The delegation of the national team arrived last night, Saturday, in the Spanish city of Alicante in preparation for the start of the second stage of the preparation program for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, which will begin next November. From 17 to 27 September. In the second phase, Al Akhdar will play two friendly matches, the first against Ecuador on 23 September and the second against the United States on the 27th of the same month, both of which will take place at Nueva Condomina in Murcia. Upon arrival at the airport of Alicante, the mission was received by the Counselor of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Madrid, Head of the Protocol and Relations Department, Nabil Al-Zahrani. For his part, National Team Director Hussein Al-Sadiq expressed gratitude and appreciation to the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Kingdom of Spain for the warm welcome and conditions extended to the mission since its arrival. The delegation of the national team took off this afternoon from Riyadh from King Khalid International Airport. And the chairman of the board of directors of the Football Association of Saudi Arabia, Yasser bin Hassan Al-Mishal, said goodbye to the mission. On the other hand, the national team will train on Sunday evening at 7 pm at La Finca Resort stadium.