7 Interesting Facts Duel Saudi Arabia vs Egypt in the 2018 World Cup

7 interesting facts duel Saudi Arabia vs Egypt in World Cup 2018. (Photo: REUTERS / Damir Sagolj)

The duel between Saudi Arabia's national team against Egypt in the 2018 World Cup Group A qualifying round will take place at the Volgograd Arena on Monday (25/6).

Both teams are actually confirmed will not qualify for the autumn phase because they have not earned points in their last game. However, both Saudi Arabia and Egypt are certainly ambitious to win in their last game in the 2018 World Cup.

Here are some interesting facts of Saudi Arabia vs Egypt matches quoted from various sources:

1. Saudi Arabia and Egypt are two of the seven predominantly Muslim countries that appear in the 2018 World Cup.
   Saudi Arabia and Egypt are two of the seven Muslim-majority countries in the 2018 World Cup. (Photo: REUTERS / Carlos Garcia Rawlins)

2. This is the fourth time Saudi Arabia meets Egypt. Saudi Arabia recorded one win and twice lost to Egypt.

3. The only victory of Saudi Arabia over Egypt is the Mexico Confederation Cup 1999. At that time, The Green Falcons beat Egypt with a score of 5-1.

4. Egypt has not won the World Cup since first appearing in 1934. While Saudi Arabia have not won yet in the last 12 World Cup matches since 1994.

5. The Saudi national team has one clean sheet from 14 World Cup matches. The only game without conceding occurred when faced with Belgium in the Group F World Cup 1994 F match. At that time, they won with a score of 1-0 in front of nearly 53 thousand spectators.

6. Egypt failed to score in the last three games at the World Cup. The last goal made by the team nicknamed The Pharaohs is a goal penalty goal against Netherlands in the 1990 World Cup.

7. This year is the third World Cup for Egypt. While the 2018 World Cup is the fifth World Cup for Saudi Arabia.

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