Saudi Arabia team huddle before the match against Russia . REUTERS/Carl Recine
CAIRO β 20 June 2018: Saudi Arabia Argentinean manager, Juan Antonio Pizzi, decided to make four changes in the teamβs starting line-up at their second game of the World Cup against Uruguay.
Pizzi replaced Abdullah al-Mayouf, OmarHusawi,Yahya al-Shihri and Mohamed el Sahlawi with Mohammed al-Owais, Alial-Bulaihi, HattanBahebri and Fahadal-Muwallad.
Pizzi's starting line-up for the game consists of:
Goalkeeper:
Mohammed al-Owais
Defenders:
Alial-Bulaihi, UsamahHusawi, Yasser al-Shahrani, Mohammed al-Barik
Midfielders:
HattanBahebri, Abdullah Otif, Salman al-Faraj, Taisir al-Jassim, Salem al Dosari
striker:
Fahad Al-Muwallad.
βIt's clear that we have other priorities, beyond winning the game;we have to show our competitive abilities,andtactics.We have to show our ability to fight,β Pizzi told press ahead of the game.
Saudi Arabia suffered a devastating 5-0 loss at the opening game of the World Cup againstthe host nation, Russia.
Saudi Arabia's fans are waiting for a response from their national team to keep their chances to reach the second round.
Saudi Arabia stays at the bottom of the group with 0 points while their opponent, Uruguay,is in the second position after winning 1-0 at the first game against Egypt.
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