Despite the Australian newspapers celebrating the Australian team’s victory over China with a clean double in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, it did not lose sight of the Saudi national team’s performance against Japan, as Al -Akhdar imposed a valuable negative tie in Tokyo in the eighth round of the third group of the qualifiers.
Warning from Saudi Green
The Australian newspaper “New News” praised the second consecutive victory for its country, after the great victory over Indonesia by five, but at the same time warned against the Saudi national team, noting that it is a direct and dangerous opponent, especially after the strong performance that he presented against the Samurai.
As for the “Guardian” newspaper, it confirmed that Saudi Arabia tied with Japan, strengthening its chances in competing for the second qualifying seat for the World Cup, as Australia occupies 13 points, followed by Saudi Arabia with 10 points.
A disciplinary draw that maintains the hopes of Saudi Arabia
For its part, Reuters described the Saudi tie as “discipline and maintained the hopes of Al -Akhdar to qualify”, which reflects the strength of the Saudi national team and its ability to compete until the last rounds.
Everyone is awaiting the decisive confrontations between Saudi Arabia and Australia, which will greatly determine the identity of the second qualified to the World Cup 2026.
