Saudi Arabia vs Syria on January 9, 2011 at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan.
The Saudi Arabia national football team (Arabic: منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم) (known by its fans as al-Sogour which means "The Falcons" or al-Akhdar which means "The Green") is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation. Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia has won the Asian Cup three times (1984, 1988, and 1996) and qualified for the World Cup four consecutive times ever since debuting at the 1994 tournament.
The Syria national football team (Arabic: سوريا لكرة القدم) represents Syria in association football and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria's home grounds are Abbasiyyin Stadium and Aleppo International Stadium and their head coach is Ratomir Dujković. Syria has never qualified for the World Cup finals.
