On June 16, in the first round of Group H of the FIFA World Cup, Saudi Arabia drew 1-1 with Uruguay thanks to a goal from Amri. Thus, all AFC teams that have played in this FIFA World Cup remain undefeated. The total record of the five teams is 2 wins and 3 draws.
The first 5 Asian national teams to play in this FIFA World Cup achieved an undefeated record of 2 wins and 3 draws, with South Korea coming from behind to beat the Czech Republic 2-1, Qatar drawing 1-1 with Switzerland, Australia defeating Turkey 2-0, Japan drawing 2-2 with the Netherlands, and Saudi Arabia drawing 1-1 with Uruguay. This is also the first time in FIFA World Cup history that Asian national teams have remained undefeated in their first 5 matches in a single tournament.
In addition, all the teams that AFC teams played against were from CONMEBOL and UEFA, which speaks to the high quality of their performances.
On this match day, Iran, also from the AFC, will face the challenge from New Zealand, a team from the OFC.