Saudi Arabia’s FIFA World Cup hopes suffered a blow on Tuesday with a deserved 2-0 loss to Japan in Saitama. From going into the game knowing that a win would clinch a spot in Qatar with two matches to spare, the first Saudi loss in Group B means that it could go all the way to the wire. Goals from Takumi Minamino in the first half and Junya Ito in the second gave Japan what
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia stayed on course for the 2022 FIFA World Cup with a hard-fought 1-0 win over a spirited Oman in Jeddah on Thursday, with Firas Al-Buraikan getting the all-important goal for the under-par hosts early in the second half. With Group B rivals Japan defeating China 2-0 and Australia breezing past Vietnam with a 4-0 win earlier in the day, the pressure was on,