Kings' green eliminated in quarter-finals for 36 years
The Saudi Arabia Under-21 national football team shined in the 2026 Asian Games, but they bid farewell to the competition after a 0-3 loss to Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals in Nagoya. For the sixth consecutive time, the Green Falcons fail to advance past this stage, having previously exited at the same phase in 1990, 1994, 2014, 2018, and 2022. Uzbekistan’s Dildash Murtazayev scored in the 12th minute, followed by Azizbek Tulkynbekov’s goal in the 78th minute, and Abdulrahmanov completed the hat-trick in the 86th minute. The Saudi team had previously qualified for the quarter-finals after defeating Qatar 2-0 and losing to South Korea in the same group match. The best achievement for the national team in the Asian Games is a silver medal in 1986 and a bronze in 1982.
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