Description

This is Series 32: A preview of Saudi Arabia’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

This episode is section 3 of the full mediacast.We review the list of the candidates and their likelihood of being selected for the final squad.

We also look at the injury situation and share any closing thoughts on the squad.

Closer to the cup, we will add part 2 and show which players actually were selected.

Time Stamps

Musical Introduction – 0:00

Spoken Introduction – 0:10

- Comments on recent history - 0:32

- Review of Candidates - 1:46

- Big Names off the Squad - 6:28

- Review of Injuries - 7:13

- Closing Thoughts - 11:23

- Preview of part 2 – 12:29

Outro – 13:14

*Note: Unfortunately, the graphics on this mediacast are blurry. It occurred in the recording so we could not fix it through editing. Apologies for that.

Navigation

Here are the links to the full version:

https://youtu.be/Kl3r2dK-dK4

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/d1da1a27-b11c-427c-8226-7ff1f213a265/

Use the link below for the mediacast that introduces Soccerphiles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dGoGw3c4mU

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af1b585a-9609-432e-bfbc-1901376b1bff/

Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here:

https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists

Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here:

https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/