Coach: Marcos Paqueta

Star Players: Sami Al Jaber, Mohamed Noor, Mabrouk Zayed

Tournament Best: Second Round 1994

Last Time: Group Stage

Qualifying: Top of Asian Group A

Top Scorer In Qualifying: Yasser Qahtani 4

Saudi Arabia had a poor World Cup finals in 2002, losing 8-0 to Germany and going home with no points.

This time out they will be looking to improve and maybe even match the achievements of the USA 1994 team who reached the second round.

Striker Sami Al Jaber is the idol of the national team and he has come out of retirement to lead the team once more. The peak of his club career came with a loan spell at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The Saudis will suffer from a lack of big-league experience and Al Jaber's stint at Molineux is all they have between them.

Mohamed Noor plays for Egyptian side Al Ittihad and he impressed at the World Club Championships scoring two goals.

Mabrouk Zayed is regarded as the top 'keeper in Asia and will surely have plenty of opportunity to impress European clubs in Germany.