Hosts deliver perfect start after President Vladimir Putin declared the tournament open at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium
Saudi Football Federation
2018 FIFA World Cup
Clairvoyant cat predicts Saudi loss in World Cup opener
Achilles, a deaf white cat who is the official animal soothsayer for the tournament, chooses a bowl of food bearing the host’s flag rather than one with Saudi flag
2018 FIFA World Cup
Germany beat Saudi Arabia 2-1 in final World Cup warm-up
Timo Werner impresses as Germany gave themselves a pre-World Cup boost by breaking their five-match winless streak against Saudi Arabia
2018 FIFA World Cup
Saudi Arabia ranked second worst team at World Cup 2018
Only hosts Russia, who fall four places to 70th, are below Saudi Arabia (67th) in the latest FIFA rankings published a week before tournament starts
2018 FIFA World Cup
Saudi Arabia suspends World Cup referee over bribery
Saudi Football Federation have banned 32-year-old referee Fahad al-Mirdasi for life over bribery
2018 World Cup
Saudi Arabia to play in opening match of 2018 World Cup
Sole Gulf representatives will face hosts Russia; Egypt and Uruguay also in Group A
2018 World Cup
Saudi Arabia sacks national football team head coach
Argentine Edgardo Bauza’s dismissal comes just two months after he was appointed
Saudi Football Federation
Saudi’s Al Hilal seek ‘power shift’ in Asian football final
Saudi football club will attempt to end years of dominance by East Asian clubs in AFC Champions League final
Saudi Arabia
Man Utd inks deal to develop football in Saudi Arabia
United will lend business and sporting expertise to clubs and sporting organisations in kingdom
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Saudi Arabia opens the door for World Cup sponsors
Sports Authority chairman invites companies to sponsor national team
