Saudi Arabia's 2026 World Cup squad is officially confirmed, named by head coach Georgios Donis on June 2, 2026. The 26-player roster brings together three goalkeepers, ten defenders, seven midfielders and six forwards. Saudi Arabia is drawn into Group H, where it faces Spain, Cape Verde and Uruguay. The most-played player in the last 12 months of national-team football is Saud Abdulhamid, with 651 minutes across 8 caps, the squad's most in-form option heading into the tournament. Close behind is Mohamed Kanno on 563 minutes, another of the side's most-used players over the same period. Over the past twelve months the team has posted 7 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses, scoring 20 goals and conceding 26. Our ranking orders the squad purely by national-team minutes, not club minutes, and every name links to a player profile with the full minutes and recent-form breakdown.
Matches & results
Group standings
Group H
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 |  Cape Verde |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Uruguay |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saud Abdulhamid | Defender | Lens | 651 |
| 2 | Mohamed Kanno | Forward | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 563 |
| 3 | Nawaf Abdulrahman | Defender | Al-Nassr | 470 |
| 4 | Ali Lajami | Defender | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 216 |
| 5 | Ali Hassan | Defender | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 192 |
| 6 | Ayman Ahmed | Midfielder | Al-Nassr | 156 |
| 7 | Sultan Mandash | Midfielder | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 126 |
| 8 | Hassan Mahboob | Defender | Al-Ittihad FC | 57 |
| 9 | Nawaf Al-Aqidi | Goalkeeper | 0 | |
| 10 | Abdulelah Al-Amri | Defender | 0 | |
| 11 | Hassan Al-Tambakti | Defender | 0 | |
| 12 | Nasser Al-Dawsari | Midfielder | 0 | |
| 13 | Musab Al-Juwayr | Midfielder | 0 | |
| 14 | Firas Al-Buraikan | Forward | 0 | |
| 15 | Salem Al-Dawsari | Forward | 0 | |
| 16 | Saleh Al-Shehri | Forward | 0 | |
| 17 | Abdullah Al-Khaibari | Midfielder | 0 | |
| 18 | Ziyad Al-Johani | Midfielder | 0 | |
| 19 | Khalid Al-Ghannam | Forward | 0 | |
| 20 | Alaa Al-Hejji | Midfielder | 0 | |
| 21 | Abdullah Al-Hamdan | Forward | 0 | |
| 22 | Mohammed Al-Owais | Goalkeeper | 0 | |
| 23 | Ahmed Al-Kassar | Goalkeeper | 0 | |
| 24 | Moteb Al-Harbi | Defender | 0 | |
| 25 | J. Thakri | Defender | 0 | |
| 26 | Mohammed Abu | Defender | 0 |
Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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