SAUDI ARABIA : HOW THEY QUALIFIED

Saudi Arabia captured its Asian Group 1 crown with a 4-0-2 record over second-place South Korea, Uzbekistan and Kuwait. The Saudis clinched a spot by defeating Uzbekistan, 3-0, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on June 8, 2005. Team captain Sami Al-Jaber scored twice. Saad Al-Harthi, who replaced Jaber in the 68th minute, added another goal.

QUALIFYING RESULTS
2/18/04 Saudi Arabia 3, Indonesia 0
3/31/04 Sri Lanka 0, Saudi Arabia 1
6/9/04 Saudi Arabia 3, Turkmenistan 0
9/8/04 Turkmenistan 0, Saudi Arabia 1
10/13/04 Indonesia 1, Saudi Arabia 3
11/17/04 Saudi Arabia 3, Sri Lanka 0
2/9/05 Uzbekistan 1, Saudi Arabia 1
3/25/05 Saudi Arabia 2, South Korea 0
3/30/05 Kuwait 0, Saudi Arabia 0
6/3/05 Saudi Arabia 3, Kuwait 0
6/8/05 Saudi Arabia 3, Uzbekistan 0
8/17/05 South Korea 0, Saudi Arabia 1