The Saudi national team achieved a valuable victory at the home ground of their Jordanian hosts, winning 2-0 in a match held on Tuesday evening during the second round of the double qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup. The Green team owes its victory to striker Saleh Al-Shehri, who scored both goals in the 8th and 30th minutes of the match at Amman International Stadium.
This marks Saudi Arabia's second consecutive win, following their initial 4-0 victory against Pakistan last Thursday in their first match of the double qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. The Saudi team tops Group G with a perfect score of 6 points, leading by two points over Tajikistan, which also defeated Pakistan 6-1 on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Jordan has fallen to third place in the standings with one point, and Pakistan remains at the bottom in fourth place with no points.
