This result will impact Saudi's FIFA ranking miserably... Also, why experiment with the team now when you are supposed to select the final players who would surely play at the World Cup after 9 months or so... Just continue with the final actual players in next friendly matches in November onwards... If Saudi can get friendly matches against the Netherlands, Chile, Nigeria, Iceland, Ukraine and Costa Rica then it will be a good build-up for the world cup.
How come Iraq played against Kurdistan when it is not recognized as an independent country by any country in the region ?... This match will have no effect on FIFA ranking for Iraq i guess... BTW, who played for Kurdistan i.e., former Iraqi player now playing for Kurdistan...
9.11 Cambodia - Myanmar 9.11 Hong Kong - Bahrain 10.11 China - Iceland (TBC) 10.11 South Korea - Colombia (TBC) 10.11 Japan - Brazil (In France) 14.11 China - Colombia (TBC) 14.11 South Korea - Iceland (TBC) 14.11 Belgium - Japan (TBC) 14.12 Liechtenstein - Qatar
Most likely because of circular 1593 http://resources.fifa.com/mm/docume...internationalmatches_competitions_neutral.pdf
I guess they did not send information about the friendlies on time to AFC and FIFA so they ended up as just training matches.
11.11 Qatar - Czech Rep http://www.ksi.is/landslid/nr/14451 14.11 Qatar - Iceland http://www.ksi.is/landslid/nr/14451
9.11 Cambodia - Myanmar 9.11 Hong Kong - Bahrain 9.11 UAE - Egypt 10.11 Portugal - Saudi Arabia 11.11 Qatar - Czech Rep 10.11 Japan - Brazil (In France) 14.11 Qatar - Iceland 14.11 China - Colombia (TBC) 14.11 Belgium - Japan 14.12 Liechtenstein - Qatar
10.11 Iran - Panama in Vienna http://www.fepafut.com/noticias/1415/iran-y-gales-rivales-de-panama-en-noviembre
9.11 Cambodia - Myanmar 9.11 Hong Kong - Bahrain 9.11 UAE - Egypt (TBC) 9.11 Singapore - Lebanon 9.11 Iran - Panama in Austria 10.11 South Korea - Colombia 10.11 Portugal - Saudi Arabia 10.11 China - Serbia 11.11 Qatar - Czech Rep 10.11 Japan - Brazil (In France) 13.11 Iraq - Syria 14.11 Qatar - Iceland 14.11 China - Colombia (TBC) 14.11 Belgium - Japan 14.11 South Korea - Serbia 14.11 UAE - Uzbekistan 14.12 Liechtenstein - Qatar