Salem Al-Dosari, Commander, acknowledged Saudi national teamThere were clear technical lapses in the confrontation between Al-Akhdar and his Spanish counterpart in the second round of the World Cup group stage, indicating that the team is going through a stage of careful evaluation of what happened on the field.
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The Spanish national team had imposed its control over the match, achieving a wide victory with four unanswered goals, in a match that revealed a clear experience gap between the two sides.
Al-Dosari: We correct the mistakes before the decisive battle
In his statements after the meeting, Al-Dosari said: “The result does not reflect our ambitions, and the mistakes we made cost us a lot, but we have the will and sufficient time to address them before the decisive stages.”
He added: “Facing Cape Verde in the final round represents a real opportunity to pass, and we will go through it with all our strength, because the dream of qualifying still exists and is in our hands.”
The Green captain spoke about the quality of the Spanish team, describing it as one of the most prominent parties nominated to seize the title, but at the same time he stressed that the Saudi team has the capabilities to compete, saying: “We aspired to perform better than what was shown, and this is a lesson that we will certainly benefit from.”
Al-Dosari concluded his statements with a message of confidence to the fans, stressing that Al-Akhdar will spare no effort in order to reserve the transit ticket, and reminding that presence in this global football forum represents in itself an achievement, and a merit that is counted for Saudi football, which proves its presence among the game’s leaders.
Ranking of the Saudi group
The Saudi national team occupies last place in the group standings with one point, while Spain topped the ranking with 4 points, and Uruguay and Cape Verde came in second and third places, respectively, each with one point.
