Remember Syed Al Owairan? 28 years ago. 1994 World Cup held in America. The debut of Saudi Arabia as an Asian power. They lost to Holland in the first match. I return beating Morocco 2-1. Belgium were defeated with just one goal in the final match.
RFK Stadium in Washington DC. Five minutes of play. Spectators are just taking their seats in the stadium. Owairan is the tenth player with the green shirt of Saudi Arabia. He is a playmaker. The game is in the territory of Saudi Arabia. The ball bounces off the Belgian player’s mistake and lands on Owairan’s boot. It was a leap forward without looking back. Five players came to block the road. They are all cleverly tricked in the box. The ball passed the advancing goalkeeper and went into the net.
Ranked among the best goals scored in World Cup history. He sprinted like a sprinter with the ball for 69 meters. This goal was reminiscent of Maradona’s goal of the century. 6th in FIFA’s Goal of the Century poll. Owairan and Saudi have made history with one goal. Pre-fourth entry on a memorable debut.
They lost to Sweden and returned without seeing the quarterfinals. Saudi Arabia has never managed to score such a goal. This is the sixth World Cup. 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2018 did not go beyond the group stage. Last time, they lost to host Russia by five goals. A goal lost against Uruguay. Return with joy after conquering Egypt. It won’t be easy to break out of Argentina, Poland and Mexico in Group C this time around.
The World Cup ticket was taken ahead of Japan and Australia in the Asian qualifiers. The main drawback is the lack of players who have experience playing in foreign clubs. Alim Al-Dosari and Sali Al-Hashahri, who have scored seven goals each in qualifying matches, are the leaders of the team.
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