He said that the Qatar World Cup is a tournament of surprises

Al-Madleej: The strong personality and high spirit of “Al-Akhdar” is his way to victory over Poland

• The Saudi national team has a great opportunity today to approach the second round if it beats Poland.

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• Dr. Hafez Al-Medlej: “If the champion is not an Arab, I hope Portugal wins the championship title.”

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Dr. Hafez Al-Medlej, a former member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Football Association and former head of the Marketing Committee of the Asian Football Confederation, confirmed that “the historic victory achieved by the Saudi national team over Argentina, with two goals to one, in the first round of Group C in the 2022 World Cup, which is currently being held in Qatar, is the best. An achievement achieved by Saudi sports in general and football in particular since the founding of the Saudi Federation in the sixties,” describing the result as “tremendous against Argentina, the first candidate to win the World Cup, with all its stars led by Messi.”

He said that the secret word for the victory was in the meeting of His Highness Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, with the players before going to Doha, and his conversation with them to go enjoy the World Cup, and to present the level they are accustomed to.

He said, "This conversation was from the heart to the heart, and removed the pressure on the players, so they played the match while they were comfortable."

He stressed that the national team can repeat the scenario of victory over Argentina against Poland today, if the players turn the page on the Argentina match and stay away from pressure.

And he stressed that «the strong personality and high spirit of the Saudi national team will be its way to victory over Poland, and I hope that this historic victory over Argentina will be fuel for the players in the match».

The Saudi team will meet its Polish counterpart today in Group C, while Argentina will face Mexico.

And if Saudi Arabia wins, it will go a long way towards the second round.

The biggest victory

Al-Mudlej told Emirates Today: "It is a pride for them, as Saudis, that the Saudi national team represents the Arabs and achieves this achievement, which is considered the greatest victory for Arab football in the history of the World Cup."

Al-Mudlej asked the players to avoid any pressure that might negatively affect them in the Poland match, considering that the Saudi fans played a major role in the Argentina match, and that he hopes that his role in the Poland match will continue and that his presence will be more numerous and effective, stressing that it is very important that the national team The Pole will come to the match thinking that he is facing the team that defeated Argentina with a resounding score, so he will play against Saudi Arabia with great respect and great seriousness.

Regarding his expectations for the Saudi national team in the tournament after overcoming Argentina, he stressed that he is not a fan of the game of expectations in football, indicating that “who would have believed that Saudi Arabia would defeat Argentina or that Japan would defeat Germany?”, Stressing that this tournament is a tournament of surprises, and all expectations That was laid before the start of the tournament went unheeded.

Al-Mudlej referred to the global repercussions left by Saudi Arabia's victory over Argentina, pointing out that the international media praised this victory and described it as one of the biggest results in the history of the World Cup, stressing that the beauty in this matter is that everyone, without exception, affirms the eligibility of the Saudi team to win. And he won against Argentina and the referee and difficult circumstances.

Uniting peoples

Regarding the candidate to win the World Cup, he said, "It is difficult for him to nominate a national team, since football is a crazy game and is not subject to expectations. But on paper, Brazil is the candidate, as well as Argentina, despite its loss to Saudi Arabia, in addition to the opportunity for European teams such as Spain, England and France."

He said, "If the champion is not an Arab, I hope Portugal wins the championship title."

Al-Mudlej considered that the World Cup in Qatar revealed the value of football and sports in general in uniting peoples and drawing joy, pointing out that Saudi Arabia's victory over Argentina united the Arabs, and they were at the heart of one man in a beautiful way.

The Polish national team will face Al-Akhdar while thinking that it will meet the team that defeated Argentina. 

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