AL-AHSA, Saudi Arabia: Pakistan will open another part in their football history on Thursday (today) when they begin playing in the second round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
Their most memorable Gathering G adversaries will be Saudi Arabia, who have played World Cup for multiple times. The noteworthy game will be played here at the Al-Fateh Arena. The match begins at 7:30 pm neighborhood time.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia last played against every others in 1978 in a game at the last's lawn which the Green-shirts lost 6-0.
Jordan and Tajikistan are different groups in Pakistan's gathering. These four groups will play against one another on home and away premise and afterward the main two countries will advance to the third round while the last two groups will move into the third round of the 2027 Asian Cup Qualifiers. Being a host nation of the 2027 Asian Cup, Saudi Arabia have previously equipped for the mainland's significant show-stopper.
Pakistan group, which showed up here on November 11, held six instructional courses at the Al-Fateh Arena's hold scene. They were joined by their unfamiliar based players who came here in two unique gatherings. Britain based winger Imran Kayani had joined the group in Islamabad and was essential for the whole preparation span in the government capital under the English mentor Stephen Constantine. The Whitehawk FC player is probably going to make his worldwide presentation on Thursday.
As per group sources, abroad players Harun Hamid, Yousuf Butt, Abdullah Iqbal and Abdul Samad showed up here two days prior while Otis Khan and Rahis Nabi checked in at the lodging on Tuesday.
Constantine on Wednesday said that it would be an extreme game. "There is no question that Saudi Arabia are an extreme side and we will attempt to put forth our best attempt against them," he told a pre-match news gathering here at the Al-Fateh Sports Club.
He said that the time was short for arrangement however anything time they had available to them they attempted to plan well. "We had a couple of good days here and seven days at Islamabad and ideally we will place in our best," Stephen said.
He said that Pakistan will gravely miss their protector Easah Suliman who has been precluded for half a month because of a physical issue which he created while playing in the Azerbaijan association. Constantine wouldn't uncover who will lead the side. "At the point when one is down different comes to have his spot," he said.
He considers it to be a major an open door for Pakistani players to draw in unfamiliar scouts. "They need to play well and when they truly do well then most certainly they might get offers from proficient clubs however it's a significant privilege to address one's nation first," Constantine said. The subsequent round coordinates will be held in three stages with the subsequent stage and third stage to separately be held in Spring and June.
In the mean time, Saudi Arabia were shocked before Pakistan's down when their Al-Hilal's winger Salem Al-Dawsari was managed out of both the games against Pakistan and Jordan because of a lower leg injury which he created in a match against Al-Taawoun. Salem last month secured the Asia's best player grant moreover.
Saudi Arabia's Italian mentor Roberto Mancini said that his group is prepared for the show. "It's a first authority game for us in quite a while. We are prepared and you realize the principal game is generally troublesome," Mancini told the news gathering.
"I think the time has come to place adolescents in the group for the future since we saw numerous players in 90 days. Furthermore, we accept that we have a decent youthful players for the future and it's critical to allow them an opportunity in the significant game," Mancini said.
"My objective is to attempt to play great football. we began well yet we played against extreme groups and in future this group will advance well," he said. Since assuming responsibility as Saudi Arabia's lead trainer last August his charges have lost three matches of the four they have played. He said that Saudi Arabia won't mess with Pakistan.
Pakistan crew: Goalkeepers: Yousuf Butt, Salman-Ul-Haq, Hassan Ali; Safeguards: Abdullah Iqbal, Haseeb Khan, Mamoon Moosa Khan, Mohibullah, Muhammad Sohail, Muhammad Saddam, Junaid Shah, Rao Umar Hayat, Muhammad Hamza Munir; Midfielders: Rahis Nabi, Alamgir Ghazi, Rajab Ali, Ali Uzair, Imran Kiyani, Harun Hamid; Advances: Shayak Dost, Otis Khan, Fareed Ullah, Abdul Samad Arshad, Muhammad Waleed Khan, Adeel Younas; Authorities: Stephen Constantine (lead trainer), Rogerio Ramos (goalkeeper mentor), Claudio Altieri (execution mentor), Muhammad Ali Khan (director), Azam Khan (specialist), Muhammad Abdullah (physio), Haider Ali (media), Abdul Qayyum (masseur).
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