News from Hervé Renard. After putting an end to his adventure on the touch of the French female team after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the 56 -year -old French technician took over the Saudi selection last October in place of Roberto Mancini. A position he had already held between 2019 and 2023.
Invited to play the Gold Cup -competition organized by the Concacaf -, which takes place this year in the United States at the same time as the Club World Cup, Saudi Arabia has come out in the quarter -finals, on the night of Saturday to Sunday. The men of Hervé Renard bowed against Mexico (2-0), which aims for a tenth title in this competition.
“El Tri” took the advantage at the start of the second period thanks to an achievement by Alexis Vega (49e), before the Saudi defender Abdullah Madu marked against his camp at the end of the game (81e). What seal the Mexican qualification for the last square in the tournament.
Hervé Renard, World Cup objective
Mexico will find the Honduras in the semi-finals, which has snatched its ticket at the end of the penalties at the expense of the Panama (1-1, 5-4 at the TAB) the other two quarter-finals will oppose Canada to Guatemala and the United States to Costa Rica this Sunday evening.
For Saudi Arabia of Hervé Renard, the big goal remains the qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Despite their defeat on June 10 against Australia (1-2), the hawks of the desert still have a chance to participate in the tournament. They will play the fourth round of the Asia area with Iraq, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia and Oman, which will start in October.
