Saudi Arabia head coach Marcos Paqueta has named his final squad of 23-players for the Al Sugour for the World Cup Finals in Germany, with inspirational captain Sami-Al-Jaber.

Nine of the players named for the Al Sugour – or Falcon’s - ply their trade in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, for club-side Al Hilal.

Asian Champions Al Ittihad has seven players who are named in the squad, including current Asian Player of the Year Hamad Al Montashari.

The veteran Saudi Arabian captain and star striker Sami Al-Jaber, who plays for Al Hilal, will be leading the team to their fourth World Cup Finals, where they have been drawn in Group H, alongside Spain, Ukraine and Tunisia.

Saudi Arabia squad for the 2006 World Cup Finals, Germany:

Goalkeepers: Mohammad Al-Deayea (Al-Hilal), Mabrouk Zayed (Al-Ittihad), Mohammad Khouja (Al-Shabab)

Defenders: Ahmad Al-Doukhi (Al-Ittihad), Redha Takar (Al-Ittihad), Hamad Al-Montashari (Al-Ittihad), Ahmad Al-Bahri (Al-Ittifak), Mohammad Masaad (Al-Ahli), Nayef Al-Kadhi (Al-Ahli), Hussein Abdul Ghani (Al-Ahli), Abdul Aziz Al-Khathran (Al-Hilal)

Midfielders: Saoud Kariri (Al-Ittihad), Mohammad Nour (Al-Ittihad), Mohammad Amin (Al-Ittihad), Khaled Aziz (Al-Hilal), Omar Al-Ghamdi (Al-Hilal), Nawaf Al-Temyat (Al-Hilal), Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (Al-Hilal)

Forwards: Sami Al-Jaber (Al-Hilal), Yasser Al-Qahtani (Al-Hilal), Mohammad Al-Anbar (Al-Hilal), Saad al-Harthi (Al-Nasr), Malek Maath (Al-Ahli)

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