AsianCup2027
Group A

Saudi Arabia at the Asian Cup 2027

Saudi Arabia play in Group A against Kuwait, Oman and Palestine. It is their twelfth Asian Cup, and their best finish so far is winners (1984, 1988, 1996). The hosts' three group games follow, with the streaming options for each match.

EWBy Ethan WalkerFootball journalist and Asian football analyst, Sydney

Appearances
12th
First
1984
Last
2023
Best finish
Winners (1984, 1988, 1996)

Hosts for the first time

Saudi Arabia open their own tournament, and they do it as a host for the first time. In eighteen previous editions the Asian Cup had been staged everywhere from Hong Kong to Australia but never in the kingdom, so January 2027 is new ground for a country that has otherwise been near the centre of the competition for forty years.

Three titles put them level with Iran and behind only Japan, but all three came in a twelve-year window: 1984, 1988 and 1996. Since then the record reads as a series of near misses, including three lost finals. This is a twelfth appearance, and the first one where the pressure of the host nation comes with it.

How Saudi Arabia qualified

Saudi Arabia came through as hosts, confirmed on 1 February 2023.

Group A

Saudi Arabia fixtures

Thursday 7 January
Saudi Arabia vs Palestine

King Fahd, Riyadh

Where to watch
Tuesday 12 January
Oman vs Saudi Arabia

King Fahd, Riyadh

Where to watch
Sunday 17 January
Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

Where to watch

Watch Saudi Arabia live

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When does Saudi Arabia play at the Asian Cup 2027?

Saudi Arabia vs Palestine on Thursday 7 January; Oman vs Saudi Arabia on Tuesday 12 January; Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait on Sunday 17 January

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What group is Saudi Arabia in?

Group A, with Kuwait, Oman and Palestine.

Has Saudi Arabia ever won the Asian Cup?

Yes. Saudi Arabia has won it 3 times in 1984, 1988, 1996.

Where does Saudi Arabia play its group matches?

Saudi Arabia vs Palestine at King Fahd Sports City Stadium, Riyadh; Oman vs Saudi Arabia at King Fahd Sports City Stadium, Riyadh; Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah.

Answered by Ethan Walker