Remember Syed Al Owairan? 28 years ago. 1994 World Cup held in America. Saudi Arabia’s debut as an Asian power. They lost to the Netherlands in the first game. Return by defeating Morocco 2-1. Belgium was defeated by a single goal in the final match.
RFK Stadium in Washington DC. Five minutes into the game. Spectators are just taking their seats in the stadium. Owairan is the 10th player in Saudi Arabia’s green shirt. He is an attacking midfielder. The game is in Saudi Arabia’s territory. The ball bounced off the Belgium player’s mistake and onto Owairan’s boot. It was a leap forward without looking back. Five players came to block the way. They are all cleverly tricked into the box. The ball went past the advancing goalie and 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 made history with one goal. Pre quarter entry on memorable debut.
They lost to Sweden and returned without seeing the quarter. Saudi Arabia never managed to score a goal like that. This is the sixth World Cup. 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2018 did not go beyond the group stage. Last time, they lost to the hosts Russia by five goals. One goal loss to Uruguay. Return in joy after conquering Egypt. It will not be easy to escape from Argentina, Poland and Mexico in Group C this time.
The World Cup ticket was taken ahead of Japan and Australia in Asian qualification. The main drawback is the lack of players who have experience playing in foreign clubs. Alim Al-Dosari and Sali Al-Hashahri, who scored seven goals each in the qualifying matches, are the leaders of the team.
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