Saudi Arabia v Spain, 23 June 2006

Score1-0 to Spain
RefereeCoffi Codjia
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals group H
VenueFritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
Attendance46,000

View Saudi Arabia v Spain head to head

KICK-OFF: 3.00pm BST This was Saudi Arabia's first meeting with Spain at 'A' international level although they did meet at the 1996 Olympics and in the 1985 World Youth Cup.

0 Saudi Arabia

Manager: Marcos Paqueta

1 Spain

Manager: Luis Aragones

Goals:

Goals:

Juanito 36 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mabrouk Zaid
Defender Hamad Al Montashari
Defender Ahmed Dokhi
Defender Hussein Sulaimani
Defender Redah Tukar
Midfielder Abdulaziz Al-Khathran
Midfielder Khaled Aziz
Midfielder Saud Khariri
Midfielder Mohammed Noor
Forward Saad Al Harthi
Forward Sami Al-Jaber (captain)

Starting lineup:

Cañizares Goalkeeper
Antonio López Defender
Juanito Defender
Marchena Defender
Míchel Salgado Defender
Albelda Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
Iniesta Midfielder
Joaquín Midfielder
Raúl Forward (captain)
José Antonio Reyes Forward

Substitutions:

Nawaf Al-Temyat for Khaled Aziz 13
Malek Mouath for Sami Al-Jaber 68
Mohammad Massad for Hussein Sulaimani 81

Substitutions:

David Villa for Raúl 46
Xavi for Cesc Fàbregas 66
Fernando Torres for José Antonio Reyes 70

Cards:

Sami Al-Jaber 27 Y
Nawaf Al-Temyat 77 Y

Cards:

Albelda 30 Y
José Antonio Reyes 35 Y
Marchena 75 Y

On the bench:

Defender Mohammad Massad
Midfielder Nawaf Al-Temyat
Forward Malek Mouath

On the bench:

Midfielder Xavi
Forward David Villa
Forward Fernando Torres

Comments:

Saudi Arabia finish bottom of Group H. Hussein Sulimani made his 100th appearance for Saudi Arabia in this game.

Comments:

Spain finish as winners of Group H with a 100% record. This is the third time they have won all three group games at a World Cup finals following 1950 and 2002. Spain remain unbeaten in their last 25 matches and have yet to lose under coach Luis Aragones. Their longest unbeaten run is 31 matches between September 1994 and January 1998.

0 Saudi Arabia

Manager: Marcos Paqueta

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mabrouk Zaid
Defender Hamad Al Montashari
Defender Ahmed Dokhi
Defender Hussein Sulaimani
Defender Redah Tukar
Midfielder Abdulaziz Al-Khathran
Midfielder Khaled Aziz
Midfielder Saud Khariri
Midfielder Mohammed Noor
Forward Saad Al Harthi
Forward Sami Al-Jaber (captain)

Substitutions:

Nawaf Al-Temyat for Khaled Aziz 13
Malek Mouath for Sami Al-Jaber 68
Mohammad Massad for Hussein Sulaimani 81

Cards:

Sami Al-Jaber 27 Y
Nawaf Al-Temyat 77 Y

On the bench:

Defender Mohammad Massad
Midfielder Nawaf Al-Temyat
Forward Malek Mouath

Comments:

Saudi Arabia finish bottom of Group H. Hussein Sulimani made his 100th appearance for Saudi Arabia in this game.

1 Spain

Manager: Luis Aragones

Goals:

Juanito 36 G

Starting lineup:

Cañizares Goalkeeper
Antonio López Defender
Juanito Defender
Marchena Defender
Míchel Salgado Defender
Albelda Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
Iniesta Midfielder
Joaquín Midfielder
Raúl Forward (captain)
José Antonio Reyes Forward

Substitutions:

David Villa for Raúl 46
Xavi for Cesc Fàbregas 66
Fernando Torres for José Antonio Reyes 70

Cards:

Albelda 30 Y
José Antonio Reyes 35 Y
Marchena 75 Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Xavi
Forward David Villa
Forward Fernando Torres

Comments:

Spain finish as winners of Group H with a 100% record. This is the third time they have won all three group games at a World Cup finals following 1950 and 2002. Spain remain unbeaten in their last 25 matches and have yet to lose under coach Luis Aragones. Their longest unbeaten run is 31 matches between September 1994 and January 1998.