The Saudi national football team continued its intensive on-ground training in Austin, Texas, raising alertness and readiness levels ahead of their World Cup clash against Uruguay next Monday (early Tuesday in Saudi Arabia), marking the beginning of their historic journey in Group H of the 2026 World Cup.
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On the ground, Q2 Stadium, the exclusive venue recognized as the main camp for the Green, hosted the evening training session under the supervision of Greek head coach Georgios Donis. The players began the training with various fitness warm-up exercises, followed by quick passing drills and one-touch play in tight spaces, before Donis introduced a specific possession training under high pressure.
Following that, the technical staff moved on to implement a number of strict tactical phrases and practices, followed by executing set pieces in both offensive and defensive aspects, before concluding the session with an extended tactical maneuver across the entire field, where Donis observed the outlines of the technical approach that he will adopt against the Celeste.
A struggle for the ball between Salem Al-Dosari and Saleh Al-Shehri (Saudi national team)
In the context of the preparatory and media program, the Falcons continue their on-ground training on Friday evening with a main training session at the Q2 Stadium itself, and it has been decided that the training will be available for various local and international media outlets and representatives of television channels to follow and observe the Green’s preparations during the first quarter hour, before closing the maneuver to ensure secrecy and full focus on the tactical plans directed for the opening match.