Group
Group H
Saudi Arabia
They beat Argentina in 2022 in one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history, and it was not entirely a fluke. The high press was organized and Al-Dawsari was brilliant. Whether that level is reproducible or was a perfect-storm performance remains the central question. Technically limited squad, inconsistent quality, but capable of a moment.
This profile summarizes Saudi Arabia's World Cup 2026 simulation path from the latest current-state snapshot: group outlook, finish distribution, possible knockout routes, opponent pools, squad context, and title chances.
This profile is based on 10k current-state simulations using the WC26 simulator engine. The numbers are a model snapshot, not a guarantee. Team ratings, squads and injury updates may change over time.
Latest result included: France 0-2 Spain
Guide
How to read this team profile
Group finish and stage reach values are model outputs from the latest current-state team profile snapshot. Path sections show how Saudi Arabia's route changes by group finish, while opponent pools summarize the teams most often appearing in each round.
This page uses Knockout-phase current-state snapshot using latest committed Match Updates, official locked results, current ratings, and fixed knockout bracket state as of 15 Jul 2026 1:47 PM UTC+3. Other public forecast pages may still use root compatibility datasets until they are updated separately, and custom Team Strength settings can change future tournament paths in the live simulator.
Tournament
Stage reach probabilities
Conditional path
Path by group finish
| Finish | Sample | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | Final | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | No longer possible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | No longer possible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | n/a | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Overall opponent pool
Most common opponents by round
If reached shows the opponent split among this team's matches in that round. All sims shows how often the matchup happens across the latest current-state snapshot.
R32
No opponent samples.
R16
No opponent samples.
QF
No opponent samples.
SF
No opponent samples.
Final
No opponent samples.
Finish 1st
Saudi Arabia opponent pool if finishing 1st
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
No longer possible
R16
No longer possible
QF
No longer possible
SF
No longer possible
Final
No longer possible
Finish 2nd
Saudi Arabia opponent pool if finishing 2nd
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
No longer possible
R16
No longer possible
QF
No longer possible
SF
No longer possible
Final
No longer possible
Finish 3rd
Saudi Arabia opponent pool if finishing 3rd
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
Not enough samples.
R16
Not enough samples.
QF
Not enough samples.
SF
Not enough samples.
Final
Not enough samples.
Squad
Current squad
| Pos | Player | Age | Height | Club | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Nawaf Al-Aqidi | 26 | 1,86m | Al-Nassr FC | €700k |
| GK | Mohammed Al-Owais | 34 | 1,88m | Al-Ula FC | €300k |
| GK | Ahmed Al-Kassar | 35 | 1,79m | Al-Qadsiah FC | €175k |
| CB | Hassan Tambakti | 27 | 1,90m | Al-Hilal SFC | €1.8m |
| CB | Abdulelah Al-Amri | 29 | 1,83m | Al-Nassr FC | €1.0m |
| CB | Jehad Thakri | 24 | 1,84m | Al-Qadsiah FC | €900k |
| CB | Ali Lajami | 30 | 1,85m | Al-Hilal SFC | €800k |
| LB | Ayman Yahya | 25 | 1,68m | Al-Nassr FC | €1.4m |
| LB | Moteb Al-Harbi | 26 | 1,78m | Al-Hilal SFC | €1.2m |
| LB | Hassan Kadesh | 33 | 1,79m | Al-Ittihad Club | €300k |
| RB | Saud Abdulhamid | 26 | 1,75m | RC Lens | €9.0m |
| RB | Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat | 23 | 1,80m | Al-Qadsiah FC | €1.4m |
| RB | Nawaf Boushal | 26 | 1,76m | Al-Nassr FC | €1.4m |
| RB | Ali Majrashi | 27 | 1,69m | Al-Ahli SFC | €1.2m |
| DM | Ziyad Al-Johani | 24 | 1,80m | Al-Ahli SFC | €800k |
| CM | Musab Al-Juwayr | 22 | 1,78m | Al-Qadsiah FC | €4.5m |
| CM | Mohamed Kanno | 31 | 1,92m | Al-Hilal SFC | €900k |
| CM | Nasser Al-Dawsari | 27 | 1,70m | Al-Hilal SFC | €800k |
| CM | Alaa Hejji | 31 | 1,79m | NEOM SC | €150k |
| LW | Marwan Al-Sahafi | 22 | 1,88m | Royal Antwerp FC | €1.0m |
| LW | Khalid Al-Ghannam | 25 | 1,71m | Al-Ettifaq FC | €900k |
| LW | Turki Al-Ammar | 26 | 1,78m | Al-Qadsiah FC | €900k |
| RW | Sultan Mandash | 31 | 1,72m | Al-Hilal SFC | €400k |
| CF | Firas Al-Buraikan | 26 | 1,81m | Al-Ahli SFC | €4.0m |
| CF | Saleh Al-Shehri | 33 | 1,84m | Al-Ittihad Club | €550k |
| CF | Abdullah Al-Hamdan | 26 | 1,84m | Al-Nassr FC | €325k |
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