The coach of the Saudi Arabia national team Frenchman Herve Renard confirmed that his wards came to the Qatar 2022 World Cup in order to qualify.
The Saudi Arabia national team gave a serious surprise by beating their Argentine counterpart 2-1 in the first round of Group C.
Renard said at a press conference on Friday evening ahead of tomorrow’s Saturday match against Poland in the second round of the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar: “There are those who will rejoice at the victory of Saudi Arabia, while others consider it good luck . We will listen to all the comments and keep silent and continue to play. The people of Saudi Arabia are proud of this wonderful victory (Argentina) and look forward to having a lot of sporting events in their country, as happened in Formula 1.”
Renard spoke about the injury of Saudi captain Salman Al-Faraj in the match against Argentina, saying that Al-Faraj will not play the match with Poland, and it is difficult for him to continue to play at the 2022 World Cup. .
Regarding injuries, Renard said: “Injuries are annoying. We have seen Neymar and Sadio Mane and Yasser Al-Shahrani and Salman Al-Faraj, but we have to move forward and continue.”
And he added: “Everyone has their own story, and this is my story and part of my life. My ancestors were from Poland, but tomorrow I am Saudi.”
He continued: “In terms of favorites for the World Cup, nothing has changed, we will keep modesty because if we forget that we will not play a good match.”
And if they beat Poland, Saudi Arabia will advance to the second round, regardless of the outcome of the second match in the group, which will include Mexico and Argentina.
It is noteworthy that the Saudi Arabian team once in its history qualified for the second round of the World Cup, and this was at the 1994 World Cup in the United States.
Source: so3ody.com