7:35 p.m .: Return to origins for Saudi Arabia
Hervé Renard’s team, victorious over Argentina (2-1) then beaten by Poland (2-1), returns to its initial 4-1-2-3. Injured left-back Mohammed Al-Burayk is replaced by Ali Al-Bulaihi. In the middle, Abdulelah Al-Malki, suspended for having received two yellow cards, is replaced by Ali Al-Hassan.
The composition: Al-Owais – Al-Bulayhi, Al-Tambakti, Al-Amri, Al-Ghannam – Kanno, Abdulhamid, Al-Hassan – Al-Dawsari (cap.), Al-Shehri, Al-Buraikan