Saudi Arabia will face a tough test in the third round of the 2022 World Cup group stage when they face Mexico in Group C today without their most important pillars due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
Midfielder Abdul-Ilah Al-Maliki will be absent from Al-Akhdar after receiving two yellow cards in the first two rounds of the World Cup against Argentina and Poland.
And not only will Saudi Arabia suffer from the absence of one of its pillars in the matchday 3 of the group stage due to an accumulation of yellow cards, there is also the Ecuadorian team that played against Senegal yesterday without suspended player Sebas Gigson Mendez after two warnings in the first two matches.
Iranian player Ali Reza Jahanbakhsh also received two cards, which prevented him from playing against the United States of America yesterday, Tuesday, in the second group.
Belgium’s Amadou Onana is out of the table after receiving two yellow cards against Morocco and Canada, while Costa Rica’s Francesco Calvo received two cards from Spain and Japan, keeping him out of the third and final rounds. match against Germany.