{"id":4884,"date":"2026-06-04T01:12:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T01:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=4884"},"modified":"2026-06-04T01:12:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T01:12:59","slug":"all-47-saudi-pro-league-players-selected-for-2026-fifa-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/all-47-saudi-pro-league-players-selected-for-2026-fifa-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"All 47 Saudi Pro League players selected for 2026 FIFA World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 FIFA World Cup will feature some of the biggest names in world football, and the Saudi Pro League is set to have a sizeable presence on the sport\u2019s biggest stage.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 47 players from 18 national teams, including 25 representing Saudi Arabia, are contracted to Saudi Pro League clubs heading into the tournament, underlining the league\u2019s growing influence beyond the Kingdom. That figure rises to 49 players from 19 nations when including Cura\u00e7ao defender Juri\u00ebn Gaari of Abha and Saudi Arabia goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais of Al-Ula, who both play outside the Saudi top flight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DYn5t_dEhmy\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; 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width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; width: 30%; padding: 6px; text-align: left;\">Club<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; width: 70%; padding: 6px; text-align: left;\">National Team<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Al Ahli (9)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Algeria (Riyad Mahrez), Brazil (Roger Iba\u00f1ez), England (Ivan Toney), Ivory Coast (Franck Kessi\u00e9), Saudi Arabia (Ali Majrashi, Firas Al Buraikan, Ziyad Al Johani), Senegal (\u00c9douard Mendy), T\u00fcrkiye (Merih Demiral)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Al Ettifaq (2)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Saudi Arabia (Khalid Al Ghannam), Scotland (Jack Hendry)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Al Fayha (1)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Panama (Orlando Mosquera)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Al Hilal (12)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">France (Th\u00e9o Hernandez), Morocco (Yassine Bounou), Portugal (Ruben Neves), Saudi Arabia (Ali Lajami, Hassan Al Tambakti, Mohamed Kanno, Moteb Al Harbi, Nasser Al Dawsari, Salem Al Dawsari, Sultan Mandash), Senegal (Kalidou Koulibaly), Uruguay (Darwin N\u00fa\u00f1ez)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Al Ittihad (4)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Algeria (Houssem Aouar), Brazil (Fabinho), Saudi Arabia (Hassan Kadesh, Saleh Al Shehri)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Al Najma (2)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Egypt (Nabil Emad), Iraq (Ali Jasim)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Al Nassr (9)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Portugal (Cristiano Ronaldo, Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix), Saudi Arabia (Abdulelah Al Amri, Abdullah Al Hamdan, Abdullah Al Khaibari, Ayman Yahya, Nawaf Al Aqidi, Nawaf Boushal), Senegal (Sadio Man\u00e9)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Al Qadsiah (6)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Ghana (Christopher Bonsu Baah), Mexico (Juli\u00e1n Qui\u00f1ones), Saudi Arabia (Ahmed Al Kassar, Jehad Thakri, Mohammed Abu Al Shamat, Musab Al Juwayr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Al Shabab (1)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Jordan (Ali Azaizeh)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Neom (1)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 6px;\">Saudi Arabia (Alaa Al Hejji)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a4kl2aHN1Bs?si=yN58ot-XiuzNePAK\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 FIFA World Cup will feature some of the biggest names in world football, and the Saudi Pro League is set to have a sizeable presence on the sport\u2019s biggest stage. 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