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Saudi Arabia World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position

Saudi Arabia carry a 26-man squad into World Cup 2026, drawn from Group H with their opening fixture against Uruguay on 15 Jun 2026. Below: the full roster sorted by position, face wall, and squad breakdown.

Verified squad·ESPN, single source·as of 2026-06-15 04:10 UTC

Baseline facts

FIFA rank
No. 61
Group
Group H
Fixtures
15 Jun 2026 v Uruguay, 21 Jun 2026 v Spain, 27 Jun 2026 v Cape Verde
Squad
Full squad list →

Saudi Arabia squad: face by face

Nawaf Al-Aqidi, press photo Nawaf Al-Aqidi GK
Mohammed Al-Owais, press photo Mohammed Al-Owais GK
Ahmed Al-Kassar GK
Ali Majrashi, press photo Ali Majrashi DEF
Ali Lajami, press photo Ali Lajami DEF
Abdulelah Al-Amri, press photo Abdulelah Al-Amri DEF
Hassan Al-Tambakti DEF
Saud Abdulhamid, press photo Saud Abdulhamid DEF
Nawaf Boushal, press photo Nawaf Boushal DEF
Hassan Kadish DEF
Moteb Al-Harbi DEF
Jehad Thakri DEF
Nasser Al-Dawsari, press photo Nasser Al-Dawsari MID
Musab Al-Juwayr MID
Aiman Yahya, press photo Aiman Yahya MID
Salem Al-Dawsari, press photo Salem Al-Dawsari MID
Abdullah Al-Khaibari, press photo Abdullah Al-Khaibari MID
Ziyad Al-Johani, press photo Ziyad Al-Johani MID
Ala Al-Hajji MID
Mohamed Kanno, press photo Mohamed Kanno MID
Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat MID
Feras Al-Brikan, press photo Feras Al-Brikan FWD
Saleh Al-Shehri FWD
Khalid Al-Ghannam FWD
Abdullah Al-Hamdan FWD
Sultan Mandash FWD

14 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.

Squad profile

Position counts from the provisional ESPN roster. Ages at the data verification date.

Can Saudi Arabia qualify from Group H?

The top two teams in each group advance directly to the round of 32. The eight best third-placed finishers also go through, giving Saudi Arabia a meaningful safety net. Group H standings and Saudi Arabia's specific qualification scenarios are tracked live on the group page.

Saudi Arabia qualification scenarios in Group H →

Latest Saudi Arabia news

Full squad list

Saudi Arabia provisional 26-man squad, teamsheet order (source: ESPN)
# Player Position Age
1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi Goalkeeper 26
21 Mohammed Al-Owais Goalkeeper 34
22 Ahmed Al-Kassar Goalkeeper 35
2 Ali Majrashi Defender 26
3 Ali Lajami Defender 30
4 Abdulelah Al-Amri Defender 29
5 Hassan Al-Tambakti Defender 27
12 Saud Abdulhamid Defender 26
13 Nawaf Boushal Defender 26
14 Hassan Kadish Defender 33
24 Moteb Al-Harbi Defender 26
25 Jehad Thakri Defender 24
6 Nasser Al-Dawsari Midfielder 27
7 Musab Al-Juwayr Midfielder 22
8 Aiman Yahya Midfielder 25
10 Salem Al-Dawsari Midfielder 34
15 Abdullah Al-Khaibari Midfielder 29
16 Ziyad Al-Johani Midfielder 24
18 Ala Al-Hajji Midfielder 30
23 Mohamed Kanno Midfielder 31
26 Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat Midfielder 23
9 Feras Al-Brikan Forward 26
11 Saleh Al-Shehri Forward 32
17 Khalid Al-Ghannam Forward 25
19 Abdullah Al-Hamdan Forward 26
20 Sultan Mandash Forward 31

Source: ESPN roster. Provisional until the FIFA registration deadline. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.

Group H fixtures

Opponent Date Match page
Uruguay 15 Jun 2026 Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay
Spain 21 Jun 2026 Saudi Arabia vs Spain
Cape Verde 27 Jun 2026 Saudi Arabia vs Cape Verde

FIFA World Ranking

Saudi Arabia are ranked 61 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 41th highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.

Saudi Arabia's Group H rivals