Saudi Arabia's Captain Crossed Out Ahead Of The Indonesian National Team's Opponents In The 2026 World Cup Qualifiers

The captain of the Saudi Arabian national team, Salem Al-Dawsari, is certain to not be able to participate in defending the team while undergoing the 2026 World Cup Qualification continued. He will not appear against Australia and the Indonesian national team because he was dropped from the squad due to injury.

The Saudi Arabian national team will undergo two matches in the 2026 World Cup Qualification continued this November. Both are away matches against Australia on November 14 and the Indonesian national team on November 19.

Before taking part in the agenda, Herve Totaling as the new Saudi Arabia coach released 27 names of players on Wednesday, November 6 to fill the squad. However, a few days later, the squad changed because there were a number of names injured.

On Friday, November 8, Herve happened to remove Abdulellah Al Omari from the squad due to injury. But then his position was replaced by Aoun Al Salouli.

One day later, Herve was again forced to cross out two other players. But this time players who cannot be brought in occupying important positions, namely Saudi Arabia captain Salem Al Dawsari and Abdulollah Al Maliki.

Salem Al Dawsari himself is known to have suffered an injury while playing for his club, Al-Hilal. He was hit by an unfavorable situation while defending the team against Al-Ettifaq in the 2024/2025 Saudi Arabian League last Friday.

Due to injury, the coach inevitably crossed out the captain and another name. Despite losing two more names,omilih memasukkan satu pemain baru yaitu Mohamed Al Qahtani.

"Coach of the Hervemen's national team found Mohamed Al-Qahtani in the Saudi Arabia and Salem Al Dawsari squad and Abdul-llah Al Maliki were expelled due to injury," wrote the Saudi Arabia national team X account quoted on Sunday, November 10.