The Saudi national team will have a fiery match with its Omani counterpart on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, in the semi-finals of the Arabian Gulf Cup tournament “Gulf 26”, currently being held in Kuwait. 

The Saudi national team was able to qualify for the semi-finals after occupying second place in Group Two with 6 points, equal to Bahrain, which topped the group by the difference in direct confrontations. While the Oman national team topped the first group with 5 points, benefiting from fair play, ahead of the Kuwait national team, which came in second place.

In the other semi-final, the Kuwaiti national team will meet its Bahraini counterpart on the same day, as Kuwaiti Blue hopes to take advantage of the ground staff and the crowd to return to the podium and achieve its eleventh title in the history of the tournament. 

The history of confrontations between Kuwait and Bahrain leans in favor of Al-Azraq, as the two teams met in 51 previous matches, in which Kuwait achieved 23 victories compared to 14 for Bahrain.

Match details

- Saudi Arabia and Oman match:

  - Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

  - Time: 17:30 Saudi time, 16:30 Egypt time

  - Location: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

- Kuwait and Bahrain match:

  - Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

  - Time: 20:45 Saudi time, 19:45 Egypt time

  - Location: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

 Television broadcast

The two matches will be broadcast on a number of Gulf channels, such as Dubai Sports Channel, Abu Dhabi Sports Channel, SSC, Iraqi Channel 4, Kuwait Sports Channel, Oman Sports Channel, and Bahrain Sports Channel.

The four teams are looking forward to providing a strong performance in this crucial stage of the tournament, as Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain seek to achieve glory in this ancient competition.