FIFA Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Saudi forced to delay trip to Pakistan

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Pakistan are at the bottom of Group G as they have lost all four matches.

Saudi Arabia has been forced to postpone its tour of Pakistan for next month’s FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers, according to Al-Riyazia.

The Saudi squad had to leave for Islamabad two days before the match. But later it was changed to one day due to lack of suitable training fields and bad condition of Jinnah Stadium.

It must be noted that Pakistan will face Saudi Arabia at the Jinnah Stadium on June 6 during the ongoing second round of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Group G

Pakistan are at the bottom of Group G as they have lost all four matches they have played so far. Pakistan started their journey with a 4-0 defeat by Saudi Arabia in Al-Ahsa in November. After which, in the same month, they faced a 6-1 defeat by Tajikistan in Islamabad.

After that, Jordan defeated Pakistan 3-0 in a game played in Ramadan in Islamabad. And Shaheens also lost the reverse match 7-0 at Oman International Stadium. HD Live Sport

On the other hand, the assistant coach of the Pakistan football team, Tarshan Patel, believes. That the national team will play with more determination against Saudi Arabia.

“Saudi Arabia is a great team, however, we will approach every game with passion, determination and fight, never with fear. Although our last two qualifying matches were disappointing. But I am confident that in the last two matches we will The Pakistan Football Federation said in a press release that they are a committed team with more tactical understanding.

Tarshan, who has also been entrusted with the task of performance analysis. added: “I think the first and most important thing is that when you play against a high-calibre opposition like Saudi Arabia. You have to be clear about what you want and what you want. Kemp said. “We have trained very hard. And we are constantly working as a team to provide the right training to increase our speed.”

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