Green Falcons to fight World Cup game against Poland

After its stunning win against Argentina, the Saudi national team has begun preparations for its second game in the FIFA World Cup against Poland this Saturday.

Saturday’s game against Poland will be the team’s second match after facing Argentina on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia is in Group C for the first stages of the tournament and that includes Argentina, Poland and Mexico. The Saudi national team is expected to face Mexico on November 30.

The players on Wednesday started their preparations for the game against Poland with a recovery session under the supervision of the coach Herve Renard, according to the team’s official Twitter account.

In the post, the Green Falcons announced that midfielder Salman al-Faraj, who is also the team’s captain, has sustained an injury in his left shinbone. Al-Faraj was forced to leave the match against Argentina due to the injury.

Also during Tuesday’s game, player Yasser al-Shahrani sustained serious injuries that required him to undergo surgery. AlShahrani clashed with goalkeeper Mohammed al-Owais as they were both trying to defend a shot. The team announced that it will resume preparations for the game against Poland with a training session that is set to begin at 4:00 p.m. local time. The Green Falcons first game facing Argentina ended with a historic 2-1 win causing a wave of celebrations across the Kingdom and the Arab world.

Saudi footballer Yasser al-Shahrani successfully underwent surgery on his pancreatic gland in hospital in Riyadh on Wednesday following a gruesome clash with goalkeeper Mohammed al-Owais during the team’s World Cup match with Argentina on Tuesday.

Al-Shahrani suffered serious injuries when al-Owais leaped into the air to defend a shot, and ended up striking the defender from his own team in the face with his left knee, and in the abdomen with his right.