The first Saudi national football team arrived in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, on Friday morning, in preparation for facing Japan in the eighth round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
Al -Akhdar is preparing for an upcoming confrontation against Japan next Tuesday afternoon, at Saitama Stadium, in the third group competitions of the decisive round of the qualifiers.
Immediately after the mission arrived at the Grand Mark Hotel in Tokyo, French coach Herve Renard decided to only conduct retrieval training, in order to avoid exhaustion after the travel journey, with the team to start its regular training tomorrow, Saturday, in Saturday, in preparation for the important confrontation.
On the other hand, the technical staff decided to exclude the duo Hassan Kadash and Mohamed Kano from the team’s list in Japan, after they were injured, which constitutes a blow to the team before the decisive confrontation.
The Saudi team is third in the group with 9 points, one point behind the second -ranked Australia, while seeking to achieve a positive result against Japan to enhance its opportunities in direct qualification to the World Cup 2026.
