Middle East in FIFA 2018

SPORTSWEAR Published On: July 16, 2018

FIFA is undoubtedly the most anticipated game which lit screens of billion people around the globe every four years, the 90 minutes of thrill and excitement keep everyone on their toes. The greater pleasure comes from watching your home country competing that is why all the football teams from each country home teams strive and struggle for four years to make it to the finalist list participating in FIFA. However regardless of the continuous efforts and determination only selected countries to make it to FIFA finalist, so making to the participating list is the privilege itself.

In FIFA 2018 which is hosted by Russia, 32 football teams around the world made it to the finalist with Iceland and Panama appearing in FIFA 2018 as first timers, plus it is also for the first time four Arab countries have made to the finals as well. Although Middle Easterners are huge fans of FIFA and every four years their times try hardest to make it to the list but unfortunately they could not compete well enough, however, this time we can see total four countries from middle east; Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia making their way to Russia as FIFA finalists. This had put even more excitement in the Middle Eastern fans and they are eagerly waiting for the games to begin.

Saudi Arabia has previously qualified for FIFA four consecutive times in the past; 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006. This year Osama Hawsawi was leading them and they have qualified again and been placed in Group A. the Saudis are eagerly waiting and cheering for their team to go further than they have been gone previously.

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Other than Saudi Arabia, Morocco has made the most appearances in FIFA, Morocco has been in FIFA for the six times including this year, they debut in 1966 than participated in 1970,1986,1994 and 1998. This year Morocco has been placed in Group B and this year their team was lead by Mehdi Benatia.

Aymen Mathlouthi was leading Tunisian football team in FIFA 2018 and Tunisia comes as third in Arab countries to make as the highest participating team in FIFA, as in the past it has made five appearances before. Starting from 1966, it made it to the FIFA in 1978, 1998, 2002 and made its last appearance in FIFA 2006. This year it has been placed in Group G.

Egypt football team referred as The Pharaoahs qualified this year for FIFA after 28 years, their last appearance was in 1990. They have participated two times before once in 1934 than in 1990. Egyptian fans their team and captain Essam El-Hadary and all the Egyptian team fans were very excited that they have qualified after a very long time and they were expecting a massive result from their team, but Egypt's star forwards Mohamed Salah failed to make an appearance after injury and the Pharaohs’ Russia 2018 opener ended on a sour note.

These four countries altogether has made it to the first time as finalist, although their performances do not match up to the power horses such as Germany, Brazil, Spain or France as they have not been part of the FIFA squad continuously but we can never be sure of what these underdogs can accomplish in the matches, as the result is always unexpected.

The hard work and determination can turn any game around in their favor, although they have never made far previously the fans keep their hopes to see them winning matches with other finalists.

We really appreciate their efforts and wish them to beat of luck for their future matches. We also have a news for sports lover that Scoreboard Sports is offering up to 50% discount so guys hurry up and grab your favorite sportswear now.