Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Saudi Arabia’s return to the FIFA World Cup after 12 years of absence sees them pitted against the hosts for the second time after France in 1998. Uruguay and Egypt round-up a reasonably balanced group A.
Following Friday’s draw, the-AFC.com spoke to Saudi Arabian fan Othman Al Tuwaijri who assessed his country’s group stage opponents and shared his hopes for the Green Falcons.
Q: How would you rate your opponents in Group A?
A: With all due respect to the hosts Russia, Uruguay are the opponents I am most worried about. They have one of the best striking forces in the world.
Their squad as a whole is outstanding, and they should see themselves through to the round of 16 comfortably.
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