Saudi Arabia national football team

FIFA rankingCurrent 58 3 (20 July 2026)Highest21 (July 2004)Lowest126 (December 2012)First internationalLebanon 1–1 Saudi Arabia
(Beirut, Lebanon; 18 January 1957)Biggest winTimor-Leste 0–10 Saudi Arabia
(Dili, Timor-Leste; 17 November 2015)Biggest defeatUnited Arab Republic 13–0 Saudi Arabia
(Casablanca, Morocco; 3 September 1961)World CupAppearances7 (first in 1994)Best resultRound of 16 (1994)AFC Asian CupAppearances12 (first in 1984)Best resultChampions (1984, 1988, 1996)Arab CupAppearances8 (first in 1985)Best resultChampions (1998, 2002)Arabian Gulf CupAppearances24 (first in 1970)Best resultChampions (1994, 2002, 2003–04)CONCACAF Gold CupAppearances1 (first in 2025)Best resultQuarter-finals (2025)Confederations CupAppearances4 (first in 1992)Best resultRunners-up (1992)Websitesaff.sa

The Saudi Arabia national football team (Arabic: مُنْتَخَب السُّعُودِيَّة لِكُرَّةِ الْقَدَم) represents the country in senior men's international association football. The team is governed by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), the governing body for football in Saudi Arabia.

Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia have won the AFC Asian Cup three times (1984, 1988 and 1996), reached a joint record six Asian Cup finals and have qualified for the FIFA World Cup on seven occasions since debuting at the 1994 tournament. Saudi Arabia are the first Asian team to reach the final of a senior FIFA competition at the 1992 King Fahd Cup, which would eventually become the FIFA Confederations Cup. Only Australia and Japan managed to repeat this feat in 1997 and 2001 respectively, though Australia achieved it when they were a member of the OFC.

At the 1994 FIFA World Cup, under the leadership of Jorge Solari, Saudi Arabia beat both Belgium and Morocco in the group stage before falling to Sweden in the round of 16. Thus, they became the second Arab team in history to reach the knockout stage of a FIFA World Cup after Morocco in 1986 and 2022, and one of the few Asian national football teams (the others being Australia, Japan, South Korea and North Korea) to accomplish such a feat to date. During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Saudi Arabia caused a large upset when they beat eventual champions Argentina 2–1, the first time Argentina lost to an Asian representative at the World Cup. However, Saudi Arabia then lost the following matches against Poland and Mexico to finish last.

In 2027, Saudi Arabia will host the AFC Asian Cup, the first time that the nation has ever hosted a major international tournament. They will also host the 2034 FIFA World Cup.