In the second week of the FIFA World Cup 2022, Portugal and Saudi Arabia will compete against each other to get to a good start in the tournament. In the past, these teams never qualified for the finals of the tournament and in their best seasons, got knocked out of the semis. This Time they will try to break the jinx of the championship and are also willing to start the tournament with a positive edge. Here is a complete guide about a few key elements relevant to this game.
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About The FIFA World Cup 2022
This is the 22nd edition of the Football World Cup, organised by FIFA and hosted by Qatar. In the 21st edition, France achieved triumph by beating all the top-notch football sides of the world. The host, Russia, couldn’t even make their way to the finals and got knocked out from the qualification stage. This time Qatar has a golden chance to prove its mettle on its home soil.
Portugal Squad for FIFA World Cup 2022
Portugal has wizard athletes when it comes to serving the national side in global sporting events. Here is their full squad selected for this upcoming FIFA world cup 2022.
Squad
- GK : Diogo Costa (Porto)
- GK: Rui Patrício (Roma)
- GK: Jose Sa (Wolves)
- DF: Joao Cancelo (Manchester City)
- DF: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United)
- DF: Nuno Mendes (PSG)
- DF: Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
- DF: Tiago Djalo (Lille)
- DF: Pepe (Porto)
- DF: Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund)
- DF: Danilo Pereira (PSG)
- MF: Joao Palhinha (Fulham)
- MF: Matheus Nunes (Wolves)
- MF: William Carvalho (Real Betis)
- MF: Ruben Neves (Wolves)
- MF: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
- MF: Joao Mario (Benfica)
- MF: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
- MF: Vitinha (PSG)
- FW: Joao Felix (Atlético Madrid)
- FW: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
- FW: Diogo Jota (Liverpool)
- FW: Pedro Neto (Wolves)
- FW: Rafa Silva (Benfica)
- FW: Rafael Leao (AC Milan)
- FW: Ricardo Horta (Braga).
Saudi Arabia Squad for FIFA World Cup 2022
Saudi Arabia is considered a mediocre side when it comes to performing in world football events. But still this time they pick some breathtaking names in this squad for the Football world cup 2022.
Squad
- GK: Mohammed Al-Owais (Al-Hilal)
- GK: Fawaz Al-Qarni (Al-Shabab)
- GK: Mohammed Al Rubaie (Al-Ahli)
- GK: Nawaf Al-Aqidi (Al-Nassr)
- DF: Hassan Tambakti (Al-Shabab)
- DF: Abdullah Madu (Al-Nassr)
- DF: Ahmed Bamsaud (Al-Ittihad)
- DF: Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Hilal)
- DF: Yasser Al-Shahrani (Al-Hilal)
- DF: Abdulelah Al-Amri (Al-Nassr)
- DF: Ali Al-Bulaihi (Al-Hilal)
- DF: Sultan Al-Ghanam (Al-Nassr)
- MF: Salman Al-Faraj (Al-Hilal)
- MF: Hattan Bahebri (Al-Shabab)
- MF: Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal)
- MF: Nawaf Al-Abed (Al-Shabab)
- MF: Ali Al-Hassan (Al-Nassr)
- MF: Sami Al-Najei (Al-Nassr)
- MF: Nasser Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal)
- MF: Awad Al-Nashri (Al-Ittihad)
- MF: Riyadh Sharahili (Abha)
- MF: Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal)
- MF: Fahad Al-Muwallad (Al-Shabab)
- FW: Firas al-Buraikan (Al-Fateh)
- FW: Haroune Camara (Al-Ittihad)
- FW: Haitham Asiri (Al-Ahli).
Official Broadcasters in Portugal and Saudi Arabia
There are multiple streaming channels present in Portugal and Saudi Arabia to broadcast the matches from the upcoming Football World Cup. Thus below explained are the top two sports broadcasting platforms present in both countries.
RTP Network
RTP network will be the prime streaming channel of Portugal where the users can watch the live matches from FIFA World Cup 2022. Also, it is one of the biggest official broadcasting channels present in the section of Europe. It has been a public broadcasting platform that offers no charges to users residing in Portugal. So Portuguese Football lovers can be hooked on this channel.
beIN Sports
beIN Sports is the official broadcasting channel in Saudi Arabia which reserved rights from FIFA to broadcast the Football world cup 2022. It is a subscription-based service where users have to pay annual or monthly plans to avail of the services of the platform. So folks can watch the matches of their national side on this channel, available in multilingual mode.
Frequently Asked Questions
Many individuals asked frequent questions relevant to the streaming platform authorised by FIFA in varied nations. Here are some of their asked queries that are solved in a proper way.