Saudi Arabia 1–3 Sweden: 1994 World Cup match
1–3Full time
Match in one glance
Saudi ArabiaSwedenGoalCard
Saudi Arabia
Sweden
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
1Saudi Arabia3Sweden
Martin Dahlin opened the scoring at 6′.
Team comparison
Saudi ArabiaSweden
1Goals3
1Bookings3
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1KAKennet AnderssonSweden · 51′, 88′2goals
- 2FAFahad Al-GhesheyanSaudi Arabia · 85′1goal
- 3MDMartin DahlinSweden · 6′1goal
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 1994
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Round of 16
- Stage
- Round of 16
- Date
- 1994-07-03
- Venue
- Cotton Bowl, Dallas
- Result
- 1–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Saudi Arabia / SwedenSaudi Arabia
Fahad Al-Ghesheyan85′
Sweden
Martin Dahlin6′
Kennet Andersson51′
Kennet Andersson88′
Complete match timeline
Saudi ArabiaSwedenGoalCardSubstitution
Saudi Arabia
Sweden
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
12 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 1M. Dahlin 6′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 2K. Andersson 51′ · F. Al-Ghesheyan 85′ · K. Andersson 88′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Saudi Arabia
Reported rolesMA
1Mohamed Al-DeayeaMA
3Mohammed Al-KhilaiwiAS
4Abdullah Sulaiman ZubromawiAJ
5Ahmed Jamil MadaniMA
13Mohamed Abd Al-JawadFA
6Fuad AnwarFA
8Fahad Al-BishiSA
10Saeed Al-OwairanHS
19Hamzah SalehSA
12Sami Al-JaberHI
20Hamzah IdrisReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 7FAFahad Al-Ghesheyan55′
- 14KAKhalid Al-Muwallid63′
Match contributions
- Fahad Al-Ghesheyan⚽ 1
- Khalid Al-Muwallid▰ 71′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1MAMohamed Al-DeayeaGoalkeeper
- 3MAMohammed Al-KhilaiwiCentre-back
- 4ASAbdullah Sulaiman ZubromawiRight-back
- 5AJAhmed Jamil MadaniCentre-back
- 6FAFuad AnwarRight midfielder
- 8FAFahad Al-BishiCentral midfielder
- 10SASaeed Al-OwairanCentral midfielder
- 12SASami Al-JaberCentre-forward
- 13MAMohamed Abd Al-JawadLeft-back
- 19HSHamzah SalehLeft midfielder
- 20HIHamzah IdrisCentre-forward
Sweden
Reported rolesTR
1Thomas RavelliRN
2Roland NilssonPA
3Patrik AnderssonJB
4Joachim BjörklundRL
5Roger LjungSS
6Stefan SchwarzKI
8Klas IngessonJT
9Jonas ThernTB
11Tomas BrolinMD
10Martin DahlinKA
19Kennet AnderssonReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 14PKPontus Kåmark55′
- 18HMHåkan Mild70′
Match contributions
- Roland Nilsson▰ 74′
- Roger Ljung▰ 16′
- Jonas Thern▰ 67′
- Martin Dahlin⚽ 1
- Kennet Andersson⚽ 2
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1TRThomas RavelliGoalkeeper
- 2RNRoland NilssonRight-back
- 3PAPatrik AnderssonCentre-back
- 4JBJoachim BjörklundCentre-back
- 5RLRoger LjungLeft-back
- 6SSStefan SchwarzCentral midfielder
- 8KIKlas IngessonLeft midfielder
- 9JTJonas ThernCentral midfielder
- 10MDMartin DahlinCentre-forward
- 11TBTomas BrolinRight midfielder
- 19KAKennet AnderssonCentre-forward
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
1Saudi Arabia3Sweden
Martin Dahlin opened the scoring at 6′.
Team comparison
Saudi ArabiaSweden
1Goals3
1Bookings3
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1KAKennet AnderssonSweden · 51′, 88′2goals
- 2FAFahad Al-GhesheyanSaudi Arabia · 85′1goal
- 3MDMartin DahlinSweden · 6′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 1994
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Round of 16
- Stage
- Round of 16
- Date
- 1994-07-03
- Venue
- Cotton Bowl, Dallas
- Result
- 1–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Saudi Arabia / SwedenSaudi Arabia
Fahad Al-Ghesheyan85′
Sweden
Martin Dahlin6′
Kennet Andersson51′
Kennet Andersson88′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.