Saudi Arabia vs South Korea
World • Friendlies - Group Stage • 2026 • Group Stage
Saudi Arabia13 November 2026
South Korea
Match information
- Country
- World
- Competition
- Friendlies - Group Stage
- Season
- 2026
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Date
- 13 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Clubs
Saudi Arabia
- Founded
- 1956
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Stadium
- King Fahd International Stadium
- City
- Riyadh
- Capacity
- 68 752
- Surface
- grass
South Korea
- Founded
- 1933
- Country
- Korea Republic
- Stadium
- Seoul World Cup Stadium
- City
- Seoul
- Capacity
- 68 476
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
Saudi ArabiaDWWWW
South KoreaLWLDW
Head-to-head
- 12 September 2023 • Friendlies • South Korea 1 : 0 Saudi Arabia (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 12 September 2023 • Friendlies • Saudi Arabia 0 : 1 Korea Republic (Half-time 0 : 1)
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Saudi Arabia
- Georgios Donis
- South Korea
- Robert Moreno
Missing players
Saudi Arabia
- 12Saud Abdulhamid - injured
South Korea
- Yu-Min Cho - injured
- 23Jens Castrop - injured
Squad - Saudi Arabia
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 |  Nawaf Al Aqidi | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 |  Mohammed Al Owais | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.43 |
| 22 |  Ali Al Kassar Ahmed | 35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 |  Mohammed Yousef Hamed Abdullah | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 |  Abdulquddus Atiah | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 |  Ali Majrashi | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 |  Ali Lajami | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.95 |
| 3 | Jehad Thakri | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 |  Abdulelah Al Amri | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.86 |
| 5 |  Hassan Tambakti | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
| 8 |  Ayman Yahya | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 |  Saud Abdulhamid injured | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.63 |
| 13 |  Nawaf Boushal | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 14 |  Hassan Kadesh | 34 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Hamed Hamidou Rayan | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 |  Moteb Al Harbi | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.26 |
| 26 |  Zakaria Al Hawsawi | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 2 |  Mohammed Abu Al Shamat | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 |
| 6 |  Nasser Al Dawsari | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.60 |
| 7 |  Musab Al Juwayr | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 |
| 7 |  Saleh Abu Al Shamat | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Alaa Hejji | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 |  Mukhtar Ali | 28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 |  Salem Al Dawsari | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.43 |
| 12 |  Mohammed Mahzari | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 |  Abdullah Al Khaibari | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 16 |  Ziyad Al Johani | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 |  Mohammed Al Qahtani | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 |  Mohamed Kanno | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.90 |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 9 |  Firas Al Buraikan | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.43 |
| 11 |  Abdullah Al Salem | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 |  Saleh Al Shehri | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 |  Khalid Al Ghannam | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 19 |  Abdullah Al Hamdan | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| 20 |  Sultan Mandash | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 |
| 25 | Hammam Al Hammami | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
Squad - South Korea
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 |  Seung-Gyu Kim | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 |
| 12 |  Bum-Keun Song | 28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 |  Sung-Yun Gu | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 |  Hyeon-Woo Jo | 35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 |  Han-Beom Lee | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 |
| 2 |  Hyun-Taek Cho | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 |  Min-Jae Kim | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 5 |  Tae-Hyeon Kim | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 |  Gi-Hyuk Lee | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.16 |
| 13 |  Tae-Seok Lee | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.10 |
| 14 |  Jun Choi | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Wi-Je Cho | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 |  Moon-Hwan Kim | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
| 22 |  Tae-Hyeon Kim | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 |  Young-Woo Seol | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 |
 Gun-Hee Kim | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Yu-Min Cho injured | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 6 |  In-Beom Hwang | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.46 |
| 7 |  Ji-Sung Eom | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.10 |
| 8 |  Bong-Soo Kim | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 |  Seung-Ho Paik | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.76 |
| 10 |  Jae-Sung Lee | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| 10 |  Jun-Ho Bae | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 |  Hyun-Jun Yang | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 14 |  Tae-joon Park | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | Jin-Seob Park | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| 19 |  Kang-In Lee | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.30 |
| 23 |  Jens Castrop injured | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 24 |  Jin-Gyu Kim | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 |
| 26 |  Dong-Gyeong Lee | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 7 |  Heung-Min Son | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 |
| 9 |  Gue-Sung Cho | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.25 |
| 9 |  Minsu Kim | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 |  Hee-Chan Hwang | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.36 |
| 11 |  Min-Kyu Song | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 |  Seung-Won Jeong | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 |  Hyeon-Gyu Oh | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 19 |  Se-Hun Oh | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
Head-to-head
Last 2 meetings
Saudi Arabia wins0
Draws0
South Korea wins2
- Goals: Saudi Arabia
- 0 (0.0)
- Goals: South Korea
- 2 (1.0)
- Goals per match
- 1.0
- Both teams scored
- 0 / 2
- Over 2.5 goals
- 0 / 2
Results
- 12 September 2023 • Friendlies • South Korea 1 : 0 Saudi Arabia (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 12 September 2023 • Friendlies • Saudi Arabia 0 : 1 Korea Republic (Half-time 0 : 1)
Form: last 10 matches
| Saudi Arabia | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 5-3-2 | 5-1-4 |
| Scored (per match) | 13 (1.3) | 14 (1.4) |
| Conceded (per match) | 7 (0.7) | 8 (0.8) |
| Clean sheets | 7 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 2 / 10 | 2 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 4 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
Recent form - Saudi Arabia
- W6 October 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Saudi Arabia 2 : 0 United Arab Emirates (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W29 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Saudi Arabia 2 : 0 Iraq (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W26 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Oman 0 : 3 Saudi Arabia (Half-time 0 : 3)
- W23 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Saudi Arabia 1 : 0 Kuwait (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D27 June 2026 • World Cup • Cape Verde 0 : 0 Saudi Arabia (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L21 June 2026 • World Cup • Spain 4 : 0 Saudi Arabia (Half-time 3 : 0)
- D16 June 2026 • World Cup • Saudi Arabia 1 : 1 Uruguay (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D10 June 2026 • Friendlies • Saudi Arabia 0 : 0 Senegal (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W6 June 2026 • Friendlies • Puerto Rico 0 : 3 Saudi Arabia (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L31 May 2026 • Friendlies • Ecuador 2 : 1 Saudi Arabia (Half-time 1 : 0)
Recent form - South Korea
- W6 October 2026 • Friendlies • South Korea 2 : 0 Uzbekistan (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D2 October 2026 • Friendlies • South Korea 0 : 0 Venezuela (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L28 September 2026 • Friendlies • South Korea 1 : 4 Uruguay (Half-time 0 : 3)
- W24 September 2026 • Friendlies • South Korea 3 : 0 Ecuador (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L25 June 2026 • World Cup • South Africa 1 : 0 South Korea (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L19 June 2026 • World Cup • Mexico 1 : 0 South Korea (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W12 June 2026 • World Cup • South Korea 2 : 1 Czech Republic (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W4 June 2026 • Friendlies • South Korea 1 : 0 El Salvador (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W31 May 2026 • Friendlies • South Korea 5 : 0 Trinidad & Tobago (Half-time 2 : 0)
- L31 March 2026 • Friendlies • Austria 1 : 0 South Korea (Half-time 0 : 0)