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Summary

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

This episode is part 1 of the players mediacast where we examine the candidates and their likelihood of being selected for the final squad.

We also give some career information on the main candidates.

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

Time Stamps

Musical Introduction – 0:00

Spoken Introduction – 0:30

Section 1: Information on team – 3:20

- Recent games and formations, upcoming games

Section 2: Candidates – 8:27

- Manager – 8:36

- Goalkeepers – 10:02

- Defenders – 18:24

- Defensive and Central Midfielders – 64:47

- Attacking Midfielders – 1:01:53

Forwards – 1:12:18

Section 3: Conclusion – 1:20:27

- Comments on recent history - 1:20:46

- Review of Candidates - 1:21:44

- Big Names off the Squad - 1:26:31

- Review of Injuries - 1:27:16

- Closing Thoughts -1:31:27

- Preview of part 2 – 1:32:34

Outro – 1:33:16