Saudi Arabia will maintain its corner with North Macedonia in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Saturday as they resume preparations for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar next month. The Green Falcons qualify for the second consecutive World Cup and tied with Argentina, Poland and Mexico in a tough gr

Saudi Arabia will maintain a corner with North Macedonia in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Saturday (October 22), as they are recovering preparations for the FIFA World Cup held next month in Qatar .

Green Falcons qualify for the second consecutive World Cup and tied with Argentina , Poland and Mexico in a tough group. They have been preparing for the match since the end of the qualifiers in March, playing a series of friendly matches.

However, Saudi has not won any of them, lost two of them in four games, two draws, and no goals were scored in any of them. Middle East team suffered two 1-0 losses to Colombia and Venezuela before Ecuador and the United States in a row without the ball.

Elway Reinard's team will seek better results as the World Cup is only one month away and North Macedonia will be another challenge.

The Lions achieved amazing frustration by defeating the four-time champion Italy in the qualifying playoffs last year but lost to Portugal 2-0.

Since then, the Balkans have achieved mixed results in the UEFA National League and are ranked third in Group 4 in the C League.

After making its debut at the European Cup 2 last year at last year's 2020 European Cup , North Macedonia hopes to compete again in 2024, with the qualifiers starting next year.

• The only conflict between the two teams occurred in August 2001, and eventually drew 1-1, as Golan Maznov's first half opening game was cancelled by Omar Al Dosari.
• Saudi Arabia has played five unwinning matches for the first time since September 2019 after failing to win the last four games.
• The Green Falcons are in their worst scoring phase since 2012 (that is, four games) due to failure to score in the last four games.
• North Macedonia lost three consecutive games for the first time since June 2021, when they lost all three group matches in the 2020 European Cup.

Saudi Arabia loses more than North Macedonia, North Macedonia will not go to Qatar and has called a B team, most of their players playing locally. This is the chance for the Green Falcons to return to their path to victory, and they should do so.