The Asian team continues with its preparation for the World Cup. Photo: REUTERS
A little over five months into Qatar 2022, the different teams have begun preparing for the most important football event of the year. In this context, Saudi Arabia -Rival group of the Argentina national team-, played a friendly against Venezuela’s José Nestor Pekerman. And she didn’t go well.
Vinotinto won 1-0 with both defenders nahuel ferraresi In a friendly match played at the Nuevo Condomina stadium in the Spanish city of Murcia. Those from the Arabian Peninsula had just lost to Colombia by the same result with a goal converted by Rafael Santos Borre.
The technical director of Saudi Arabia, the French Hervé Renard, has chosen all the South American teams to face their preparation before the World Cup. The plan will continue on the same path, given that on the FIFA date scheduled for September the rival will be Ecuador, a team led by Gustavo Alfaro.
The reality of Argentina is completely different. Born from beating Italy in the Grand Final and beating Estonia 5-0 in a friendly match: Saudi Arabia will be the rival with whom the dream of the World Cup will begin. Both teams will meet on November 22, at 7 am, in Lusail for the first match of group C.
How it was formed against Saudi Arabia in Venezuela?
The eleven owners that Renard organized were Mohammed Al Owais; Ali Lajami, Ziyad Al Sahafi, Abdulelah Al Amri, Yasser Al Shahrani; Mohammed Kanno, Ali Al Hassan, Nasser Al Dawsari; Abdulaziz Al Bishi, Firas Al Brikan and Salem Al Dawsari.
Source: Clarin
