Sweating it out: Green falcons train hard to avoid 2018 opener fiasco

22/11/2022
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Saudi Arabia's defender Sultan Al-Ghanam controls the ball as he takes part in a training session at the Sealine Training Site in Sealine, south of Doha, on November 21, 2022, on the eve of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

Saudi Arabia's players take part in a training session at the Sealine Training Site in Sealine, south of Doha, on November 21, 2022, on the eve of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

Saudi Arabia's goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais catches the ball as goalkeepers take part in a training session at the Sealine Training Site in Sealine, south of Doha, on November 21, 2022, on the eve of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

Saudi Arabia's midfielder Nawaf Al-Abed takes part in a training session at the Sealine Training Site in Sealine, south of Doha, on November 21, 2022, on the eve of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

Saudi Arabia's goalkeepers, Saudi Arabia's goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais (C) and Saudi Arabia's goalkeeper Nawaf Al-Aqidi (2nd R) take part in a training session at the Sealine Training Site in Sealine, south of Doha, on November 21, 2022, on the eve of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

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Saudi Arabia will take on Argentina in their World Cup opener at the Lusail Stadium on Tuesday in what would be a tough match. Saudi Arabia held the honour of opening the 2018 World Cup against hosts Russia, but the 5-0 defeat was a forgettable affair for the Green Falcons, who will be striving to prevent a repeat. On Monday,

Saudi Arabia conducted a training session at

the Sealine Training Site in Sealine.

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