Twenty years after the second qualification for the World Cup, Saudi Arabia will debut in Russia 2018 on June 14 against Russia. This represents the fifth participation of the Saudis, who managed to qualify for 4 consecutive times from '94 to 2006. In the World Cup of 1998 they played against France in the second game: in the 4-0 Henry scored twice but Zidane was expelled and disqualified for 2 games for stepping on the saudi Amin.  The saudi national team with just 1 point came out as the last of the tournament. No one remains of that generation. In the last 20 years, Saudi Arabia has changed 25 coaches, the last one is Juan Antonio Pizzi. The argentinian coach who led Chile in the Copa América 2016 took charge shortly before the draw and could also count on Yahya Al-Shehri (Leganes) and Fahad Al-Muwallad (Levante) in midfield. While waiting to see where Saudi Arabia will arrive in the World Cup, Retrofootball launches the beautiful 1998 World Championship retro shirt: white with green collar and embroidery.

Buy the Saudi Arabia Retro Shirt World Cup 1998