Saudi Arabia

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3Continental titles· last 19966Continental finals reached

Title chances

This side's chance in each title race we forecast, frozen and scored like every forecast here.

Full odds: AFC Asian Cup · CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup · every title race

Greatest games

Saudi Arabia's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

1
W 2-1 v Argentina
2022-11-22 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.862
2
W 1-0 v Belgium
1994-06-29 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.403
3
L 1-2 v Netherlands
1994-06-20 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.280
4
L 1-3 v Sweden
1994-07-03 · World Cup · Round of 16
1.221
5
D 1-1 v Uruguay
2026-06-15 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.130
6
L 0-1 v Spain
2006-06-23 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.078
7
D 2-2 v South Africa
1998-06-24 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.074
8
D 2-2 v Tunisia
2006-06-14 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.036
9
L 0-1 v Denmark
1998-06-12 · World Cup · Group Stage
0.978
10
L 0-1 v Uruguay
2018-06-20 · World Cup · Group Stage
0.941

Footprint

Tournament appearances
24
Trophies
3
Major trophies
3
Last appearance
2027
World Cup appearances
7
Continental appearances
13
Last final reached
2007
Last trophy
1996

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Saudi Arabia. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Côte d'Ivoire
Repeated continental champions
Honors 8.25 · distance 1.04
Tahiti
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 1.80 · distance 1.24
Australia
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 6.20 · distance 1.24
Senegal
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 4.50 · distance 1.27
New Zealand
Closest cohort across honors profile and longevity
Honors 5.10 · distance 1.53

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2026WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2026
Saudi Arabia
2025Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2025
Saudi Arabia
2024Asian
Round of 16
AFC Asian Cup 2024
Saudi Arabia
2022WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2022
Saudi Arabia
2019Asian
Appearance
AFC Asian Cup 2019
Saudi Arabia
2018WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2018
Saudi Arabia
2015Asian
Appearance
AFC Asian Cup 2015
Saudi Arabia
2011Asian
Appearance
AFC Asian Cup 2011
Saudi Arabia
2007Asian
Final
AFC Asian Cup 2007
Saudi Arabia
2006WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2006
Saudi Arabia
2004Asian
Appearance
AFC Asian Cup 2004
Saudi Arabia
2002WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2002
Saudi Arabia

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

2007 Lost
Asian Cup
Iraq
Score
0-1
Venue
Bung Karno Stadium, Indonesia
2000 Lost
Asian Cup
Japan
Score
0-1
Venue
Sports City Stadium, Lebanon
1996 Won
Asian Cup
United Arab Emirates
Score
0-0 (PKs 4)
Venue
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, United Arab Emirates
1992 Lost
Asian Cup
Japan
Score
0-1
Venue
Big Arch Stadium, Japan
1992 Lost
King Fahd Cup
Argentina
Score
1-3
Venue
King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
1988 Won
Asian Cup
South Korea
Score
0-0 (PKs 4)
Venue
Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Qatar
1984 Won
Asian Cup
China
Score
2-0
Venue
Singapore National Stadium, Singapore