Saudi Arabia vs New Zealand 2025 FIFA U17 World Cup, Group Stage
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Introduction
Match Commentary
- 2': Abdulrahman Sufyani (Saudi Arabia U17) Goal at 2'
- 41': Van Fitzharris (New Zealand U17) Yellow Card at 41'
- 54': Maher Tawashi (Saudi Arabia U17) Yellow Card at 54'
- 55': Matías Núñez (New Zealand U17) Goal at 55'
- 58': Sabri Abdu Dahal (Saudi Arabia U17) Goal at 58'
- 73': Thari Saeed (Saudi Arabia U17) Substitution at 73'
- 79': Jack Perniskie (New Zealand U17) Substitution at 79'
- 80': Ben Perez Baldoni (New Zealand U17) Substitution at 80'
- 80': Jose Mcintyre (New Zealand U17) Substitution at 80'
- 83': Jack Perniskie (New Zealand U17) Goal at 83'
- 86': Abdulhadi Matari (Saudi Arabia U17) Substitution at 86'
- 90': Thari Saeed (Saudi Arabia U17) Goal at 90'
- 90'+2': William Britton (New Zealand U17) Substitution at 92'
- 90'+2': Evan Kuzmenko (New Zealand U17) Substitution at 92'
- 90'+4': Mohammed Al Khalaf (Saudi Arabia U17) Substitution at 94'
Game Information
Venue: ASPIRE Academy Pitch 7
Location: Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
FIFA Under-17 World Cup Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +4 | Austria U17 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 0 | Mali U17 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 0 | Saudi Arabia U17 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| -4 | New Zealand U17 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Statistics
 NZL |
KSA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 60.6 | Possession | 39.4 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Saudi Arabia U17 (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Abdulrahman Al Otaibi (GK) |
| 13 | Osamah Al Daghmah |
| 20 | Abubaker Saeed |
| 12 | Adel Hibah |
| 19 | Mukhtar Ali Barnawi |
| 18 | Abdulaziz Al Fawaz |
| 17 | Ibrahin Montasser Azzam |
| 8 | Maher Tawashi  |
| 7 | Waleed Al-Nour |
| 11 | Sabri Abdu Dahal |
| 10 | Abdulrahman Sufyani |
New Zealand U17 (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tobias Borgnis (GK) |
| 15 | Luka Vicelich |
| 3 | Alex Lienard |
| 18 | Daniel Nelson |
| 4 | Ethan Dyer |
| 8 | Van Fitzharris |
| 16 | Michael Wong |
| 6 | Damion Kim |
| 9 | Justin Cardozo |
| 11 | Matías Núñez |
| 13 | Aaron Cartwright |
FIFA U-17 World Cup News
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Germany beat France to lift first U17 World Cup title
Germany have lifted the Under-17 FIFA World Cup for a first time after a thrilling penalty shootout victory against France at the Stadion Manahan in Indonesia on Saturday.
Stunning freekick sees Uzbekistan shock England at U17 World Cup
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U.S. exits U17 World Cup after Round of 16 loss to Germany
United States were knocked out of the Under-17 World Cup in Indonesia, after a late winner saw them lose 3-2 to Germany in the Round of 16.
United States loses to France at U17 World Cup, still makes knockouts
The United States lost 3-0 to France on Saturday at the Under-17 World Cup in Indonesia, but still finished second in Group E behind the 2001 champion thanks to earlier wins over South Korea and Burkina Faso.