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Saudi Arabia was knocked out of
2025 U-17 World Cup
dramatically after losing 0-2 to Mali in the final Group L match at Field 7 Aspire Zone, Tuesday (11/11).
Before the duel took place, Saudi Arabia was in eighth position or bottom in the standings for the best three in the 2025 U-17 World Cup.
The team coached by M Abdulwahab Alharbi only needs to draw with Mali to qualify for the round of 32.Or even if you lose no more than 0-1.
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Saudi Arabia’s hopes of reaching the last 32 of the 2025 U-17 World Cup were visible when the first half ended in a 0-0 draw.
However, anxiety in the team nicknamed The Green Falcons emerged when Raymond Bomba put Mali 1-0 up in the 61st minute.
Six minutes later, Mali took a 2-0 lead through Ibrahim Diakite’s goal in the 67th minute.Diakite’s goal was a dangerous alarm for Saudi Arabia, because it could benefit Mexico, which is in ninth place in the top three standings.
Unfortunately for Saudi Arabia U-17.The long whistle blown by the Dutch referee, Sander van der Eijk, decided Mali U-17 as the winner with a score of 2-0.
Mali’s victory knocked out Saudi Arabia dramatically.The Saudi Arabia vs Mali match is the final group phase match that Mexico U-17 has been waiting for.
With a 0-2 defeat to Mali, Saudi Arabia and Mexico have the same score, namely 3 points.Both Saudi Arabia and Mexico also have the same goal difference, minus 3.
However, Mexico is superior in discipline to Saudi Arabia.During three matches in the group stage, Mexico only received seven yellow cards.This means that the team nicknamed El Tri is minus 7 in discipline.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has minus 13 in discipline after receiving 7 yellow cards and 2 red cards in the group stage.
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