Outright Odds: 1000/1
Group H Winners: 33/1
Germany will mark Saudi Arabias fourth successive appearance at the World Cup but they are still trying to emulate the success achieved in the 1994 finals. Their debut in the USA was extraordinary, beating Morocco 2-1 and then Belgium 1-0 to cement a place in the second round. Striker Saeed Owairan also scored that memorable solo goal against the Belgians.
Since then, Saudi Arabia have barely made their mark in the finals, for positive reasons, anyway. The 2002 finals saw them on the receiving end of an 8-0 drubbing against Germany in which Miroslav Klose scored five goals while they also finished bottom of their group in 1998. Since losing to Sweden in the last 16 in the 1994 finals, they have endured five defeats and one draw in six matches.
Perhaps the Saudi Arabian royal family had a point after all as football was banned in the kingdom until as recently as 1951.
Former Argentina international Gabriel Calderon will be keen to make amends after replacing Gerard van der Lem following the Saudis poor showing at the 2004 Asian Cup. Saudi Arabia qualified unbeaten in 12 matches, including home and away...
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