Al-Akhdar at the top of the challenge facing Japan and Bahrain for the World Cup dream

Mohammed Noor, the former star of Al-Ittihad Jeddah and the Saudi national team, believes that the mission of the Saudi national team in the third and fourth rounds of the third round of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup will not be easy.

Saudi Arabia team faces Japan and Bahrain The Green Falcons will host the Japanese and Bahraini national teams on the 10th and 15th of this month, respectively, at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah.

Nour said in statements to the "Our League is Different" program: "Based on the Saudi team's performance against Indonesia and China, achieving one point out of 6 would be good."

He continued: "The performance was not convincing in the first two rounds, unlike the performance of the Japanese and Chinese teams, and these matches are considered a crossroads in the team's journey to reach the World Cup finals."

He added: "There are no excuses for the players. They must give their all against Japan and Bahrain. The problem remains with the coach (Mancini)."

He added: "There is no excuse for the fans. They must support the team in the best way possible. The attendance must be 60,000 in each match."

It is worth noting that the Saudi national team is competing in Group 3 of the qualifiers, along with Japan, Australia, Bahrain, China, and Indonesia.