-Denis-FRA)
1998	24/06/1998	South Africa 2-2 Saudi Arabia, Group stage (Bordeaux-FRA)
2002	01/06/2002	Germany 8-0 Saudi Arabia, Group stage (Sapporo-JPN)
2002	06/06/2002	Cameroon 1-0 Saudi Arabia, Group stage (Saitama-JPN)
2002	11/06/2002	Saudi Arabia 0-3 Republic of Ireland, Group stage (Yokohama-JPN)
2006	14/06/2006	Tunisia 2-2 Saudi Arabia, Group stage (Munich-GER)
2006	19/06/2006	Saudi Arabia 0-4 Ukraine, Group stage (Hamburg-GER)
2006	23/06/2006	Saudi Arabia 0-1 Spain, Group stage (Kaiserslautern-GER)
2018	14/06/2018	Russia 5-0 Saudi Arabia, Group stage (Moscow-RUS)
2018	20/06/2018	Uruguay 1-0 Saudi Arabia, Group stage (Rostov-on-Don-RUS)
2018	25/06/2018	Saudi Arabia 2-1 Egypt, Group stage (Volgograd-RUS)
2022	22/11/2022	Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia, Group stage (Al Dayyan-QAT)
2022	26/11/2022	Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia, Group stage (Doha-QAT)
2022	30/11/2022	Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico, Group stage (Al Dayyan-QAT)