Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — Abdul-Ilah Al-Maliki, the Saudi national team player, commented on meeting Argentine star Lionel Messi in the 2022 World Cup, to be held in Qatar.
Al-Akhdar will meet “Tango” at the opening of the two teams’ campaign in the World Cup in Qatar, in the third group matches, on November 22.
Al-Maliki spoke to the media following the team’s preparations, saying: “It’s definitely a good feeling to face Messi, but we, wearing the national team crest, don’t know any players,” he said.
Abdel Ilah added: “The match against Argentina is an important match, against big names. We will be one group and one hand. God willing, there is nothing to fear from us,” he said.
And on the extent of the bad weather’s impact on the match between the Saudi and Argentine national teams, which will be played next Tuesday afternoon, Abdul-Ilah Al-Maliki said: “The weather is upon us and upon them, on the pitch, Humaidan We don’t have to do anything, ”he said.
The Saudi field media explained that the team: “received the support of the fans, the sports minister (Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal) and the crown prince (Mohammed bin Salman). What we missed is that the match you start”, as explained put it.
Abd al-Ilah al-Maliki, 28, has participated in 26 international matches with the “Al-Akhdar” shirt, and is considered one of the main pillars in the training of coach Herve Renard.
