NT arrives in Dalian and begins preparations to face China in the World Cup qualifiers

2024-09-06
19:43:40

The Saudi Arabia national team delegation arrived in the Chinese city of Dalian on Friday evening, in preparation for meeting the Chinese national team on Tuesday evening at Dalian Suyuan Stadium, in the second round of the third round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

The delegation was received upon its arrival at Dalian International Airport by the representative of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the People's Republic of China, Jaber Rashid.

For his part, the President of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, Yasser bin Hassan Al-Misehal, expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the People's Republic of China for the good reception and facilities that the delegation received since its arrival.

The national team delegation left Jeddah at dawn on Friday from King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah.

On the other hand, the national team began its preparations for its upcoming match against China with an evening training session on Friday evening.

Technical director Roberto Mancini divided the Green Falcons players into two groups, the first of which included the players who participated in yesterday's match against Indonesia, where he allocated them recovery exercises in the health club. While the other group conducted its training at the "Dalian Sports Center", which included the rest of the players, their training session began with warm-up exercises, then passing exercises, followed by various tactical exercises, then training session concluded with stretching exercises.

The national team will continue its preparatory program tomorrow evening, Saturday, with a closed evening training session at the "Dalian Sports Center" at seven o'clock in the evening.