SAUDI ARABIA: World Cup fever hits the Saudi Arabia capital as the team draws 2-2 with Tunisia.

Record ID: 189337

  • Title: SAUDI ARABIA: World Cup fever hits the Saudi Arabia capital as the team draws 2-2 with Tunisia.
  • Date: 14th June 2006
  • Summary: VARIOUS OF SPECTATORS WATCHING THE WORLD CUP MATCH ON TV CROWD CHEER WHEN SAUDI ARABIA EQUALISE SPECTATORS CROWD CHEER AGAIN WHEN SAUDI ARABIA TAKE THE LEAD SOUNDBITE (Arabic) UNIDENTIFIED MAN SAYING: "With regard to the result (of the match), it wasn't the one that was hoped for or expected. But with regards to the level of play, to be honest the Saudi team didn't perform as well as we would have liked." SOUNDBITE (Arabic) UNIDENTIFIED MAN SAYING: "I think the Saudi team played well but there was a problem in the final two minutes. May Allah help us against Spain and Ukraine."
  • Embargoed: 29th June 2006 13:00
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  • Location: Saudi Arabia
  • Country: Saudi Arabia
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA7WOK6JSD11EH9NE6ENOYJQHD5
  • Story Text: Saudi Arabians watched their 2-2 World Cup draw with Tunisia on Wednesday (June 14) with mixed feelings.
    Crowds watched TV in Riyadh, cheering wildly when their side equalised having gone behind and even more fervently when they took the lead.
    But a late equaliser from Tunisia did no favours to either team in a group which contains Spain and Ukraine. Spain top the group having beaten Ukraine 4-0 earlier in the day.
    "It wasn't the result we hoped for or expected. To be honest the Saudi team didn't perform as well as we would have liked," said one man.
    "May Allah help us against Spain and Ukraine," said another.
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