NT U-17 meets Qatar in Friendly Match Ahead of World Cup

2026-11-04
20:34:10

The U-17 national team will play a friendly match tomorrow, Thursday, as part of its training camp in Qatar, as a part of the preparations for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
The Saudi side will face Qatar at 6:30 PM at Suheim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha.
On the pitch, the players held a training session this Wednesday evening under the supervision of national coach Ahmed Al-Hanafoush and his technical staff, as the session included fitness drills, followed by tactical exercises, and concluded with practice on set-pieces.
Separately, the U-17 national team players attended a lecture on officiating today, that was led by FIFA referee instructor Ali Al-Tarifi—with the attendance of Abdulrahman Al-Amri, Vice Chairman of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation’s Referees Committee, and referee instructor Marei Al-Awaj, who reviewed the latest updates to the Laws of the Game, in addition to covering the Football Video Support (FVS) system, which will be applied during the U-17 World Cup.
It is worth noting that the U-17 national team has been drawn into Group D for the 2026 World Cup, alongside France, Uruguay, and Haiti.