Riyadh, March 23, 2022, SPA -- The Saudi national team faces its Chinese counterpart tomorrow as part of the ninth round of the 2022 World Cup, which will be held in Qatar. The Saudi team seeks to win to ensure the qualification to the world cup and participation for the sixth time in its history in this global event, and it might ensure qualification even before the start of its match against China if Japan wins over its host Australia, in a match that starts six hours earlier. The Saudi team starts the match as head of the group with 19 points, while the Chinese team is ranked fifth with five points. The Saudi team mission left Abu Dhabi earlier in the day to Sharjah to prepare for tomorrow’s match, while player Firas Al-Brikan joined the team’s mission after recovering from an illness. --SPA 15:10 LOCAL TIME 12:10 GMT 0013 www.spa.gov.sa/w1711374