Short name:
SAU
Middle size name:
Saudi Arabia
This will be Saudi Arabia's second successive appearance at the World Cup and sixth overall but they have only once made it out of the group stage - on their 1994 debut in the United States.
The Green Falcons were crushed 5-0 by World Cup hosts Russia in the opening game four years ago and their tournament ended in their second match, a 1-0 defeat by Uruguay, but they finished on a high with a 2-1 victory over Egypt.
They qualified as group winners ahead of runners-up Japan but the Saudi Arabia World Cup 2022 odds of 500/1 tell us they will struggle to get out of a group comprising Argentina, Mexico and Poland.
Herve Renard has plenty of experience at international level having won the Africa Cup of Nations with Zambia and Ivory Coast but with all of his squad being based in Saudi Arabia, they are unlikely to be a threat against the likes of Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski.
