The star of the Saudi Al Hilal team, Mohamed Al Shalhoub, expressed his hope to reach far away from the Club World Cup, pointing out that the team has always had the ambition to compete strongly in such championships, and is certainly looking forward to the final and competition for the title.
The player said in the press conference of his team today, Friday: "We are happy to participate in the tournament, we are playing the first match against the Tunisian Esperance team, and we hope that the confrontation reflects the power of Arab football, the first step is always very important."
He added: "As far as I am concerned, Tunisian teams are strong. I remember that we previously played against Sfaxien, ES Sahel and Africa."
He pointed out that he still remembers the memories of the confrontation between the Saudi and Tunisian teams at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.