FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Saudi Arabia vs Pakistan, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
Saudi Arabia
  • 6': Saleh Al-Shehri
  • 48': Saleh Al-Shehri (P)
  • 90'+1': Abdulrahman Ghareeb
  • 90'+6': Abdullah Radif
FT
4 - 0
Pakistan

    About

    Saudi Arabia are hosting Pakistan at Al Fateh Club Stadium, Al-Hofuf, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Omer Rao.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Abbas Al Hassan (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 4': Foul by Rahis Nabi (Pakistan).
    • 4': Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Foul by Faisal Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia).
    • 5': Rahis Nabi (Pakistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Maran (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saleh Al Shehri.
    • 6': Goal! Saudi Arabia 1, Pakistan 0. Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 8': Faisal Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Shayak Dost (Pakistan).
    • 8': Shayak Dost (Pakistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 9': Abbas Al Hassan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Omer Rao (Pakistan).
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Faisal Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid.
    • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Shayak Dost (Pakistan).
    • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Mohammed Maran (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mukhtar Ali.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Fareed Ullah (Pakistan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Abdul Arshad with a cross.
    • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Abdul Arshad (Pakistan).
    • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 20': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Omer Rao.
    • 23': Offside, Pakistan. Shayak Dost tries a through ball, but Abdul Arshad is caught offside.
    • 25': Corner, Pakistan. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
    • 27': Abdul Arshad (Pakistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Abbas Al Hassan (Saudi Arabia).
    • 32': Delay in match (Saudi Arabia).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
    • 35': Rahis Nabi (Pakistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Abdul Arshad (Pakistan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Foul by Muath Faqeehi (Saudi Arabia).
    • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Yousuf Butt (Pakistan).
    • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Hand ball by Rahis Nabi (Pakistan).
    • 45': Corner, Pakistan. Conceded by Ali Al Bulayhi.
    • 45'+1': Delay in match (Saudi Arabia).
    • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Saudi Arabia 1, Pakistan 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Saudi Arabia 1, Pakistan 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Pakistan. Harun Hamid replaces Shayak Dost.
    • 45': Substitution, Pakistan. Imran Kayani replaces Fareed Ullah.
    • 47': Penalty Saudi Arabia. Saleh Al Shehri draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 47': Penalty conceded by Mamoon Moosa (Pakistan) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 47': Mamoon Moosa (Pakistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 48': Goal! Saudi Arabia 2, Pakistan 0. Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 50': Offside, Pakistan. Omer Rao tries a through ball, but Abdul Arshad is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Mukhtar Ali (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 52': Foul by Omer Rao (Pakistan).
    • 52': Muath Faqeehi (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Omer Rao (Pakistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Maran with a through ball.
    • 53': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Yousuf Butt.
    • 55': Foul by Muath Faqeehi (Saudi Arabia).
    • 55': Harun Hamid (Pakistan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Offside, Pakistan. Harun Hamid tries a through ball, but Abdul Arshad is caught offside.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Abbas Al Hassan (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohammed Maran.
    • 58': Foul by Alamgir Ghazi (Pakistan).
    • 58': Muath Faqeehi (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Awn Al Saluli (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Harun Hamid (Pakistan).
    • 60': Harun Hamid (Pakistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Junaid Shah.
    • 64': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Radif replaces Saleh Al Shehri.
    • 64': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Ali Abdullah Hazzazi replaces Faisal Al Ghamdi.
    • 64': Foul by Harun Hamid (Pakistan).
    • 64': Hassan Tambakti (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Mamoon Moosa.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Mukhtar Ali (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Maran following a corner.
    • 66': Offside, Pakistan. Junaid Shah tries a through ball, but Abdul Arshad is caught offside.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Alamgir Ghazi (Pakistan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 70': Foul by Abdullah Radif (Saudi Arabia).
    • 70': Yousuf Butt (Pakistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Abdullah Radif (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Yousuf Butt (Pakistan).
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Muath Faqeehi (Saudi Arabia) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid with a cross.
    • 74': Foul by Muath Faqeehi (Saudi Arabia).
    • 74': Harun Hamid (Pakistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Hassan Tambakti (Saudi Arabia).
    • 75': Otis Khan (Pakistan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Harun Hamid (Pakistan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 75': Offside, Pakistan. Harun Hamid tries a through ball, but Abdul Arshad is caught offside.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Muath Faqeehi (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mukhtar Ali.
    • 78': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdulelah Al Malki replaces Mukhtar Ali.
    • 79': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Hassan Kadesh replaces Muath Faqeehi.
    • 79': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdulrahman Ghareeb replaces Mohammed Maran.
    • 80': Foul by Omer Rao (Pakistan).
    • 80': Hassan Kadesh (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Substitution, Pakistan. Rajab Ali replaces Alamgir Ghazi.
    • 81': Substitution, Pakistan. Ali Uzair replaces Abdul Arshad.
    • 81': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Junaid Shah.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Abdullah Radif (Saudi Arabia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdulrahman Ghareeb with a cross following a corner.
    • 83': Foul by Imran Kayani (Pakistan).
    • 83': Mohammed Al Owais (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Rahis Nabi (Pakistan).
    • 84': Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia).
    • 85': Rahis Nabi (Pakistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Offside, Saudi Arabia. Abbas Al Hassan tries a through ball, but Hassan Kadesh is caught offside.
    • 90': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Mamoon Moosa.
    • 90'+1': Goal! Saudi Arabia 3, Pakistan 0. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Pakistan. Yousuf Butt tries a through ball, but Otis Khan is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Goal! Saudi Arabia 4, Pakistan 0. Abdullah Radif (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hassan Kadesh with a through ball.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Saudi Arabia 4, Pakistan 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Saudi Arabia 4, Pakistan 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

    Venue: Al Fateh Club Stadium
    Location: Al-Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
    Attendance: 11,150

    Line-Ups

    KSA Saudi Arabia (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    21 Mohammed Al-Owais (GK)
    3 Awn Al-Saluli
    5 Ali Al-Bulayhi
    17 Hassan Al-Tambakti
    15 Abbas Al Hassan
    10 Faisal Al-Ghamdi
    7 Mukhtar Ali
    13 Muath
    12 Saud Abdulhamid
    9 Mohammed Maran
    11 Saleh Al-Shehri
    Saudi Arabia Substitutes:
    Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Raghid Al-Najjar, Abdullah Radif, Khalid Al-Ghannam, Talal Haji, Fawaz Al Saqour, Waleed Al-Ahmed, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Abdulelah Al-Malki, Eid Al Muwallad, Hassan Kadish, Ali Abdullah Hazzazi.

    PAK Pakistan (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Yousuf Butt (GK)
    4 Abdullah Iqbal
    6 Mamoon Moosa Khan Yellow Card
    15 Junaid Shah
    2 Mohammad Umar Hayat Yellow Card
    8 Rahis Nabi
    21 Alamgir Ghazi
    18 Shayak Dost Yellow Card
    7 Otis Khan
    13 Fareed Ullah
    19 Abdul Arshad
    Pakistan Substitutes:
    Harun Hamid, Hassan Ali, Haseeb Khan, Imran Kayani, Sohail Khan, Rajab Ali, Muhammad Waleed Khan, Ali Uzair Mahmood, Muhammad Saddam, Mohib Ullah, Hamza Munir, Salman Ul Haq.

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