Saudi Arabia defeats Iceland in a friendly goal by Abdul Hamid
Saud Abdul Hamid scored a header in the first half to lead Saudi Arabia to a 1-0 victory over Iceland in a friendly during his preparations for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia will open its sixth World Cup participation against Argentina on the 22nd of this month in Group C, which also includes Mexico and Poland.
Abdul Hamid, the back of Ayman Al Hilal, received a cross pass from his colleague Muhammad Al-Buraik that bypassed the Iceland defense to turn it with a header in the goal in the 26th minute.
The Saudi national team is camping outside in Abu Dhabi, which hosted today's match, as part of the third phase of preparation for the World Cup in Qatar.
But he suffered a blow, which could be severe, when his captain, Salman Al-Faraj, was injured and left Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in the first half of the match, exactly two weeks before the start of the World Cup.
The Saudi team won two of its four matches during its current camp in Abu Dhabi, where it defeated North Macedonia and Iceland 1-0, while drawing 1-1 with Albania and without goals with Honduras before facing Panama next Thursday.
He will conclude his preparations against Croatia on the 16th of this month.
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