French coach Herve Renard, coach of the Saudi national team, decided his decision regarding the player who will compensate for Mohamed Kno in the face of China, in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
Kno’s absence from the match was confirmed after he suffered a muscle injury during the exercises, which necessitated his underwent program, to be ready to face Japan on March 25.
According to Al -Youm newspaper, Renard settled to push Faisal Al -Ghamdi in the starting lineup in front of China, to compensate for the absence of Kno in the middle of the field, where he outperformed a number of candidates, such as Nasser Al -Dossary, Ziyad Al -Juhani, and Turki Al -Ammar.
The Saudi team is playing the match against China, on Thursday evening, at the first Park Stadium in Riyadh, where it seeks to win to enhance its chances of qualifying, especially as it occupies the fourth place in the Group Three table with 6 points, one point behind the runner -up Australia, while Japan tops the ranking with 16 points.
Al -Akhdar hopes to achieve a victory that gives it a strong boost before the upcoming confrontation against Japan, which will be decisive in the World Cup qualifiers.
